QABA Exam practice questions
1. *If you have an individual who engages in escape behaviors you
should:*
A. Alternate antecedent interventions daily to see which ones are the
most effective.
B. Provide all antecedent interventions that can prevent escape.
C. Tailor antecedent interventions to the person you support based on
data from the FBA.
D. Choose 3 antecedent interventions for escape maintained behaviors: C
Feedback: You should tailor the antecedent interventions based on the
data from the FBA. Just trying random interventions out without
knowing how the person will respond is risky
2. *After cleaning up a work area contaminated with BBPs or OPIMs you
observe blood on your arm. You identify the blood is not yours. Your skin
is intact and you have no cuts or abrasions where you find the blood.
What should you do?*
A. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and do not report
the incident as an exposure.
B.Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and report the
incident as an exposure immediately.
C. Delay medical attention but report an exposure to your employer.
D. Seek immediate medical attention but do not report the incident until
evaluated.: A
,Feedback: Because the blood did not come in contact with your eyes,
nose, mouth, or any broken skin, you do not need to report the
incident.
3. *Which of the following behaviors might serve a "gain attention"
func- tion?*
A. Running out of the room
B. Staring at a ceiling fan in a room
C. Making silly noises
D. Hiding in a closet: C
Feedback: Making silly noises might serve as a "gain attention"
function.
4. *A BBP exposure incident includes contact with blood or OPIM via
all except:*
A. Intact skin
B. Non-intact skin
C. Mucous membrane
,D. Mouth: A
Feedback: Contact with intact skin would not be considered a BBP
exposure incident.
5. *Non-accidental, inappropriate contact or the use of force with an
individ- ual that causes injury or physical pain is considered which type of
abuse?*
A. Mental/emotional abuse
B. Sexual abuse
C. Physical abuse
D. Neglect: C
Feedback: Physical abuse is non-accidental, inappropriate contact or
the use of force with an individual that causes injury or physical pain.
Physical abuse may include acts of violence, inappropriate
punishments like confinement, or actions that usually cause pain and
injury against adults who are incapable of expressing pain or injury.
6. *Which of the following is an example of discretionary effort as defined
by Daniels (2000)?*
A. Cindy follows all of her supervisor's instructions and is never late to
work.
B. Susanna cleans the work area and organizes materials without
being asked.
C. Marco finds what his colleagues are doing incorrectly and trains them
on the correct procedure.
, D. Lynn reads informational articles about ABA when she is at home.: B
Feedback: Cleaning the work area and organizing materials without
being asked is an example of discretionary effort.
7. *Which of the following best explains the primary purpose of the
BACB's Professional and Ethical Compliance code?*
A. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to
offer suggestions as how to treat clients and colleagues.
B.The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to
restrict the practice of behavior analysis to certain well-defined
circumstances.
C. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to pro-
vide guidelines for certified and credentialed individuals to follow when
they are providing behavior analysis services.
D. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to
man- date specific tasks and behaviors for all certified and credentialed
individu-
1. *If you have an individual who engages in escape behaviors you
should:*
A. Alternate antecedent interventions daily to see which ones are the
most effective.
B. Provide all antecedent interventions that can prevent escape.
C. Tailor antecedent interventions to the person you support based on
data from the FBA.
D. Choose 3 antecedent interventions for escape maintained behaviors: C
Feedback: You should tailor the antecedent interventions based on the
data from the FBA. Just trying random interventions out without
knowing how the person will respond is risky
2. *After cleaning up a work area contaminated with BBPs or OPIMs you
observe blood on your arm. You identify the blood is not yours. Your skin
is intact and you have no cuts or abrasions where you find the blood.
What should you do?*
A. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and do not report
the incident as an exposure.
B.Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and report the
incident as an exposure immediately.
C. Delay medical attention but report an exposure to your employer.
D. Seek immediate medical attention but do not report the incident until
evaluated.: A
,Feedback: Because the blood did not come in contact with your eyes,
nose, mouth, or any broken skin, you do not need to report the
incident.
3. *Which of the following behaviors might serve a "gain attention"
func- tion?*
A. Running out of the room
B. Staring at a ceiling fan in a room
C. Making silly noises
D. Hiding in a closet: C
Feedback: Making silly noises might serve as a "gain attention"
function.
4. *A BBP exposure incident includes contact with blood or OPIM via
all except:*
A. Intact skin
B. Non-intact skin
C. Mucous membrane
,D. Mouth: A
Feedback: Contact with intact skin would not be considered a BBP
exposure incident.
5. *Non-accidental, inappropriate contact or the use of force with an
individ- ual that causes injury or physical pain is considered which type of
abuse?*
A. Mental/emotional abuse
B. Sexual abuse
C. Physical abuse
D. Neglect: C
Feedback: Physical abuse is non-accidental, inappropriate contact or
the use of force with an individual that causes injury or physical pain.
Physical abuse may include acts of violence, inappropriate
punishments like confinement, or actions that usually cause pain and
injury against adults who are incapable of expressing pain or injury.
6. *Which of the following is an example of discretionary effort as defined
by Daniels (2000)?*
A. Cindy follows all of her supervisor's instructions and is never late to
work.
B. Susanna cleans the work area and organizes materials without
being asked.
C. Marco finds what his colleagues are doing incorrectly and trains them
on the correct procedure.
, D. Lynn reads informational articles about ABA when she is at home.: B
Feedback: Cleaning the work area and organizing materials without
being asked is an example of discretionary effort.
7. *Which of the following best explains the primary purpose of the
BACB's Professional and Ethical Compliance code?*
A. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to
offer suggestions as how to treat clients and colleagues.
B.The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to
restrict the practice of behavior analysis to certain well-defined
circumstances.
C. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to pro-
vide guidelines for certified and credentialed individuals to follow when
they are providing behavior analysis services.
D. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to
man- date specific tasks and behaviors for all certified and credentialed
individu-
