BACB BCBA Board Certified Behavior Analyst Online Training
BACB BCBA Online Training
The questions for BCBA were last updated at Nov 23,2024.
- Exam Code: BCBA
- Exam Name: Board Certified Behavior Analyst
- Certification Provider: BACB
- Latest update: Nov 23,2024
Staff alerts you that one of their clients seems to become aggressive when he has not consumed food for several hours.
This phenomenon demonstrates the effect of a(n):
- A . Discriminative stimulus
- B . Conditioned stimulus
- C . Establishing operation
- D . Negative reinforcer
A child is exhibiting tantrum behaviors. You believe the tantrum is occurring for your attention. You therefore ignore the tantrum until it ceases while continuing daily activities. You note that the tantrums decrease over time.
This is an example of:
- A . Positive punishment
- B . Establishing operations
- C . Time-out
- D . Extinction
Tokens are generally referred to as:
- A . Conditioned reinforcers
- B . Generalized conditioned reinforcers
- C . Negative reinforcers
- D . SDs
In self-control, where does the ultimate control lie? (Or, why is self-control a misnomer?)
- A . With the self
- B . The choice of the person
- C . In the environment
- D . With a contract manager
Select the best staff training package:
- A . Staff are given a book on behavior analysis and asked to read it; comprehension tests are given after each chapter
- B . Staff are given explanation of the procedures, then a weekly feedback system is implemented to sharpen their skills
- C . Explanations of each procedure are given to the staff, then the supervisor demonstrates the procedures; staff are given opportunities to practice the skills with feedback from supervisors
- D . The supervisor conducts role playing sessions with the staff with weekly feedback provided for performance
You are designing a treatment program for Susan. Before getting into details, you wish to identify some ultimate outcomes towards which Susan will progress.
Which of the following is NOT an appropriate ultimate outcome for Susan?
- A . The variety and diversity of events in Susan’s life
- B . Susan’s access to reinforcers in the community
- C . The range of interpersonal interactions with others
- D . The convenience of staff with whom Susan works
Non-contingent reinforcement is this type of intervention:
- A . Antecedent intervention
- B . Consequent intervention
- C . Punishment strategy
- D . Behavioral momentum intervention
A teacher uses a group contingency with her students. She states the following rule: “If everyone gets 100% on their spelling test the week, I will turn cartwheels down the hall for you.”
What type of group contingency is this?
- A . This is not a group contingency
- B . Independent group contingency
- C . Interdependent group contingency
- D . Dependent group contingency
A teacher says: “Everyone, you have math homework tonight. Tomorrow, I will draw a name from a hat. If that person has completed his or her homework and remembered to bring it back to school, everyone will get extra recess.”
What type of group contingency is this?
- A . This is not a group contingency
- B . Independent group contingency
- C . Interdependent group contingency
- D . Dependent group contingency
Self-management is best defined as the:
- A . Personal application of behavior change tactics that produces a desired change in behavior
- B . Personal application of behavior change tactics that produces an increase in a desired behavior
- C . Personal application of behavior change tactics that produces an decrease in a desired behavior
- D . Application of behavior change tactics that causes changes to a particular behavior