Study ABA Mock Exam (Version A)
Study set already passed 2026/2027
Redundancy cues - correct answer pairing one or more dimensions of a shape, color, size, or position
with the correct selection
(i.e. stimulus paired with the correct response, like highlighting the correct response)
functional communication training - correct answer An antecedent intervention in which an appropriate
communicative behavior is taught as a replacement behavior for problem behavior usually evoked by an
establishing operation (EO).
positive reinforcement - correct answer Increasing behaviors by presenting positive stimuli, such as
food. A positive reinforcer is any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the
response.
negative reinforcement - correct answer Increasing behaviors by stopping or reducing negative stimuli,
such as shock. A negative reinforcer is any stimulus that, when removed after a response, strengthens
the response. (Note: negative reinforcement is not punishment.)
For which of the following baselines is it appropriate to start the intervention? - correct answer A. when
it is stable
B. A baseline that has an increasing trend, if the goal is to decrease that behavior
C. A baseline that has a decreasing trend, if the goal of the intervention is to increase.
A changing criterion experimental design would be the most beneficial to use for which the following
behaviors? - correct answer Decreasing the amount of times an adult curses per day.
(on the exam, pick the behavior that can be gradually decreased
, Ethics 101 - correct answer Basic rights should not be taken away from someone, even if it will increase
their motivation to gain functional skills
If a BA analyst receives a referral to work with an adult, but has never worked with an adult before: -
correct answer Politely decline the referral
Jackie is a behavior analyst. She is trying to decrease her client's purposeful fire-setting bx. It has been
determined that the fire-setting is maintained by attention. Of the following options, what is the most
effective way Jackie can help decrease her client's frequency of fire-setting? - correct answer Provide a
dense schedule of reinforcement for all appropriate responses that are in the same functional response
class as the fire-setting.
(Reinforcing appropriates responses is much better in this scenario)
What is the most appropriate response a behavior analyst could make when a learner responds
incorrectly on matching-to-sample trial? - correct answer Remove the stimulus and comparison stimuli
and start another trial.
Functional Relation - correct answer a specific change in one event (the dependent variable) can reliably
be produced by specific manipulations of another event (the independent variable), and that the change
in the dependent variable was unlikely to be the result of other extraneous factors (confounding
variables).
A multiple treatment reversal design - correct answer any experimental design that uses the
experimental methods and logic of the reversal tactic to compare the effects of two or more
experimental conditions to baseline and/or to one another
Study set already passed 2026/2027
Redundancy cues - correct answer pairing one or more dimensions of a shape, color, size, or position
with the correct selection
(i.e. stimulus paired with the correct response, like highlighting the correct response)
functional communication training - correct answer An antecedent intervention in which an appropriate
communicative behavior is taught as a replacement behavior for problem behavior usually evoked by an
establishing operation (EO).
positive reinforcement - correct answer Increasing behaviors by presenting positive stimuli, such as
food. A positive reinforcer is any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the
response.
negative reinforcement - correct answer Increasing behaviors by stopping or reducing negative stimuli,
such as shock. A negative reinforcer is any stimulus that, when removed after a response, strengthens
the response. (Note: negative reinforcement is not punishment.)
For which of the following baselines is it appropriate to start the intervention? - correct answer A. when
it is stable
B. A baseline that has an increasing trend, if the goal is to decrease that behavior
C. A baseline that has a decreasing trend, if the goal of the intervention is to increase.
A changing criterion experimental design would be the most beneficial to use for which the following
behaviors? - correct answer Decreasing the amount of times an adult curses per day.
(on the exam, pick the behavior that can be gradually decreased
, Ethics 101 - correct answer Basic rights should not be taken away from someone, even if it will increase
their motivation to gain functional skills
If a BA analyst receives a referral to work with an adult, but has never worked with an adult before: -
correct answer Politely decline the referral
Jackie is a behavior analyst. She is trying to decrease her client's purposeful fire-setting bx. It has been
determined that the fire-setting is maintained by attention. Of the following options, what is the most
effective way Jackie can help decrease her client's frequency of fire-setting? - correct answer Provide a
dense schedule of reinforcement for all appropriate responses that are in the same functional response
class as the fire-setting.
(Reinforcing appropriates responses is much better in this scenario)
What is the most appropriate response a behavior analyst could make when a learner responds
incorrectly on matching-to-sample trial? - correct answer Remove the stimulus and comparison stimuli
and start another trial.
Functional Relation - correct answer a specific change in one event (the dependent variable) can reliably
be produced by specific manipulations of another event (the independent variable), and that the change
in the dependent variable was unlikely to be the result of other extraneous factors (confounding
variables).
A multiple treatment reversal design - correct answer any experimental design that uses the
experimental methods and logic of the reversal tactic to compare the effects of two or more
experimental conditions to baseline and/or to one another
