BCBA EXAM PREP QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
Kim a 8yr old girl loves drawing but hates maths.Her teacher designed an intervention to increas
e her compliance in maths.She allowed her to do drawing first before presenting any maths prob
lem. she gave full prompt to finish her maths problem and also ignored her tantrums before letti
ng her to draw again. What interventions this scenario involves:-
a) NCR,extinction,prompt
b) high-p request,extinction and prompt
c) behavior momentum, extinction
d) NCR, behavior momentum,extinction ,prompt CORRECT ANSWER b/d?
Louise is teachingPJulien to identify colors. She has 3 colored bears on the table. She says, "Touch
blue." Which is the BEST example of a prompt:
A. She moves the blue bear closer to Julien, and he selects the green bear.
B. She briefly glances at the blue bear, and Julien selects the blue bear.
C. She places a black slash from a marker on the blue bear before delivering the Sd.
D. Julien touches the yellow bear, and she hand-over-hand has him touch the blue bear.
CORRECT ANSWER B. She briefly glances at the blue bear, and Julien selects the blue
bear.
George 7yr old child has a behavior of stuffing his school toilet with tissue paper.Her teacher dec
ided to lock the toilet.The procedure was:-
a) extinction of behavior maintained by social positive reinforcement.
b) MO alteration by increasing response effort
C) Punishment
d) extinction of behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement. CORRECT ANSWER
, A prompt is:
A) an antecedent stimulus
B) a consequence as in a "No-No Prompt" procedure
C) might not always evoke correct responding
D) should always maintain its stimulus control CORRECT ANSWER A) an antecedent stimulus
George, a BCBA recently accepted a case involving a young child diagnosed with autism who ban
gs his head and has limited communication skills. Upon meeting the child's parents for the first ti
me, George asked them about potential reinforcers (favorite toys, foods, activities, etc), what ti
mes of day he seems to engage in head banging, why the child does this and what happens befo
re/ after head banging.
a. The questions George asked are acceptable
b. The questions George asked are somewhat acceptable
c. The questions George asked are not acceptable
d. George should not have asked any questions, he should've conducted an FA first
CORRECT ANSWER b. The questions George asked are somewhat acceptable
Franklin barks at the mailman when he delivers mail. His owner sprays him with water as the ma
ilman approaches the house. In the future, Franklin's rate of barking increases when the mailma
n is present. The procedure used could best be described as:
A. Positive punishment
B. Negative punishment
C. Positive reinforcement
D. Negative reinforcement CORRECT ANSWER C. Positive reinforcement
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
Kim a 8yr old girl loves drawing but hates maths.Her teacher designed an intervention to increas
e her compliance in maths.She allowed her to do drawing first before presenting any maths prob
lem. she gave full prompt to finish her maths problem and also ignored her tantrums before letti
ng her to draw again. What interventions this scenario involves:-
a) NCR,extinction,prompt
b) high-p request,extinction and prompt
c) behavior momentum, extinction
d) NCR, behavior momentum,extinction ,prompt CORRECT ANSWER b/d?
Louise is teachingPJulien to identify colors. She has 3 colored bears on the table. She says, "Touch
blue." Which is the BEST example of a prompt:
A. She moves the blue bear closer to Julien, and he selects the green bear.
B. She briefly glances at the blue bear, and Julien selects the blue bear.
C. She places a black slash from a marker on the blue bear before delivering the Sd.
D. Julien touches the yellow bear, and she hand-over-hand has him touch the blue bear.
CORRECT ANSWER B. She briefly glances at the blue bear, and Julien selects the blue
bear.
George 7yr old child has a behavior of stuffing his school toilet with tissue paper.Her teacher dec
ided to lock the toilet.The procedure was:-
a) extinction of behavior maintained by social positive reinforcement.
b) MO alteration by increasing response effort
C) Punishment
d) extinction of behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement. CORRECT ANSWER
, A prompt is:
A) an antecedent stimulus
B) a consequence as in a "No-No Prompt" procedure
C) might not always evoke correct responding
D) should always maintain its stimulus control CORRECT ANSWER A) an antecedent stimulus
George, a BCBA recently accepted a case involving a young child diagnosed with autism who ban
gs his head and has limited communication skills. Upon meeting the child's parents for the first ti
me, George asked them about potential reinforcers (favorite toys, foods, activities, etc), what ti
mes of day he seems to engage in head banging, why the child does this and what happens befo
re/ after head banging.
a. The questions George asked are acceptable
b. The questions George asked are somewhat acceptable
c. The questions George asked are not acceptable
d. George should not have asked any questions, he should've conducted an FA first
CORRECT ANSWER b. The questions George asked are somewhat acceptable
Franklin barks at the mailman when he delivers mail. His owner sprays him with water as the ma
ilman approaches the house. In the future, Franklin's rate of barking increases when the mailma
n is present. The procedure used could best be described as:
A. Positive punishment
B. Negative punishment
C. Positive reinforcement
D. Negative reinforcement CORRECT ANSWER C. Positive reinforcement
