APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS - COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTION BANK
This comprehensive document contains 265+ multiple-choice questions with detailed rationales covering all major topics in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Updated for the academic year, this question bank is aligned with the BACB Task List and designed to test comprehension, application, and critical thinking across all ABA domains.
What's Included (12 Comprehensive Modules):
Module 1: Foundations of Applied Behavior Analysis - Seven dimensions of ABA (Baer, Wolf, Risley), behavior definition, response vs. response class, stimulus vs. stimulus class, reinforcement (positive/negative), punishment (positive/negative), extinction, three-term contingency (ABC), dead man's test, radical behaviorism
Module 2: Shaping and Chaining - Successive approximations, behavior chains, forward chaining, backward chaining, total task presentation, task analysis, limited hold, behavioral cusp, Big 6+6, response differentiation, behavioral momentum
Module 3: Extinction Procedures - Extinction definition, extinction burst, spontaneous recovery, extinction-induced aggression, resistance to extinction, continuous vs. intermittent schedules, planned ignoring, extinction of automatic reinforcement
Module 4: Differential Reinforcement - DRA, DRI, DRO, DRL, DRH, resurgence, matching law, momentary DRO, differential reinforcement of alternative/incompatible/other/low rates/high rates behavior
Module 5: Antecedent Interventions - Noncontingent reinforcement (NCR), high-probability request sequences, environmental enrichment, choice-making, Functional Communication Training (FCT), motivating operations (EO/AO), discriminative stimulus (SD), stimulus delta (SΔ)
Module 6: Contingency Contracting and Token Economies - Behavioral contracts, token economies, conditioned reinforcement, backup reinforcers, exchange rate, response cost, token thinning, reinforcer surveys
Module 7: Verbal Behavior - Skinner's analysis, mand, tact, echoic, intraverbal, textual, transcription, autoclitic, multiple control, generative verbal behavior, point-to-point correspondence, formal vs. functional properties
Module 8: Stimulus Equivalence and Relational Frame Theory - Reflexivity, symmetry, transitivity, matching-to-sample, conditional discrimination, arbitrary stimulus class, class merger, class expansion, derived stimulus relations, mutual entailment, combinatory entailment, transformation of stimulus functions
Module 9: Generalization and Maintenance - Stimulus generalization, response generalization, maintenance, generalization programming, multiple exemplars, train and hope, contingency adduction, indiscriminable contingencies, behavioral trapping, functional equivalence
Module 10: Functional Behavior Assessment - Indirect, descriptive, and functional analysis methods, four functions of behavior (attention, escape, tangible, automatic), ABC data collection, functional analysis conditions (alone, attention, escape, play)
Module 11: Single-Subject Experimental Designs - Reversal design (ABAB), multiple baseline design (across behaviors, settings, participants), alternating treatments design, changing criterion design, baseline, visual analysis (level, trend, variability)
Module 12: Ethics and Professional Practice - BACB ethical code, core principles (beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, justice), confidentiality, informed consent, conflict of interest, scope of practice, dual relationships, least restrictive alternative, social validity, cultural competence, right to effective treatment
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Each question includes:
Correct answer identification
Comprehensive rationale explaining the ABA concept
Detailed distractor analysis for incorrect options
BACB Task List alignment
Evidence-based practice applications
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EDF 6223 FINAL EXAM PREMIUM QUESTION
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# TABLE OF CONTENTS
| **Module 1** | Foundations of Applied Behavior Analysis | 1-20 |
| **Module 2** | Shaping and Chaining | 21-45 |
| **Module 3** | Extinction Procedures | 46-65 |
| **Module 4** | Differential Reinforcement | 66-90 |
| **Module 5** | Antecedent Interventions | 91-115 |
| **Module 6** | Contingency Contracting and Token Economies | 116-140 |
| **Module 7** | Verbal Behavior | 141-170 |
| **Module 8** | Stimulus Equivalence and Relational Frame Theory | 171-195 |
| **Module 9** | Generalization and Maintenance | 196-215 |
| **Module 10** | Functional Behavior Assessment | 216-235 |
| **Module 11** | Single-Subject Experimental Designs | 236-250 |
| **Module 12** | Ethics and Professional Practice | 251-265 |
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MODULE 1: FOUNDATIONS OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
## Question 1
**Which of the following BEST defines applied behavior analysis (ABA)?**
A) The scientific study of mental processes and their influence on behavior
B) The application of behavioral principles to improve socially significant behaviors through
systematic intervention
C) The use of medication and biological interventions to modify behavior
D) The philosophical approach that emphasizes free will and personal choice
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Applied Behavior Analysis is the science in which the principles of behavior are
applied systematically to improve socially significant behaviors, and experimentation is used to
identify the variables responsible for behavior change. Option A describes cognitive psychology,
Option C describes biomedical approaches, and Option D describes humanistic psychology.
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## Question 2
**The seven dimensions of applied behavior analysis, as described by Baer, Wolf, and Risley,
include all of the following EXCEPT:**
A) Applied
B) Behavioral
C) Analytic
D) Introspective
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**Correct Answer: D**
**Rationale:** The seven dimensions are Applied, Behavioral, Analytic, Technological,
Conceptually Systematic, Effective, and Generality. "Introspective" is not one of the dimensions;
it refers to examining one's own internal states, which is not a focus of behavior analysis.
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## Question 3
**A behavior is defined as:**
A) Any internal mental state that can be observed
B) Any observable and measurable action of an organism
C) Any thought or feeling experienced by an individual
D) Any unconscious drive that motivates action
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Behavior is defined as any observable and measurable action of an organism.
This definition excludes internal mental states, thoughts, and feelings, which cannot be directly
observed and measured by others.
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## Question 4
**Which of the following is an example of a behavior?**
A) Feeling anxious before an exam
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B) Thinking about a vacation
C) Raising one's hand in class
D) Believing in a higher power
**Correct Answer: C**
**Rationale:** Raising one's hand is an observable and measurable action. Feelings, thoughts,
and beliefs are private events that cannot be directly observed by others, though they may be
studied through behavior analysis indirectly.
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## Question 5
**The term "response" refers to:**
A) A group of behaviors with the same function
B) A single instance of a behavior
C) Any environmental change that follows a behavior
D) The likelihood that a behavior will occur
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** A response is a single instance of a behavior. A response class is a group of
responses with the same function. A stimulus is an environmental event, and probability refers to
the likelihood of behavior occurrence.
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