BCABA PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
A behavior analyst is using a partial-
interval recording method to see if her client will sit down during class. Each interval is 5 minu
tes long and there are 12 total intervals. CORRECT ANSWER
If he never sat in his seat during the entire hour
If a target behavior occurs at high rates during the play condition of a functional assessment, t
he behavior's function is likely: CORRECT ANSWER automatic.
Vick loves basketball. He wants to improve his free throw percentage so that he can make his
high school's basketball team. On the first day, Vick took 10 free throw shots and made 60% o
f these shots. On the second day, Vick took 5 free throw shots and made 2 of them. On the fi
nal day, Vick took 10 free throw shots and made 80% of these shots. What is Vick's overall fre
e throw percentage from these 3 days? CORRECT ANSWER 64%
Jebb is a behavior analyst who works with a client named Brandon, who lives in a rural and po
verty-
stricken area. During a session with Brandon, his guardian says to Jebb, "Hey, I remember that
you said that you enjoyed working on cars. Mine stopped working and I can't afford a mecha
nic right now. Could you take a look at it to see what is wrong?" What would be the most app
ropriate response for Jebb to give? CORRECT ANSWER
"I apologize. But according to the ethical code that I have to follow, I cannot work on your car
since I already provide behavioral support services for your family."
You begin to work with an 8 year-
old client by the name of Seth, your new client. His parents informed you in an interview of a
few items that he prefers, but said that what he enjoys to play with is very limited. You decide
that you will attempt to identify some new stimuli that will function as effective reinforcers fo
r Seth. You consider several options and decide that is the LEAST effective meth
od out of those you are considering for determining whether a particular stimulus will or will
not function as a reinforcer for this client. CORRECT ANSWER A multiple-
stimuli preference assessment
,You begin writing behavioral interventions and a treatment plan for your client Benny. You are
certain you would like to implement your interventions with Benny. When should you obtain
consent from a guardian? CORRECT ANSWER before changing an intervention goal.
You see a behavior therapist working with her client throughout the day teaching him to respo
nd to greetings with a "Hi" or similar message. The therapist greets him first in the morning sa
ying, "Hi, pal!" at the clinics entrance. She then makes a point to say, "Hey there!" to him whe
n she returns to the play area after a bathroom break. The final time you see the therapist is
near the end of the day when she returns from a quick conversation with her supervisor and r
eturns to her client in the table work area saying, "Hello!" to her client. Which method is MOS
T likely being used by the therapist to promote stimulus generalization that involves changing
non-
critical aspects of the target Sd so that the response occurs under multiple stimulus conditions
? CORRECT ANSWER Training loosely
In order to identify a punishing stimulus that can be used during a punishment procedure, a B
CBA® first presents items non-
contingently to the client and records the number of times the client moves away from that p
articular item. This is an example of: CORRECT ANSWER
A stimulus avoidance punisher assessment
A manager at an office scolds a worker's cellphone use. This scolding resulted in the worker n
ever using his cellphone at work again. During the worker's lunch break, the worker asks his c
oworkers, "Wasn't it funny how upset Mr. ToughGuy got when I took a call?" All of his cowork
ers thought it was hilarious and said he should start doing comedy shows down at the theater
as his new job. CORRECT ANSWER positive punisher.
A child is learning to prepare his lunch independently. A therapist stands behind the child and
follows the child's hand movements with her own hands, slowly increasing the distance betwe
en her hands and the child's hands as steps are completed correctly. If the child does a step in
correctly, the therapist is ready to use hand-over-
hand prompting to help with the difficult steps. CORRECT ANSWER Graduated guidance
, During the contingent attention phase of a functional analysis, what should a therapist do prio
r to the target behavior occurring? CORRECT ANSWER
The therapist should be in the same room but withhold attention by engaging in an activity su
ch as drawing a picture.
A behavior analyst creates an intervention from their newly established treatment plan. After
a couple weeks the client successfully learns to set the table for meal-
time. Who will determine the social validity of this intervention? CORRECT ANSWER
Community members
A behavior analyst begins working with a client who has several target behaviors. Which one o
f his problem behaviors would be considered the MOST important to address immediately?
CORRECT ANSWER Visual self-
stimulatory behavior of looking up at the ceiling lights. He engages in this behavior 4 hours pe
r day, on average, and it gets in the way of him interacting with peers and performing tasks at
home and school.
A therapist has just begun working with a child named Jenson. She wants to determine what J
enson likes to do for fun. She walks with him to the play area of the clinic and he gains access
to dozens of toys and different activities. Jenson begins playing with a picture book with butt
ons that make sounds. He plays with the book for an entire hour. In this scenario, we can conf
irm that the book is: CORRECT ANSWER a stimulus
A behavior analyst is teaching her client to exchange coins and bills for monetary transactions.
This is a necessary skills for most learners and is one that her client could use as she plans to
volunteer at the school library during the upcoming book fair to sell school supplies and librar
y books to her fellow students. The behavior analyst first teaches her client how to exchange
bills only in a training room that is adjacent to the library. The behavior analyst has some of h
er client's actual schoolmates come into the training room to see if she will exchange currency
with them, prior to having her do so independently during the book fair. Which method of sti
mulus generalization is being used in this scenario? CORRECT ANSWER
Programming common stimuli
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
A behavior analyst is using a partial-
interval recording method to see if her client will sit down during class. Each interval is 5 minu
tes long and there are 12 total intervals. CORRECT ANSWER
If he never sat in his seat during the entire hour
If a target behavior occurs at high rates during the play condition of a functional assessment, t
he behavior's function is likely: CORRECT ANSWER automatic.
