BCABA BACB Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst Free Practice Exam Questions (2025 Updated)

deliver the reinforcer non-contingently.

reduce the magnitude of the reinforcer.

thin the schedule of reinforcement.

temporarily remove the reinforcer.

Undesirable emotions may result.

Aggressive or violent behavior may be evoked.

A more appropriate replacement behavior may develop.

The person delivering the punisher may become an aversive stimulus.

development of hypotheses.

gathering of historical information as well as current sources.

graphic representation of data.

manipulation of variables.

It would be unprofessional and unethical for the behavior analyst to advise a relative.

The behavior analyst can consult with their cousin, but only on an informal basis once the cousin hires their own behavior analyst.

Early intensive behavioral intervention may suit the child and family. The behavior analyst should suggest some people for the cousin to contact.

Tell the cousin that the child will benefit from behavioral intervention with the impact of the intervention depending on the specific treatment that is implemented.

Analyses that involve experimental conditions are almost always conducted in the person's natural environment.

The behavior analyst could conduct the analysis in a vacant classroom, but the generality of the findings is an issue to be considered.

The behavior analyst should conduct detailed interviews with the teacher and school staff to determine functional relations.

Only if the analysis is conducted in Jamie's classroom can a reasonable hypothesis be generated.

are similar in content.

consistently co-vary.

occur at the same rate.

occur simultaneously.

a summary of the functional assessment; the target behavior; and the consequences for its occurrence and non-occurrence.

vocal descriptions of how the behavior is to be measured; the consequences for its occurrence and non-occurrence; the contract manager; and the target behavior.

written descriptions of how the behavior is to be measured; when behavior must occur; the consequences for its occurrence and non-occurrence; the contract manager; and the target behavior.

a summary of the functional assessment; written descriptions of how the behavior is to be measured; when behavior must occur; the contract manager; and the target behavior.

models.

prompts.

reinforcers.

settings.

Determine a potential punisher and deliver it following every occurrence of the behavior, but do not provide or remove other things following the occurrence.

Prevent the behavior by physically blocking each response.

Stop providing or removing things following the behavior and allow it to undergo extinction.

Use protective equipment that prevents injury and establish a replacement behavior that results in things being provided to or removed from the woman.

produces greater interobserver agreement and requires less training time for observers.

allows for easier and more reliable quantification of temporal locus and temporal extent.

increases the likelihood that the behavior of interest will be reliably detected by observers or measurement equipment.

makes calibration checks of observers or measurement equipment less necessary.

James ate dinner tonight and came down with indigestion.

While throwing a chair, Linda bit her tongue.

Susan hit her head on the wall, and a staff person asked her to stop.

When asked to do her tasks, Doris said, "I will not do that!"

giving consumers choices of which tasks they would like to perform and which reinforcers they would like to receive.

moving activities to locations where maladaptive behaviors are highly unlikely to occur.

planning to ignore the target behavior within all environments.

prefacing hard tasks with easy tasks.

does not allow the behavior analyst the opportunity to measure, record, and interpret the data on the target behavior.

does not permit the precise determination of functional relationships.

provides a less than adequate description of the topography and intensity of behavior.

violates the individual's right to privacy.

duration recording

frequency recording

narrative recording

partial-interval recording

interval recording.

latency recording.

duration recording.

time sampling.

aggression.

frequency across phase changes.

return to baseline.

time-out from reinforcement.

collecting empirical data.

conducting a baseline of target behaviors.

manipulating ecological factors.

prioritizing goals and objectives.

Go to the direct supervisor and request that an incentive system be implemented for all staff.

Begin to assess the staff's daily routine in order to identify any time conflicts that might exist.

Revise the daily work schedules and routines, with the assistance of the supervisor, so that potential time conflicts can be avoided.

Implement additional training for staff that are not able to perform to criterion.

A task analysis is used to teach Lilly how to clean her room.

Dean is able to change the scale on a computerized graph after reading “how to” instructions.

Billy’s mother tells him not to touch the stove because he could burn himself. Billy does not touch the stove.

Jennifer sees a candy bar and she mands for it. Jennifer’s sister gives her the candy bar and she eats it.