BCBA CERTIFICATION QUESTION BANK |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Ms. Stark wants to teach Arya a functional skill such as washing clothes. She uses visual
directions along with showing Arya step by step how to wash clothes. Arya watches Ms.
Stark perform each step. This is an example of ________________________________.
A. Independent practice
• B. Guided practice
• C. Modeling
• D. Shaping
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 2
Ms. Lannister is graphing Tyrion's behavior of greeting the teacher each morning. There is
only one opportunity to greet the teacher each morning. Which type of graph would be
useful in monitoring progress to the criterion of five consecutive correct responses?
• A. Line
• B. Cumulative record
• C. Bar
• D. None of the above
CORRECT ANSWER
B
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,Question 3
Which explanation meets all 4 components of a useful explanation (i.e., inclusive,
verifiable, predictive utility, and parsimonious)
A. developmental
• B. behavioral
• C. biochemical
• D. cognitive
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 4
Joffrey tantrums by the door. This describes which dimension of behavior?
• A. Frequency
• B. Force
• C. Locus
• D. Topography
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer Key:C
Question 5
When teachers demonstrate their competency of applied behavior analysis by allowing
others to evaluate their effectiveness, they are practicing which ethical procedure?
• A. Most effective treatment
• B. Treatment by a competent and professionally trained in ABA
• C. Treatment by a competent and professionally trained in ABA
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,• D. Accountability
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer Key:D
Question 6
Ms. Tarly would like to increase Stannis's multiplication facts fluency from a rate of 10
correct per minute to 40 correct per minute. Which single case research design should she
implement?
• A. Reversal
• B. Changing criterion
• C. Multiple baseline
• D. Alternating treatments
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer Key:B
Question 7
Visual inspection of graphic data to describe a change in mean is referring to
• A. Standard deviation
• B. Trend
• C. Level
• D. Variability
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer Key:C
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, Question 8
A high school special education teacher has a 10th grade student sorting color blocks every
day until the student reaches 10/10 for five consecutive days. This may be in violation of
which ethical ABA procedure?
• A. Services whose overriding goal is personal welfare
• B. Programs that teach functional skills
• C. Most effective treatment procedure
• D. Therapeutic environment
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer Key:B
Question 9
Ms. Snow wants to record data on Davos's off task behaviors that occur frequently and
continuously. What recording system should Ms. Snow use?
• A. Percent
• B. Event
• C. Interval
• D. Latency
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer Key:C
Question 10
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Ms. Stark wants to teach Arya a functional skill such as washing clothes. She uses visual
directions along with showing Arya step by step how to wash clothes. Arya watches Ms.
Stark perform each step. This is an example of ________________________________.
A. Independent practice
• B. Guided practice
• C. Modeling
• D. Shaping
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 2
Ms. Lannister is graphing Tyrion's behavior of greeting the teacher each morning. There is
only one opportunity to greet the teacher each morning. Which type of graph would be
useful in monitoring progress to the criterion of five consecutive correct responses?
• A. Line
• B. Cumulative record
• C. Bar
• D. None of the above
CORRECT ANSWER
B
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,Question 3
Which explanation meets all 4 components of a useful explanation (i.e., inclusive,
verifiable, predictive utility, and parsimonious)
A. developmental
• B. behavioral
• C. biochemical
• D. cognitive
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 4
Joffrey tantrums by the door. This describes which dimension of behavior?
• A. Frequency
• B. Force
• C. Locus
• D. Topography
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer Key:C
Question 5
When teachers demonstrate their competency of applied behavior analysis by allowing
others to evaluate their effectiveness, they are practicing which ethical procedure?
• A. Most effective treatment
• B. Treatment by a competent and professionally trained in ABA
• C. Treatment by a competent and professionally trained in ABA
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,• D. Accountability
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer Key:D
Question 6
Ms. Tarly would like to increase Stannis's multiplication facts fluency from a rate of 10
correct per minute to 40 correct per minute. Which single case research design should she
implement?
• A. Reversal
• B. Changing criterion
• C. Multiple baseline
• D. Alternating treatments
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer Key:B
Question 7
Visual inspection of graphic data to describe a change in mean is referring to
• A. Standard deviation
• B. Trend
• C. Level
• D. Variability
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer Key:C
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, Question 8
A high school special education teacher has a 10th grade student sorting color blocks every
day until the student reaches 10/10 for five consecutive days. This may be in violation of
which ethical ABA procedure?
• A. Services whose overriding goal is personal welfare
• B. Programs that teach functional skills
• C. Most effective treatment procedure
• D. Therapeutic environment
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer Key:B
Question 9
Ms. Snow wants to record data on Davos's off task behaviors that occur frequently and
continuously. What recording system should Ms. Snow use?
• A. Percent
• B. Event
• C. Interval
• D. Latency
CORRECT ANSWER
Answer Key:C
Question 10
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