BCBA Online Practice Questions and Answers

A child's behavior is being reinforced on a VR 8 schedule during intensive teaching. During the sessions, the child begins to get out of the chair. In order to address this problem, the behavior analyst should switch to which schedule?

A. VR 1

B. FR 6

C. FR 8

D. VR 4

A behavior analyst is conducting research on the accuracy of a student's responding to written math problems based on the final answer with no scoring of intermediate calculations. Which is the BEST method for obtaining accurate inter-observer agreement results?

A. Researcher and observer sit together to score the student's work.

B. Photocopies of the student's work are scored independently by researcher and observer.

C. The student's scratch paper is scored if researcher and observer do not agree on a response.

D. Researcher scores the student's work and the observer reviews the researcher's scores for accuracy.

A __________________ is derived from a descriptive analysis.

A. Hypothesis

B. Statement of causation

C. Data-driven conclusion

D. Hypotenuse

What are the three elements of informed consent?

A. No coercion, approval, voluntariness

B. Capacity, age, voluntariness

C. Informed, age, voluntariness

D. Capacity, informed, voluntariness

A narrative recording is used to clearly determine all of the following EXCEPT:

A. duration of a behavior.

B. function of a behavior.

C. presence of a particular behavior.

D. topography of undesirable behavior.

Considering the potential impact of behavioral contrast, what is a likely outcome when there is an effective program targeting compliance at school when no formal program is implemented at home? Compliance at home would be predicted to:

A. be more variable.

B. decrease.

C. increase.

D. stay the same.

A married couple wants a behavior analyst to assist them in creating a happier home life for their family. The behavior analyst shoulD.

A. provide counseling to the couple related to the problems that they identify as most important.

B. refer the family to another professional, since this type of issue is not amenable to applied behavior analysis.

C. set up contracts between the parents and children that require the parents to reinforce appropriate behavior using things that the children identify as important to them.

D. explain how behavior analysis could be used to assist the family so that they can make an informed decision about proceeding.

The decision to develop and implement a behavior intervention plan is not made unless:

A. the behavior has the potential to cause harm.

B. data show the need for behavior change exists.

C. the interdisciplinary team has determined that it is necessary.

D. staff who will implement the procedures have demonstrated proficiency.

Clifford's lawn work is steady and up to standard as long as his work is verbally praised approximately every twelfth completed mower circuit. However, at times the crew chief is unable to praise his work at that moment. When praise is not forthcoming, Clifford usually stops working. The best way to facilitate maintenance and generalization of Clifford's work, using a self-management technique, would be to:

A. have fellow workers provide praise when Clifford stops working.

B. have the crew chief use a variable schedule of reinforcement.

C. increase the delay in reinforcement until the afternoon.

D. teach Clifford how to request reinforcement for the target behavior.

A behavior analyst is asked to consult about a 10-year-old child who gets out of his seat during class at least once every 15 minutes. The behavior analyst wants the teacher to collect data on the child's on-task behavior. Given that the teacher works alone in the classroom with 30 children, the BEST procedure to employ would bE.

A. interval recording.

B. latency recording.

C. duration recording.

D. time sampling.