BCBA CERTIFICATION PAPER 2026 FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
● Prediction. Answer: Repeated observations reveal that two events
consistently co-vary with each other.
This correlation can be used to predict the relative probability that one
event will occur based on the presence of another event; but can suggest
possibility of causal relations to be explored; this enables preparation
● Control. Answer: The highest level of understanding of functional
relations-manipulation of independent variables can be used to produce a
reliable change in dependent variable that is unlikely the result of
extraneous (confounding) variables.
● Selectionism. Answer: B.F. Skinner: There are 3 ways the
environment can apply itself upon a living being; phylogenetic,
ontogenetic, and cultural
● Ontogenetic. Answer: This refers to how the environment changes an
individual over his or her lifetime.
● Phylogenetic. Answer: Natural evolution of a species (aka
Darwinism). By a natural process of survival characteristics by its
predecessors.
, A discipline in biology that is the study of the evolutionary history of
groups of organisms.
● Cultural. Answer: Passing behavior from one person to another by
imitating and modeling.
● Determinism. Answer: The universe is a lawful and orderly place in
which all phenomena occur as the result of other events.
NOT fatalism-fatalistic events
NOT accidentalism: events occur by accident
● Empiricism. Answer: The study of phenomena with objective
observations that are not based on biases or hunches, but rather are based
on data.
● Parsimony. Answer: All simple, logical explanations for phenomena
must be ruled out before more complex or abstract explanations are
considered
● Pragmatism. Answer: Philosophical assumption that underlies the
science of behavioral analysis
Focusing on interventions that are effective in achieving the desired
outcomes
SOLUTION GRADED A+
● Prediction. Answer: Repeated observations reveal that two events
consistently co-vary with each other.
This correlation can be used to predict the relative probability that one
event will occur based on the presence of another event; but can suggest
possibility of causal relations to be explored; this enables preparation
● Control. Answer: The highest level of understanding of functional
relations-manipulation of independent variables can be used to produce a
reliable change in dependent variable that is unlikely the result of
extraneous (confounding) variables.
● Selectionism. Answer: B.F. Skinner: There are 3 ways the
environment can apply itself upon a living being; phylogenetic,
ontogenetic, and cultural
● Ontogenetic. Answer: This refers to how the environment changes an
individual over his or her lifetime.
● Phylogenetic. Answer: Natural evolution of a species (aka
Darwinism). By a natural process of survival characteristics by its
predecessors.
, A discipline in biology that is the study of the evolutionary history of
groups of organisms.
● Cultural. Answer: Passing behavior from one person to another by
imitating and modeling.
● Determinism. Answer: The universe is a lawful and orderly place in
which all phenomena occur as the result of other events.
NOT fatalism-fatalistic events
NOT accidentalism: events occur by accident
● Empiricism. Answer: The study of phenomena with objective
observations that are not based on biases or hunches, but rather are based
on data.
● Parsimony. Answer: All simple, logical explanations for phenomena
must be ruled out before more complex or abstract explanations are
considered
● Pragmatism. Answer: Philosophical assumption that underlies the
science of behavioral analysis
Focusing on interventions that are effective in achieving the desired
outcomes
