BCBA Exam Study Guide questions with correct answers

3 Principles of Behavior - correct answer reinforcement, punishment, extinction 4 Functions of Behavior - correct answer SEAT Sensory, escape/avoidance, attention, tangible Anecdotal Data - correct answer A method of descriptively recording the behavior emitted by the learner, the response of others, and information about the environment. Antecedent - correct answer What occurs before a behavior that then influences behavior; an environment or a stimulus change existing or occurring prior to a behavior of interest Applied Behavior Analysis - correct answer The science in which tactics derived from the principles of behavior are applied to improve socially significant behavior and experimentation is used to identify the variables responsible for behavior change; The scientific study of principles of learning and behavior How could you assist in training stakeholders? - correct answer Train stakeholders by giving them instruction, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback with regard to behavior skills training Attention Function - correct answer A function of behavior in which the individual is reinforced by receiving attention from others. Automatic Reinforcement - correct answer (AKA self-stimming) The behavior itself is reinforcing and is not dependent on social interaction or receiving a tangible item. Backward Chaining - correct answer Training begins the link with the last behavior in the sequence. Trainer performs all but the last step until the learner masters the last step. Then trainer performs all but the lasts two steps until learner masters the last two steps and so on.