BCIA EXAM NEUROFEEDBACK: DEMOS
STUDY GUIDE DAY 1 EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
What similarities do all forms of biofeedback have? - ANS 1). promotes stronger sense of self
2). Always rewards, never punishes
3). Intertwined with behaviorism: classical and operant
Neal Miller's research in 1959-60 proved what? - ANS That subjects could alter ANS functions
like HRV, blood pressure, and hand temp through operant conditioning
What research did Richard Caton do in 1875 - biofeedback's first key event? - ANS Put
electrodes in the brains of animals and showed that changes in the brain's electrical activity
follow mental activity
What research did Hans Berger do in the 1920s? - ANS Measured the EEG on the human
scalp, and was the first to record raw EEG on paper
What is the "Berger Rhythm"? - ANS Alpha- 10 hz - first described by him
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, What did Adrian and Matthews do in the 1930s? - ANS Replicated Berger's EEG
measurements and studied brain wave entrainment and pioneered the use of the differential
amplifier
What did Jasper propose in 1958 - ANS The International 10-20 system of electrode
placement
What was Joseph Kamiya's accomplishment at U Chicago in 1963? - ANS Trained a volunteer
to recognize alpha bursts. Trainee was reinforced for producing alpha and achieved voluntary
control
Barry Sterman in 1967 published what research? - ANS Cats were trained to increase SMR
Niels Birmbaumer has done what since the 1980s? - ANS Published multiple papers on the
effects of EEG, slow cortical potentials, and event related potentials related to human behavior
and cognition
Eugene Peniston and Paul Kulkosky created which protocol in 1989? - ANS Alpha theta
crossover for PTSD
Joel Lubar in 1995 @ U Tennessee concluded what about ADHD volunteers? - ANS Excessive
theta and lack of beta are primary neurological landmarks of ADHD
How might neurofeedback practitioners differ from each other? - ANS Some focus on
normalizing EEG patterns, typically single channel sites guided by QEEGs.
Some are more dynamic making global changes in EEG using multiple channels, emphasizing
flexibility and personal growth and peak performance
Many have an eclectic style using a variety of interventions
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
STUDY GUIDE DAY 1 EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
What similarities do all forms of biofeedback have? - ANS 1). promotes stronger sense of self
2). Always rewards, never punishes
3). Intertwined with behaviorism: classical and operant
Neal Miller's research in 1959-60 proved what? - ANS That subjects could alter ANS functions
like HRV, blood pressure, and hand temp through operant conditioning
What research did Richard Caton do in 1875 - biofeedback's first key event? - ANS Put
electrodes in the brains of animals and showed that changes in the brain's electrical activity
follow mental activity
What research did Hans Berger do in the 1920s? - ANS Measured the EEG on the human
scalp, and was the first to record raw EEG on paper
What is the "Berger Rhythm"? - ANS Alpha- 10 hz - first described by him
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, What did Adrian and Matthews do in the 1930s? - ANS Replicated Berger's EEG
measurements and studied brain wave entrainment and pioneered the use of the differential
amplifier
What did Jasper propose in 1958 - ANS The International 10-20 system of electrode
placement
What was Joseph Kamiya's accomplishment at U Chicago in 1963? - ANS Trained a volunteer
to recognize alpha bursts. Trainee was reinforced for producing alpha and achieved voluntary
control
Barry Sterman in 1967 published what research? - ANS Cats were trained to increase SMR
Niels Birmbaumer has done what since the 1980s? - ANS Published multiple papers on the
effects of EEG, slow cortical potentials, and event related potentials related to human behavior
and cognition
Eugene Peniston and Paul Kulkosky created which protocol in 1989? - ANS Alpha theta
crossover for PTSD
Joel Lubar in 1995 @ U Tennessee concluded what about ADHD volunteers? - ANS Excessive
theta and lack of beta are primary neurological landmarks of ADHD
How might neurofeedback practitioners differ from each other? - ANS Some focus on
normalizing EEG patterns, typically single channel sites guided by QEEGs.
Some are more dynamic making global changes in EEG using multiple channels, emphasizing
flexibility and personal growth and peak performance
Many have an eclectic style using a variety of interventions
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
