QABA Practice TEST - EXAMINATION COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: Which of the following behaviors might serve a "gain
attention" function?
A. Running out of the room
B. Staring at a ceiling fan in a room
C. Making silly noises
D. Hiding in a closet
Answer:
Answer C - Making silly noises might serve as a "gain attention"
function.
Question 2: A BBP exposure incident includes contact with blood
or OPIM via all except:
A. Intact skin
B. Non-intact skin
C. Mucous membrane
D. Mouth
Answer:
Answer A - Contact with intact skin would not be considered a BBP
exposure incident.
Question 3: Non-accidental, in appropriate contact or the use of
force with an individual that causes injury or physical pain is
considered which type of abuse?
A. Mental/emotional abuse
, B. Sexual abuse
C. Physical abuse
D. Neglect
Answer:
Answer C - Physical abuse is non-accidental, in appropriate contact
or the use of force with an individual that causes injury or physical
pain. Physical abuse may in c lu d e a c ts of v i olen c e, in
appropriate punishment s like c on f in e me nt, or action s that us u
all y cause pain and injury a gain st a d ults who a re in c a p a b le of
expre ssi ng pain or injury.
Question 4: Which of the following is an example of discretionary
effort as defined by Daniels(2 0 0 0)?
B. Susanna cleans the work area and organizes materials with out
being asked.
C. Marco finds what his colleagues a re doing incorrectly and trains
them on the correct procedure.
Answer:
Answer B - Cleaning the work area and or g an i z in g materials with
out being asked is an example of discretionary effort.
Question 5: Which of the following best explain s the primary
purpose of the B A C B's Professional and Ethical Compliance
code?
Answer:
Answer C - The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance
Code is to provide guidelines for providing behavior an a lyt i c
services.
,Question 6: If you have an individual who engages in escape
behaviors you should:
B. Provide all antecedent interventions that c an prevent escape.
A.
Answer:
Answer C - You should tailor the antecedent interventions based on
the d at a from the FBA. Just try in gr an do m interventions out with
out know in g how the person will resp on d i sr i sky
Question 7: After cleaning up a work area contaminated with BBPs
or OPIMs you observe blood on your arm. You identify the blood is
not yours. Your skin is intact and you have no cuts or abrasions
where you find the blood. What should you do?
A. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and do not
report the incident as an exposure.
B. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and report the
incident as an exposure immediately.
D. Seek immediate medical attention but do not report the incident
until evaluated.
Answer:
Answer A - Be cause the blood d i d not co me in contact with your
eyes, nose, mouth, or any broken skin, you do not need to report the
incident
Question 8: Which of the following c an be s a i d a b out the
uniqueness of people with autism?
A. People with autism all have complex developmental needs.
B. People with autism a re more a like than different in terms of skills.
C. While they may share so me characteristics, people with autism a
re different from each other.
, D. The characteristics of those with autism make them more similar
than not.
Answer:
Answer C - People with autism share so me characteristics but a
revery different from one a not her.
Question 9: Which of the following best describes autism spectrum
disorders?
B. Persistent deficits in social communication, social interaction, and
engagement in repetitive or stereotypical movements that impair a
person's everyday functioning
C. 3 specific disorders that cause limitations in social communication,
social interaction, and repetitive patterns of behavior
Answer:
Answer B - AS Dr esults in persistent deficits in social
communication, social interaction, and engagement in repetitive or
stereotypical movements that impair a person's everyday
functioning.
Question 10: When cleaning up a work area you feel a sharp
burning sensation in your hand and find that you have be en
lacerated by contaminated sharp. What should you do?
A. Wash the l a c er at i on with soap and water and do not report the
incident as an exposure.
B. Wash the l a c er at i on with soap and water and report the
incident as an exposure immediately.
D. Seek immediate medical attention but do not report the incident
until evaluated.
Answer:
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: Which of the following behaviors might serve a "gain
attention" function?
A. Running out of the room
B. Staring at a ceiling fan in a room
C. Making silly noises
D. Hiding in a closet
Answer:
Answer C - Making silly noises might serve as a "gain attention"
function.
Question 2: A BBP exposure incident includes contact with blood
or OPIM via all except:
A. Intact skin
B. Non-intact skin
C. Mucous membrane
D. Mouth
Answer:
Answer A - Contact with intact skin would not be considered a BBP
exposure incident.
Question 3: Non-accidental, in appropriate contact or the use of
force with an individual that causes injury or physical pain is
considered which type of abuse?
A. Mental/emotional abuse
, B. Sexual abuse
C. Physical abuse
D. Neglect
Answer:
Answer C - Physical abuse is non-accidental, in appropriate contact
or the use of force with an individual that causes injury or physical
pain. Physical abuse may in c lu d e a c ts of v i olen c e, in
appropriate punishment s like c on f in e me nt, or action s that us u
all y cause pain and injury a gain st a d ults who a re in c a p a b le of
expre ssi ng pain or injury.
Question 4: Which of the following is an example of discretionary
effort as defined by Daniels(2 0 0 0)?
B. Susanna cleans the work area and organizes materials with out
being asked.
C. Marco finds what his colleagues a re doing incorrectly and trains
them on the correct procedure.
Answer:
Answer B - Cleaning the work area and or g an i z in g materials with
out being asked is an example of discretionary effort.
Question 5: Which of the following best explain s the primary
purpose of the B A C B's Professional and Ethical Compliance
code?
Answer:
Answer C - The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance
Code is to provide guidelines for providing behavior an a lyt i c
services.
,Question 6: If you have an individual who engages in escape
behaviors you should:
B. Provide all antecedent interventions that c an prevent escape.
A.
Answer:
Answer C - You should tailor the antecedent interventions based on
the d at a from the FBA. Just try in gr an do m interventions out with
out know in g how the person will resp on d i sr i sky
Question 7: After cleaning up a work area contaminated with BBPs
or OPIMs you observe blood on your arm. You identify the blood is
not yours. Your skin is intact and you have no cuts or abrasions
where you find the blood. What should you do?
A. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and do not
report the incident as an exposure.
B. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and report the
incident as an exposure immediately.
D. Seek immediate medical attention but do not report the incident
until evaluated.
Answer:
Answer A - Be cause the blood d i d not co me in contact with your
eyes, nose, mouth, or any broken skin, you do not need to report the
incident
Question 8: Which of the following c an be s a i d a b out the
uniqueness of people with autism?
A. People with autism all have complex developmental needs.
B. People with autism a re more a like than different in terms of skills.
C. While they may share so me characteristics, people with autism a
re different from each other.
, D. The characteristics of those with autism make them more similar
than not.
Answer:
Answer C - People with autism share so me characteristics but a
revery different from one a not her.
Question 9: Which of the following best describes autism spectrum
disorders?
B. Persistent deficits in social communication, social interaction, and
engagement in repetitive or stereotypical movements that impair a
person's everyday functioning
C. 3 specific disorders that cause limitations in social communication,
social interaction, and repetitive patterns of behavior
Answer:
Answer B - AS Dr esults in persistent deficits in social
communication, social interaction, and engagement in repetitive or
stereotypical movements that impair a person's everyday
functioning.
Question 10: When cleaning up a work area you feel a sharp
burning sensation in your hand and find that you have be en
lacerated by contaminated sharp. What should you do?
A. Wash the l a c er at i on with soap and water and do not report the
incident as an exposure.
B. Wash the l a c er at i on with soap and water and report the
incident as an exposure immediately.
D. Seek immediate medical attention but do not report the incident
until evaluated.
Answer:
