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

Prepare effectively for your BACB BCABA Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst certification with our extensive collection of free, high-quality practice questions. Each question is designed to mirror the actual exam format and objectives, complete with comprehensive answers and detailed explanations. Our materials are regularly updated for 2025, ensuring you have the most current resources to build confidence and succeed on your first attempt.

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A behavior analyst decides to replicate a published research project but finds that the information provided does not allow them to complete the project without more information from the author. The article violates which dimension of applied behavior analysis?

A.

effective

B.

ethical

C.

conceptually systematic

D.

technological

Andrea has limited speech abilities. She has been attending speech therapy and is required to perform speech exercises at home. Other than her training sessions, Andrea chooses to remain essentially non-verbal. One evening, Andrea's sister called to invite Andrea on an outing. Andrea listened to her sister's invitation over the phone and nodded in excitement. Andrea's mother pointed out that her sister could not see her through the phone and that Andrea would need to speak so that her sister would know if she wanted to go. Andrea then said, "Yes, I want." This is a form oF.

A.

contextual manipulation.

B.

direct instruction.

C.

incidental teaching.

D.

whole task training.

The "hero procedure" refers to a contingency in which an individual, or small group, earns a reward for a class. This procedure is an example of what type of group contingency?

A.

dependent

B.

independent

C.

interdependent

D.

semi-dependent

Which of the following is most likely an example of reinforcing consequences?

A.

A company gives an annual bonus to its employees. Employees are happy.

B.

Law enforcement officer gives a ticket to a speeder. Driver stops speeding.

C.

Child loses a sticker each time they talk out in class. Rates of talking out decrease.

D.

Student is sent to detention for fighting. Student is found in detention every week.

In order to promote generalization in intensive teaching, the behavior analyst shoulD.

A.

teach loosely.

B.

use the same SD.

C.

use few exemplars.

D.

teach in the same environment.

Keller's Personalized System of Instruction features which of the following characteristics?

A.

responses per minute per individual and repeated measures

B.

individual performance goals, assisted prompting, and repeated measures

C.

required study guides, lecture and discussion notes, and individual goals

D.

mastery, self-paced progress, reading materials, proctors, and optional lectures

What could be done to clarify the differentiation in the frequency of aggression among the environments shown in this graph?

A.

Use an equal interval graph.

B.

Record data for an entire week.

C.

Include more environments along the horizontal axis.

D.

Change the vertical axis so that the range is zero to twenty.

The use of an alternating treatments design should be considered iF.

A.

it is important that multiple interventions be evaluated quickly.

B.

one needs to evaluate the effects of a single intervention across multiple settings.

C.

the results of multiple reversal designs are ambiguous.

D.

there is the possibility that the effect of one intervention will influence the effect of another.

An establishing operation is any change in the environment whicH.

A.

momentarily alters the effectiveness of the consequence for a behavior that was previously followed by reinforcement.

B.

alters the timing of a behavior and momentarily alters the frequency of the behavior that was previously followed by reinforcement.

C.

alters the effectiveness of some object or event as reinforcement thus momentarily changing the likelihood of behavior that was previously followed by that reinforcer.

D.

alters the effectiveness of some object or event as a contingency-shaped rule and at the same time changes the momentary frequency of the behavior that was previously followed by reinforcement.

When given free access to playing with blocks, crayons, and trucks, Jeff plays with blocks about 50% of the time, plays with crayons about 30% of the time, and plays with trucks the remaining 20% of the time. According to the Premack principle, which of the following is true?

A.

Playing with trucks will serve as a reinforcer for playing with crayons.

B.

Playing with trucks will serve as a reinforcer for playing with blocks.

C.

Playing with crayons will serve as a reinforcer for playing with blocks.

D.

Playing with crayons will serve as a reinforcer for playing with trucks.

Intraverbal behavior is controlled by A.

A.

verbal stimulus; the behavior does not match that stimulus; and the reinforcer is non-specific.

B.

verbal stimulus; the behavior matches that stimulus; and the reinforcer is specific.

C.

verbal stimulus; the behavior matches that stimulus; and the reinforcer is non-specific.

D.

verbal stimulus; the behavior does not match that stimulus; and the reinforcer is specific.

In order to decrease the occurrence of an inappropriate behavior effectively, a behavior analyst should simultaneously increasE.

A.

reinforcement for all other behaviors.

B.

acceptable alternative behaviors.

C.

consequences for inappropriate behavior.

D.

response effort for incompatible behaviors.

Sammy is having a difficult time completing his independent math worksheet on two-digit division. He is frustrated and doesn't understand how to solve the equations.

Sammy raises his hand and asks for "help." The teacher assists Sammy. Sammy's asking for "help" is?

A.

receptive language.

B.

an intraverbal.

C.

an autoclitic.

D.

a mand.

Harley tells a variety of offensive and inoffensive jokes to coworkers at lunchtime who laugh at all of the jokes, telling Harley that he's funny. When Harley tells jokes at the evening meal to housemates, they complain to Harley about the offensive jokes. If the behavior analyst wants the evening meal with housemates to become an SΔ for Harley's offensive joke-telling, she should instruct Harleys'?

A.

housemates to provide attention for Harley's inoffensive joke-telling.

B.

housemates to provide no attention for Harley's offensive joke-telling.

C.

coworkers to provide no attention for Harley's offensive joke-telling.

D.

coworkers to provide attention for Harley's inoffensive joke-telling.

What type of analysis should be conducted to determine the amount of a particular stimulus provided on any given trial that will serve as an effective reinforcer?

A.

behavior analysis

B.

component analysis

C.

functional analysis

D.

parametric analysis

Based on this data display, what interpretation can be made with confidence?

A.

A functional relationship exists between the dependent variable and the intervention.

B.

The target behavior is decreasing but experimental control has not been demonstrated.

C.

The target behavior is irreversible and a different experimental design should be used.

D.

The intervention has effectively reduced the behavior.

Specifying the hand with which Linda eats, writes, and works is an example oF.

A.

response function.

B.

an operant class.

C.

a stimulus class.

D.

response topography.

According to the BACB Guidelines for Responsible Conduct, documenting professional and scientific work is necessary to:

A.

prevent litigation.

B.

ensure accountability.

C.

bill for third-party insurance payments.

D.

maintain ongoing contractual relationships.

A young child who has learned to say "Daddy" to her father now says "Daddy" to other men. This is a type oF.

A.

stimulus fading.

B.

stimulus generalization.

C.

response generalization.

D.

response induction.

Which action would MOST likely increase the effectiveness of a punishment procedure?

A.

Clearly explain the punishment consequences to the person whose behavior is targeted for reduction.

B.

Eliminate the reinforcement contingency maintaining the target behavior.

C.

Ensure that the punisher fits the target behavior.

D.

Progressively increase the intensity of the punisher.

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