BCBA Exam Prep Questions with
Complete Solutions6
Kim a 8yr old girl loves drawing but hates maths.Her teacher designed an intervention to
increase her compliance in maths.She allowed her to do drawing first before presenting any
maths problem. she gave full prompt to finish her maths problem and also ignored her tantrums
before letting her to draw again. What interventions this scenario involves:-
a)NCR,extinction,prompt
b)high-p request,extinction and prompt
c)behavior momentum, extinction
d)NCR, behavior momentum,extinction ,prompt - ANSWERS-b/d?
Louise is teaching Julien to identify colors. She has 3 colored bears on the table. She says,
"Touch blue." Which is the BEST example of a prompt:
A. She moves the blue bear closer to Julien, and he selects the green bear.
B. She briefly glances at the blue bear, and Julien selects the blue bear.
C. She places a black slash from a marker on the blue bear before delivering the Sd.
D. Julien touches the yellow bear, and she hand-over-hand has him touch the blue bear. -
ANSWERS-B. She briefly glances at the blue bear, and Julien selects the blue bear.
George 7yr old child has a behavior of stuffing his school toilet with tissue paper.Her teacher
decided to lock the toilet.The procedure was:-
a)extinction of behavior maintained by social positive reinforcement.
b)MO alteration by increasing response effort
, C) Punishment
d) extinction of behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement. - ANSWERS-
A prompt is:
A) an antecedent stimulus
B) a consequence as in a "No-No Prompt" procedure
C) might not always evoke correct responding
D) should always maintain its stimulus control - ANSWERS-A) an antecedent stimulus
George, a BCBA recently accepted a case involving a young child diagnosed with autism who
bangs his head and has limited communication skills. Upon meeting the child's parents for the
first time, George asked them about potential reinforcers (favorite toys, foods, activities, etc),
what times of day he seems to engage in head banging, why the child does this and what
happens before/ after head banging.
a. The questions George asked are acceptable
b. The questions George asked are somewhat acceptable
c. The questions George asked are not acceptable
d. George should not have asked any questions, he should've conducted an FA first - ANSWERS-
b. The questions George asked are somewhat acceptable
Franklin barks at the mailman when he delivers mail. His owner sprays him with water as the
mailman approaches the house. In the future, Franklin's rate of barking increases when the
mailman is present. The procedure used could best be described as:
A. Positive punishment
B. Negative punishment
Complete Solutions6
Kim a 8yr old girl loves drawing but hates maths.Her teacher designed an intervention to
increase her compliance in maths.She allowed her to do drawing first before presenting any
maths problem. she gave full prompt to finish her maths problem and also ignored her tantrums
before letting her to draw again. What interventions this scenario involves:-
a)NCR,extinction,prompt
b)high-p request,extinction and prompt
c)behavior momentum, extinction
d)NCR, behavior momentum,extinction ,prompt - ANSWERS-b/d?
Louise is teaching Julien to identify colors. She has 3 colored bears on the table. She says,
"Touch blue." Which is the BEST example of a prompt:
A. She moves the blue bear closer to Julien, and he selects the green bear.
B. She briefly glances at the blue bear, and Julien selects the blue bear.
C. She places a black slash from a marker on the blue bear before delivering the Sd.
D. Julien touches the yellow bear, and she hand-over-hand has him touch the blue bear. -
ANSWERS-B. She briefly glances at the blue bear, and Julien selects the blue bear.
George 7yr old child has a behavior of stuffing his school toilet with tissue paper.Her teacher
decided to lock the toilet.The procedure was:-
a)extinction of behavior maintained by social positive reinforcement.
b)MO alteration by increasing response effort
, C) Punishment
d) extinction of behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement. - ANSWERS-
A prompt is:
A) an antecedent stimulus
B) a consequence as in a "No-No Prompt" procedure
C) might not always evoke correct responding
D) should always maintain its stimulus control - ANSWERS-A) an antecedent stimulus
George, a BCBA recently accepted a case involving a young child diagnosed with autism who
bangs his head and has limited communication skills. Upon meeting the child's parents for the
first time, George asked them about potential reinforcers (favorite toys, foods, activities, etc),
what times of day he seems to engage in head banging, why the child does this and what
happens before/ after head banging.
a. The questions George asked are acceptable
b. The questions George asked are somewhat acceptable
c. The questions George asked are not acceptable
d. George should not have asked any questions, he should've conducted an FA first - ANSWERS-
b. The questions George asked are somewhat acceptable
Franklin barks at the mailman when he delivers mail. His owner sprays him with water as the
mailman approaches the house. In the future, Franklin's rate of barking increases when the
mailman is present. The procedure used could best be described as:
A. Positive punishment
B. Negative punishment
