FIT BCBA EXAM Q&A: 2026 STUDY GUIDE
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ 3-term contingency. Answer: S-R-S: similar to signaling EXCEPT
there is a dependency whereas there isn't necessarily a dependency in
signaling
◉ Abolishing Operation for reinforcement. Answer: Decreases the value
of (has an abolishing effect on) the stimulus as a reinforcer; Has an
abative effect on (abates) behavior
◉ Adaptation. Answer: Results from prolonged exposure to a stimulus
or condition; Not transitory; Term used when refering to reflexes and/or
operant behavior
◉ An Abolishing Operation for punishment. Answer: Decreases the
value of (has an abolishing effect on) the stimulus as a punisher; Has an
evocative effect on (evokes) behavior
◉ An Establishing Operation for punishment. Answer: Increases the
value of (has an establishing effect on) the stimulus as a punisher; Has
an abative effect on (abates) behavior
,◉ Behavior altering. Answer: A Function of MO's; Evokes or abates
behaviors
◉ Behavior. Answer: Anything an organism does; ______ occurs in an
environmental context; Environment is within and outside the skin;
________ produces an effect on the environment, a measureable change;
Dead Man's Test: if it can happen to a dead man = NOT behavior
◉ Behaviorism. Answer: A set of ideas about the science of behavior
analysis
◉ CR. Answer: Conditioned response (short hand)
◉ CS. Answer: Conditioned stimulus (short hand)
◉ differentiation. Answer: If reinforcement is based on topography of
response, it leads to ___?
◉ discrimination. Answer: If reinforcement is based on stimulus
conditions, it leads to ___?
◉ Effective Respondent Conditioning Procedures. Answer: Short Delay
(Very); Long Delay (Usually); Trace (Can Be)
,◉ EOs. Answer: evoke behavior because of a momentary increase in the
value of reinforcement produced by that behavior in the past; So the
outcome of the behavior is MORE reinforcing.
◉ Establishing/Abolishing effect. Answer: Effect of motivating
operation on stimulus; Associate the "i"s in establishing, abolishing, and
stimuli
◉ Evocative/Abative effect. Answer: Refers to momentary
increase/decrease in BEHAVIOR; Associate the "v"s in evocative,
abative, and behavior!
◉ Examples of Private Events Behavior. Answer: Thinking; Dreaming
Seeing/perceiving; Imagining; Feeling; Reading to yourself
◉ Examples of Public Behavior. Answer: Sleeping; Talking; Reading
aloud in class; Looking; Perspiring; Salivating; Breathing
◉ Extinction. Answer: ______________ is contrary to reinforcement
◉ Fixed Ratio. Answer: Reinforce every x number of responses
◉ Functional. Answer: A behavior analytic approach to verbal behavior
deals with the ____________ aspect of communication
, ◉ Functional Relations. Answer: Behavior analysis focuses on
identifying _________________ ___________
◉ Functional response class. Answer: A class (group) of responses
(single instances of behavior) that share function (effect on
environment).; Topography is different (i.e., different appearance/form);
Outcome (function) is the same; Responses occurs under similar
situations (stimulus conditions); Speaking loosely, response is part of the
same functional class when it serves the same purpose as another
response
◉ Fundamental Property: Repeatability AND Temporal Locus. Answer:
Dimensional Quantity: IRT, Rate, and Celeration
◉ Fundamental Property: Repeatability. Answer: Dimensional Quantity:
Countability
◉ Fundamental Property: Temporal Extent. Answer: Dimensional
Quantity: Duration
◉ Fundamental Property: Temporal Locus. Answer: Dimensional
Quantity: Latency
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ 3-term contingency. Answer: S-R-S: similar to signaling EXCEPT
there is a dependency whereas there isn't necessarily a dependency in
signaling
◉ Abolishing Operation for reinforcement. Answer: Decreases the value
of (has an abolishing effect on) the stimulus as a reinforcer; Has an
abative effect on (abates) behavior
◉ Adaptation. Answer: Results from prolonged exposure to a stimulus
or condition; Not transitory; Term used when refering to reflexes and/or
operant behavior
◉ An Abolishing Operation for punishment. Answer: Decreases the
value of (has an abolishing effect on) the stimulus as a punisher; Has an
evocative effect on (evokes) behavior
◉ An Establishing Operation for punishment. Answer: Increases the
value of (has an establishing effect on) the stimulus as a punisher; Has
an abative effect on (abates) behavior
,◉ Behavior altering. Answer: A Function of MO's; Evokes or abates
behaviors
◉ Behavior. Answer: Anything an organism does; ______ occurs in an
environmental context; Environment is within and outside the skin;
________ produces an effect on the environment, a measureable change;
Dead Man's Test: if it can happen to a dead man = NOT behavior
◉ Behaviorism. Answer: A set of ideas about the science of behavior
analysis
◉ CR. Answer: Conditioned response (short hand)
◉ CS. Answer: Conditioned stimulus (short hand)
◉ differentiation. Answer: If reinforcement is based on topography of
response, it leads to ___?
◉ discrimination. Answer: If reinforcement is based on stimulus
conditions, it leads to ___?
◉ Effective Respondent Conditioning Procedures. Answer: Short Delay
(Very); Long Delay (Usually); Trace (Can Be)
,◉ EOs. Answer: evoke behavior because of a momentary increase in the
value of reinforcement produced by that behavior in the past; So the
outcome of the behavior is MORE reinforcing.
◉ Establishing/Abolishing effect. Answer: Effect of motivating
operation on stimulus; Associate the "i"s in establishing, abolishing, and
stimuli
◉ Evocative/Abative effect. Answer: Refers to momentary
increase/decrease in BEHAVIOR; Associate the "v"s in evocative,
abative, and behavior!
◉ Examples of Private Events Behavior. Answer: Thinking; Dreaming
Seeing/perceiving; Imagining; Feeling; Reading to yourself
◉ Examples of Public Behavior. Answer: Sleeping; Talking; Reading
aloud in class; Looking; Perspiring; Salivating; Breathing
◉ Extinction. Answer: ______________ is contrary to reinforcement
◉ Fixed Ratio. Answer: Reinforce every x number of responses
◉ Functional. Answer: A behavior analytic approach to verbal behavior
deals with the ____________ aspect of communication
, ◉ Functional Relations. Answer: Behavior analysis focuses on
identifying _________________ ___________
◉ Functional response class. Answer: A class (group) of responses
(single instances of behavior) that share function (effect on
environment).; Topography is different (i.e., different appearance/form);
Outcome (function) is the same; Responses occurs under similar
situations (stimulus conditions); Speaking loosely, response is part of the
same functional class when it serves the same purpose as another
response
◉ Fundamental Property: Repeatability AND Temporal Locus. Answer:
Dimensional Quantity: IRT, Rate, and Celeration
◉ Fundamental Property: Repeatability. Answer: Dimensional Quantity:
Countability
◉ Fundamental Property: Temporal Extent. Answer: Dimensional
Quantity: Duration
◉ Fundamental Property: Temporal Locus. Answer: Dimensional
Quantity: Latency
