BCBA Exam Questions
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Component analysis - Answer: Susan is crafting a recipe for a dinner party she plans to host. After tasting
her final product, she is unhappy with one of the seasonings she put into the dish. Susan remakes the
dish multiple times, but each time removes one seasoning, in order to determine which one she dislikes.
What is Susan attempting?
IOA - Answer: During RBT training, Linda shows the trainees a video of a client working on a worksheet.
She asks the trainers to record the number of times the client goes off task, which is defined as doing
something other than working on the worksheet for more than 10 seconds straight. Trainee 1 records 4
times, trainee 2 records 3 times, and trainee 3 records 2 times. What does the trainees measurement
lack?
Multiple probe design - Answer: You are designing an intervention that will examine the impact of PECS
training across three different sets of parents. You are worried about the time it might take to collect
baseline data, but you are not expecting baseline data to change since parents have not been exposed
to PECS previously. What type of experimental design would fit best in this scenario?
Conceptually Systematic - Answer: During his most recent supervision meeting, Greg, a BCBA, learned
that his client is now on antidepressants after making suicidal remarks. In response, Greg designs a plan
that involves talk therapy and CBT. What dimension of ABA did Greg violate?
Temporal locus - Answer: Lisa has been dating Mark for 6 months. They have a great relationship, but
Lisa does not like how long it takes for Mark to respond to her test messages. Sometimes Mark will go
hours without responding to a text. The time it takes for Mark to respond after receiving a text is
considered a type of...
Response generalization - Answer: John is working on functions, features, and categories with his client.
John taught his client than an apple fit into the fruit category. Then, after biting into an apple, John's
, client said "sweet!" John's client now says "Apple", "fruit", and "sweet" when he sees an apple. This
demonstrates
Stop using the stimulus as a reinforcer temporarily - Answer: After weeks of reinforcement, your client
satiated on the stimulus used as a reinforcer. If you want to increase the value of the satiated stimulus
to the greatest extent, what would most likely be the best intervention?
Inform the staff at the client's school that flopping may increase in school - Answer: Glenda, a BCBA, is
designing an intervention for use in her client's home. The client will flop to the floor for attention. The
bx occurs at home and at school. Glenda plans to use an extinction procedure at home. Before
implementing the intervention, what should Glenda do?
Train loosely - Answer: Whenever Ron teaches shapes to his clients he makes sure to use different voice
volumes, teach in different locations, change the gestures he uses, and change the language he uses.
What best represents this generalization strategy?
Conflict of interest - Answer: Jen, a behavior analyst, works with a 6-year-old client three times a week.
Whenever she is at the client's house, she will talk about the Las Vegas Golden Knights with her client's
parents. Her client's parents know how much Jen likes the Knights, so they buy her a Jersey the next
time they go to the game. If Jen accepts the Jersey, what would this situation most likely represent?
DRD - Answer: Jake is trying to reduce how much he drinks at weddings. He typically drinks 4 drinks per
hour. Tomorrow, he plans to drink only two drinks per hour. If he succeeds in drinking only 2 drinks per
hour, he will receive reinforcement, but if he drinks more than 2 he will receive no reinforcement. What
type of intervention is this?
Contiguity - Answer: While training an RBT, Tim noticed that Gina will wait almost 10 seconds before
delivering reinforcement to their client. Time encourages Gina to decrease the latency between the
correct response and the reinforcement. In terms of reinforcement, what is Tim most likely concerned
about?
Control condition - Answer: A subject is placed inside a room with a variety of toys and activities during a
functional analysis. The subject is allowed access to all toys and activities for 10 minutes. The subject is
then taken out of the room, and the next condition is prepared. What condition does this scenario most
likely represent?
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Graded A+
Component analysis - Answer: Susan is crafting a recipe for a dinner party she plans to host. After tasting
her final product, she is unhappy with one of the seasonings she put into the dish. Susan remakes the
dish multiple times, but each time removes one seasoning, in order to determine which one she dislikes.
What is Susan attempting?
IOA - Answer: During RBT training, Linda shows the trainees a video of a client working on a worksheet.
She asks the trainers to record the number of times the client goes off task, which is defined as doing
something other than working on the worksheet for more than 10 seconds straight. Trainee 1 records 4
times, trainee 2 records 3 times, and trainee 3 records 2 times. What does the trainees measurement
lack?
Multiple probe design - Answer: You are designing an intervention that will examine the impact of PECS
training across three different sets of parents. You are worried about the time it might take to collect
baseline data, but you are not expecting baseline data to change since parents have not been exposed
to PECS previously. What type of experimental design would fit best in this scenario?
Conceptually Systematic - Answer: During his most recent supervision meeting, Greg, a BCBA, learned
that his client is now on antidepressants after making suicidal remarks. In response, Greg designs a plan
that involves talk therapy and CBT. What dimension of ABA did Greg violate?
Temporal locus - Answer: Lisa has been dating Mark for 6 months. They have a great relationship, but
Lisa does not like how long it takes for Mark to respond to her test messages. Sometimes Mark will go
hours without responding to a text. The time it takes for Mark to respond after receiving a text is
considered a type of...
Response generalization - Answer: John is working on functions, features, and categories with his client.
John taught his client than an apple fit into the fruit category. Then, after biting into an apple, John's
, client said "sweet!" John's client now says "Apple", "fruit", and "sweet" when he sees an apple. This
demonstrates
Stop using the stimulus as a reinforcer temporarily - Answer: After weeks of reinforcement, your client
satiated on the stimulus used as a reinforcer. If you want to increase the value of the satiated stimulus
to the greatest extent, what would most likely be the best intervention?
Inform the staff at the client's school that flopping may increase in school - Answer: Glenda, a BCBA, is
designing an intervention for use in her client's home. The client will flop to the floor for attention. The
bx occurs at home and at school. Glenda plans to use an extinction procedure at home. Before
implementing the intervention, what should Glenda do?
Train loosely - Answer: Whenever Ron teaches shapes to his clients he makes sure to use different voice
volumes, teach in different locations, change the gestures he uses, and change the language he uses.
What best represents this generalization strategy?
Conflict of interest - Answer: Jen, a behavior analyst, works with a 6-year-old client three times a week.
Whenever she is at the client's house, she will talk about the Las Vegas Golden Knights with her client's
parents. Her client's parents know how much Jen likes the Knights, so they buy her a Jersey the next
time they go to the game. If Jen accepts the Jersey, what would this situation most likely represent?
DRD - Answer: Jake is trying to reduce how much he drinks at weddings. He typically drinks 4 drinks per
hour. Tomorrow, he plans to drink only two drinks per hour. If he succeeds in drinking only 2 drinks per
hour, he will receive reinforcement, but if he drinks more than 2 he will receive no reinforcement. What
type of intervention is this?
Contiguity - Answer: While training an RBT, Tim noticed that Gina will wait almost 10 seconds before
delivering reinforcement to their client. Time encourages Gina to decrease the latency between the
correct response and the reinforcement. In terms of reinforcement, what is Tim most likely concerned
about?
Control condition - Answer: A subject is placed inside a room with a variety of toys and activities during a
functional analysis. The subject is allowed access to all toys and activities for 10 minutes. The subject is
then taken out of the room, and the next condition is prepared. What condition does this scenario most
likely represent?
