BCBA EXAM FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS
◉D
Answer: When teaching a client to engage in recreational
activities, which of the following strategies is the least likely to be
used when programming for maintenance?
A)
Set a behavior trap for the leisure skills that are targeted by the
plan.
B)
Ensure that there is sufficient contact with reinforcement from
the start.
C)
Assess the performance of the skill after instruction has ended.
,D)
Use a CRF schedule to reinforce until the activity is no longer
preferred.
◉B
Answer: Don is a BCBA with a license in Marriage and Family
Therapy. Don provides both behavior analysis and marriage
therapy to his clients. He is considering hiring a behavior
specialist that has no training in Marriage and Family Therapy. Of
the following, which is best practice?
A)
Don should only hire behavior analysts that also have a
background in marriage and family therapy, then provide
supervision as needed.
B)
Ensure that the new employee only engages in behavior analytic
practice. Supervise the new employee only regarding the practice
of ABA.
C)
,Teach the new employee the techniques required to do marriage
therapy and family therapy, if that's what the client needs.
Supervise the employee.
D)
Teach and supervise the new employee on both behavior analytic
practice and marriage and family therapy. Ensure that the client
receives the treatment(s) they need.
◉C
Answer: Of the following procedures, which is likely the best
generative instruction strategy?
A)
A teacher shows her students the formulas for determining every
geometric shape in the text, and assesses the student's ability to
remember the formulas.
B)
A student is taught to match a picture of a car to a picture of a car,
then is taught to match a picture of an apple to a picture of an
apple. The student's matching skills are assessed.
, C)
A student is taught the sounds that each letter and common letter
blends make, then the student is assessed on his ability to form
and pronounce untaught combinations of those letters.
D)
A teacher develops a stack of flash cards with whole words on
them, and teaches his students to fluently respond correctly to
each card, when the card is presented.
◉A
Answer: A loud noise elicits the activation syndrome. In the past, a
bright light has been paired with a loud noise. Now, a bright light
elicits the activation syndrome. What type of relation is this?
A)
CS-CR
B)
US-UR
AND SOLUTIONS
◉D
Answer: When teaching a client to engage in recreational
activities, which of the following strategies is the least likely to be
used when programming for maintenance?
A)
Set a behavior trap for the leisure skills that are targeted by the
plan.
B)
Ensure that there is sufficient contact with reinforcement from
the start.
C)
Assess the performance of the skill after instruction has ended.
,D)
Use a CRF schedule to reinforce until the activity is no longer
preferred.
◉B
Answer: Don is a BCBA with a license in Marriage and Family
Therapy. Don provides both behavior analysis and marriage
therapy to his clients. He is considering hiring a behavior
specialist that has no training in Marriage and Family Therapy. Of
the following, which is best practice?
A)
Don should only hire behavior analysts that also have a
background in marriage and family therapy, then provide
supervision as needed.
B)
Ensure that the new employee only engages in behavior analytic
practice. Supervise the new employee only regarding the practice
of ABA.
C)
,Teach the new employee the techniques required to do marriage
therapy and family therapy, if that's what the client needs.
Supervise the employee.
D)
Teach and supervise the new employee on both behavior analytic
practice and marriage and family therapy. Ensure that the client
receives the treatment(s) they need.
◉C
Answer: Of the following procedures, which is likely the best
generative instruction strategy?
A)
A teacher shows her students the formulas for determining every
geometric shape in the text, and assesses the student's ability to
remember the formulas.
B)
A student is taught to match a picture of a car to a picture of a car,
then is taught to match a picture of an apple to a picture of an
apple. The student's matching skills are assessed.
, C)
A student is taught the sounds that each letter and common letter
blends make, then the student is assessed on his ability to form
and pronounce untaught combinations of those letters.
D)
A teacher develops a stack of flash cards with whole words on
them, and teaches his students to fluently respond correctly to
each card, when the card is presented.
◉A
Answer: A loud noise elicits the activation syndrome. In the past, a
bright light has been paired with a loud noise. Now, a bright light
elicits the activation syndrome. What type of relation is this?
A)
CS-CR
B)
US-UR