Vick loves basketball. He wants to improve his free throw percentage so that he can make his
high school's basketball team. On the first day, Vick took 10 free throw shots and made 60% o
f these shots. On the second day, Vick took 5 free throw shots and made 2 of them. On the fi
nal day, Vick took 10 free throw shots and made 80% of these shots. What is Vick's overall fre
e throw percentage from these 3 days? CORRECT ANSWER 64%
Jebb is a behavior analyst who works with a client named Brandon, who lives in a rural and po
verty-
stricken area. During a session with Brandon, his guardian says to Jebb, "Hey, I remember that
you said that you enjoyed working on cars. Mine stopped working and I can't afford a mecha
nic right now. Could you take a look at it to see what is wrong?" What would be the most app
ropriate response for Jebb to give? CORRECT ANSWER
"I apologize. But according to the ethical code that I have to follow, I cannot work on your car
since I already provide behavioral support services for your family."
You begin to work with an 8 year-
old client by the name of Seth, your new client. His parents informed you in an interview of a
few items that he prefers, but said that what he enjoys to play with is very limited. You decide
that you will attempt to identify some new stimuli that will function as effective reinforcers fo
r Seth. You consider several options and decide that is the LEAST effective meth
od out of those you are considering for determining whether a particular stimulus will or will
not function as a reinforcer for this client. CORRECT ANSWER A multiple-
stimuli preference assessment
,You begin writing behavioral interventions and a treatment plan for your client Benny. You are
certain you would like to implement your interventions with Benny. When should you obtain
consent from a guardian? CORRECT ANSWER before changing an intervention goal.
You see a behavior therapist working with her client throughout the day teaching him to respo
nd to greetings with a "Hi" or similar message. The therapist greets him first in the morning sa
ying, "Hi, pal!" at the clinics entrance. She then makes a point to say, "Hey there!" to him whe
n she returns to the play area after a bathroom break. The final time you see the therapist is
near the end of the day when she returns from a quick conversation with her supervisor and r
eturns to her client in the table work area saying, "Hello!" to her client. Which method is MOS
T likely being used by the therapist to promote stimulus generalization that involves changing
non-
critical aspects of the target Sd so that the response occurs under multiple stimulus conditions
? CORRECT ANSWER Training loosely
In order to identify a punishing stimulus that can be used during a punishment procedure, a B
CBA® first presents items non-
contingently to the client and records the number of times the client moves away from that p
articular item. This is an example of: CORRECT ANSWER
A stimulus avoidance punisher assessment
A manager at an office scolds a worker's cellphone use. This scolding resulted in the worker n
ever using his cellphone at work again. During the worker's lunch break, the worker asks his c
oworkers, "Wasn't it funny how upset Mr. ToughGuy got when I took a call?" All of his cowork
ers thought it was hilarious and said he should start doing comedy shows down at the theater
as his new job. CORRECT ANSWER positive punisher.
A child is learning to prepare his lunch independently. A therapist stands behind the child and
follows the child's hand movements with her own hands, slowly increasing the distance betwe
en her hands and the child's hands as steps are completed correctly. If the child does a step in
correctly, the therapist is ready to use hand-over-
hand prompting to help with the difficult steps. CORRECT ANSWER Graduated guidance
, During the contingent attention phase of a functional analysis, what should a therapist do prio
r to the target behavior occurring? CORRECT ANSWER
The therapist should be in the same room but withhold attention by engaging in an activity su
ch as drawing a picture.
A behavior analyst creates an intervention from their newly established treatment plan. After
a couple weeks the client successfully learns to set the table for meal-
time. Who will determine the social validity of this intervention? CORRECT ANSWER
Community members
A behavior analyst begins working with a client who has several target behaviors. Which one o
f his problem behaviors would be considered the MOST important to address immediately?
CORRECT ANSWER Visual self-
stimulatory behavior of looking up at the ceiling lights. He engages in this behavior 4 hours pe
r day, on average, and it gets in the way of him interacting with peers and performing tasks at
home and school.
A therapist has just begun working with a child named Jenson. She wants to determine what J
enson likes to do for fun. She walks with him to the play area of the clinic and he gains access
to dozens of toys and different activities. Jenson begins playing with a picture book with butt
ons that make sounds. He plays with the book for an entire hour. In this scenario, we can conf
irm that the book is: CORRECT ANSWER a stimulus
A behavior analyst is teaching her client to exchange coins and bills for monetary transactions.
This is a necessary skills for most learners and is one that her client could use as she plans to
volunteer at the school library during the upcoming book fair to sell school supplies and librar
y books to her fellow students. The behavior analyst first teaches her client how to exchange
bills only in a training room that is adjacent to the library. The behavior analyst has some of h
er client's actual schoolmates come into the training room to see if she will exchange currency
with them, prior to having her do so independently during the book fair. Which method of sti
mulus generalization is being used in this scenario? CORRECT ANSWER
Programming common stimuli
