EDF 6224 Final Exam 2025/2026 Study Guide
1. Whose behavior does a behavior analyst rely on to All of the above
ensure quality services for clients?
2. The BACB saw an increase in demand for behavior 800%
analysts in the US between 2010 and 2017 (as re-
ported in LebLanc & Nosik, 2019):
3. Before 2022, a brand new BCBA could begin super- No experience or oversight
vising others on day one with:
4. The BACB requires supervisors to have hours of 8
supervisory training to be eligible to supervise
5. As a BACB supervisor, you are responsible for: -Developing super-
visee/trainee repertoires
-client outcomes
-teaching applied skills
-developing problem-solving
skills
-evaluating decision-making
abilities
-modeling high-quality super-
visory behavior
-improving and maintain-
ing desired supervisee/trainee
behaviors
-modeling assistance-seeking
behavior
6. Supervisors tend to focus on and miss oppor- Establishing/improving; sup-
tunities for . porting and maintaining statt
performance
, EDF 6224 Final Exam 2025/2026 Study Guide
7. What is burnout? -a feeling of energy depletion
or exhaustion
-reduced professional eflcacy
8. Supervisor's contributions to burnout in ABA: -insuflcient training of statt
-lack of clarity in expectations
-lack of objectivity in evalua-
tion
-breaching statt boundaries
-thinning reinforcement
schedules
-excessive workloads
-micromanagement
-lack of feedback and support
(isolation, especially in-home)
9. How can supervisors mitigate the impacts of Use evidence-based manage-
burnout? ment strategies
10. According to the World Health Organization, which all of the above
of the following are symptoms of burnout?
11. True or false: supervisors play a large role in the True
prevention of burnout of the staff that work with
them.
12. In a clinical setting, how do we ensure that our -use a conceptually systemat-
services are effective? ic literature base to select our
practices
-collect data to determine if
strategies are working
-analyze data to determine if
changes are required
, EDF 6224 Final Exam 2025/2026 Study Guide
-check-in with those impacted
by the interventions to ensure
they are satisfied
13. 4.06 Providing Supervision and Training BCBAs design and imple-
ment supervision and train-
ing procedures that are evi-
dence-based, focus on posi-
tive reinforcement, and are in-
dividualized for each super-
visee or trainee and their cir-
cumstances.
14. OBM, a subdiscipline within ABA, focuses on as- employee performance
sessing and changing the work environment to im-
prove and workplace culture.
15. Behavior is . Lawful
16. Dixon et al. (2016) found that _____ hours of supervi- 1-2
sion for every 10 hours of treatment was the "sweet
spot."
17. Dixon et al. (2016) found that, for ever year of addi- 4; 40
tional supervisory experience % more objectives
were mastered (meaning a 10-year BCBA achieves
% more met objectives per hour than a 1-year
BCBA).
18. True or false: Dixon et al. (2016) found that su- True
pervisory caseload did NOT affect the number of
objectives met.
, EDF 6224 Final Exam 2025/2026 Study Guide
19. What happens when staff don't enjoy work? -decreased work ettort
-poor services
-supervisor enjoys work less
-absenteeism
20. At Sunland, a clinic for individuals with disabil- Experienced psycholo-
ities that opened in 1965, Miami, FL was lead gists/behavior scientists; col-
by and direct staff were typically lege students
.
21. Staff at Sunland were following instructions of -emphasize "natural conse-
highly trained supervisors to" quences"
-respond immediately and de-
vise your own strategy when
instructions don't cover the sit-
uation
-"follow through on every con-
tingency"
22. Ethics in an issue. OBM
23. 4.01 Compliance with Supervision Requirements Behavior analysts are knowl-
edgeable about and comply
with all applicable superviso-
ry requirements (e.g., BACB
rules, licensure requirements,
funder and organization poli-
cies), including those relat-
ed to supervision modalities
and structure (e.g., in person,
video conference, individual,
group).
1. Whose behavior does a behavior analyst rely on to All of the above
ensure quality services for clients?
2. The BACB saw an increase in demand for behavior 800%
analysts in the US between 2010 and 2017 (as re-
ported in LebLanc & Nosik, 2019):
3. Before 2022, a brand new BCBA could begin super- No experience or oversight
vising others on day one with:
4. The BACB requires supervisors to have hours of 8
supervisory training to be eligible to supervise
5. As a BACB supervisor, you are responsible for: -Developing super-
visee/trainee repertoires
-client outcomes
-teaching applied skills
-developing problem-solving
skills
-evaluating decision-making
abilities
-modeling high-quality super-
visory behavior
-improving and maintain-
ing desired supervisee/trainee
behaviors
-modeling assistance-seeking
behavior
6. Supervisors tend to focus on and miss oppor- Establishing/improving; sup-
tunities for . porting and maintaining statt
performance
, EDF 6224 Final Exam 2025/2026 Study Guide
7. What is burnout? -a feeling of energy depletion
or exhaustion
-reduced professional eflcacy
8. Supervisor's contributions to burnout in ABA: -insuflcient training of statt
-lack of clarity in expectations
-lack of objectivity in evalua-
tion
-breaching statt boundaries
-thinning reinforcement
schedules
-excessive workloads
-micromanagement
-lack of feedback and support
(isolation, especially in-home)
9. How can supervisors mitigate the impacts of Use evidence-based manage-
burnout? ment strategies
10. According to the World Health Organization, which all of the above
of the following are symptoms of burnout?
11. True or false: supervisors play a large role in the True
prevention of burnout of the staff that work with
them.
12. In a clinical setting, how do we ensure that our -use a conceptually systemat-
services are effective? ic literature base to select our
practices
-collect data to determine if
strategies are working
-analyze data to determine if
changes are required
, EDF 6224 Final Exam 2025/2026 Study Guide
-check-in with those impacted
by the interventions to ensure
they are satisfied
13. 4.06 Providing Supervision and Training BCBAs design and imple-
ment supervision and train-
ing procedures that are evi-
dence-based, focus on posi-
tive reinforcement, and are in-
dividualized for each super-
visee or trainee and their cir-
cumstances.
14. OBM, a subdiscipline within ABA, focuses on as- employee performance
sessing and changing the work environment to im-
prove and workplace culture.
15. Behavior is . Lawful
16. Dixon et al. (2016) found that _____ hours of supervi- 1-2
sion for every 10 hours of treatment was the "sweet
spot."
17. Dixon et al. (2016) found that, for ever year of addi- 4; 40
tional supervisory experience % more objectives
were mastered (meaning a 10-year BCBA achieves
% more met objectives per hour than a 1-year
BCBA).
18. True or false: Dixon et al. (2016) found that su- True
pervisory caseload did NOT affect the number of
objectives met.
, EDF 6224 Final Exam 2025/2026 Study Guide
19. What happens when staff don't enjoy work? -decreased work ettort
-poor services
-supervisor enjoys work less
-absenteeism
20. At Sunland, a clinic for individuals with disabil- Experienced psycholo-
ities that opened in 1965, Miami, FL was lead gists/behavior scientists; col-
by and direct staff were typically lege students
.
21. Staff at Sunland were following instructions of -emphasize "natural conse-
highly trained supervisors to" quences"
-respond immediately and de-
vise your own strategy when
instructions don't cover the sit-
uation
-"follow through on every con-
tingency"
22. Ethics in an issue. OBM
23. 4.01 Compliance with Supervision Requirements Behavior analysts are knowl-
edgeable about and comply
with all applicable superviso-
ry requirements (e.g., BACB
rules, licensure requirements,
funder and organization poli-
cies), including those relat-
ed to supervision modalities
and structure (e.g., in person,
video conference, individual,
group).
