RELIAS QUIZ QUESTIONS ~ BCBA TEST
PREP EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
(VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED
A+ & PASSED
Which of the following could be a replacement behavior for cutting in line?
Correct Answer: Teaching to stand in line and wait
Which of the following is a consequence intervention involving punishment?
Correct Answer: Taking away a token
Which of the following could be a replacement behavior for grabbing or stealing food?
Correct Answer: Teaching the person to ask for food
Which of the following is included in a functional assessment plan:
Correct Answer: A definition of the behaviors of concern
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,What is an interobserver agreement (IOA)?
Correct Answer: When 2 data collectors agree on data collected at the same time
during a behavior.
Consequence interventions involve
Correct Answer: Reinforcing desired behaviors and reducing the display of
undesirable behavior
Which of the following could be a prevention strategy for a behavior that involves
throwing items?
Correct Answer: Minimizing the number of items that could be thrown
Why are crisis plans incorporated into some behavior intervention plans?
Correct Answer: Because some behaviors cause a risk to the safety of the individual
engaging in the behavior or others in the environment
Behavioral function tries to explain:
Correct Answer: Why the behavior is happening
Undesirable behavior can be reduced by:
Correct Answer: Reinforcing alternative behaviors, using extinction, or punishment
Which of the following can RBTs do in relation to implementing intervention plans?
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,Correct Answer: Collect data on the effectiveness of the plan
Which of the following is an example of a motivating operation:
Correct Answer: Fred is hungry so crackers work well as a reinforcer for task
compliance
Automatic reinforcement is associated most closely with:
Correct Answer: Stereotypic behavior
What is the estimated percentage of self-injurious behaviors that have automatic
reinforcement as the function according to Hagopian et al. (2015)?
Correct Answer: 25%
Michelle is an RBT who is teaching a mother how to implement a visual schedule for her
child. What is Michelle doing?
Correct Answer: Training a parent how to implement an intervention
Which of the following 2 assessments are often used in conjunction to provide an
overall picture of an individual's receptive and expressive labeling abilities?
Correct Answer: The expressive vocabulary test and the peabody picture vocabulary
test
A learner who requires a wide program with many goals and targets is more likely to:
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, Correct Answer: Have fewer behavior problems and skills that are ready for
generalization soon
One of the benefits of using an assessment tool that was not designed solely for a
population of individuals with autism is:
Correct Answer: They offer some external validity to levels of functioning prior to and
after intervention has started
One of the benefits of a workshop format for developing training families and staff on
skill acquisitions is:
Correct Answer: A unified plan of how to implement plans and intervene with
behaviors can be made collaboratively
According to Leaf et al. (2018), rates of learning on labeling tasks after receiving
reinforcement from paired-stimulus preference assessment vs. an in-the-moment
analysis of reinforcers were:
Correct Answer: No different between the two methods for assessing preferences
Which of the following is most likely used by payers to guide them in approving or
discontinuing ABA treatment?
Correct Answer: Changes in the core characteristics of autism as defined as a result
of intervention
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PREP EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
(VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED
A+ & PASSED
Which of the following could be a replacement behavior for cutting in line?
Correct Answer: Teaching to stand in line and wait
Which of the following is a consequence intervention involving punishment?
Correct Answer: Taking away a token
Which of the following could be a replacement behavior for grabbing or stealing food?
Correct Answer: Teaching the person to ask for food
Which of the following is included in a functional assessment plan:
Correct Answer: A definition of the behaviors of concern
Page 1 of 91
,What is an interobserver agreement (IOA)?
Correct Answer: When 2 data collectors agree on data collected at the same time
during a behavior.
Consequence interventions involve
Correct Answer: Reinforcing desired behaviors and reducing the display of
undesirable behavior
Which of the following could be a prevention strategy for a behavior that involves
throwing items?
Correct Answer: Minimizing the number of items that could be thrown
Why are crisis plans incorporated into some behavior intervention plans?
Correct Answer: Because some behaviors cause a risk to the safety of the individual
engaging in the behavior or others in the environment
Behavioral function tries to explain:
Correct Answer: Why the behavior is happening
Undesirable behavior can be reduced by:
Correct Answer: Reinforcing alternative behaviors, using extinction, or punishment
Which of the following can RBTs do in relation to implementing intervention plans?
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,Correct Answer: Collect data on the effectiveness of the plan
Which of the following is an example of a motivating operation:
Correct Answer: Fred is hungry so crackers work well as a reinforcer for task
compliance
Automatic reinforcement is associated most closely with:
Correct Answer: Stereotypic behavior
What is the estimated percentage of self-injurious behaviors that have automatic
reinforcement as the function according to Hagopian et al. (2015)?
Correct Answer: 25%
Michelle is an RBT who is teaching a mother how to implement a visual schedule for her
child. What is Michelle doing?
Correct Answer: Training a parent how to implement an intervention
Which of the following 2 assessments are often used in conjunction to provide an
overall picture of an individual's receptive and expressive labeling abilities?
Correct Answer: The expressive vocabulary test and the peabody picture vocabulary
test
A learner who requires a wide program with many goals and targets is more likely to:
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, Correct Answer: Have fewer behavior problems and skills that are ready for
generalization soon
One of the benefits of using an assessment tool that was not designed solely for a
population of individuals with autism is:
Correct Answer: They offer some external validity to levels of functioning prior to and
after intervention has started
One of the benefits of a workshop format for developing training families and staff on
skill acquisitions is:
Correct Answer: A unified plan of how to implement plans and intervene with
behaviors can be made collaboratively
According to Leaf et al. (2018), rates of learning on labeling tasks after receiving
reinforcement from paired-stimulus preference assessment vs. an in-the-moment
analysis of reinforcers were:
Correct Answer: No different between the two methods for assessing preferences
Which of the following is most likely used by payers to guide them in approving or
discontinuing ABA treatment?
Correct Answer: Changes in the core characteristics of autism as defined as a result
of intervention
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