BCBA MOCK EXAM (JESSICA
LEICHTQEISZ) FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT 2026/2027 STUDY
JIM ALWAYS SHARES HIS TOYS WITH HIS FRIENDS. HIS TEACHER TOLD THE CLASSROOM AIDE
THAT JIM HAS A BIG HEART SINCE HE ALWAYS SHARE HIS TOYS. THE AIDE ASKED "WHY DOES
HE SHARE HIS TOY?" THE TEACHER REPLIED "BECAUSE HE HAS A BIG HEART" WHAT DOES THIS
BEST EXEMPLIFY?
A. PRAGMATICISM
B. CIRCULAR REASONING
C. EXPLANATORY FICTION
D. PARSIMONY
B. CIRCULAR REASONING
TASK LIST A
SUSAN IS A BCBA WORKING WITH JOANNA. JOANNA IS A NONVERBAL NINE-YEAR-OLD WITH
AUTISM. JOANNE KEEPS PUTTING HER HAND ON HER MOUTH AND CRYING. SUSAN
SUGGESTS THAT MOM TAKE HER TO THE DENTIST TO SEE IF SHE COULD HAVE A TOOTHACHE.
WHAT IS A TOOTHACHE?
A. EXPLANATORY FICTION
,B. HYPOTHETICAL CONSTRUCT
C. A FUNCTIONAL RELATION
D. A PRIVATE EVENT
D. A PRIVATE EVENT. THIS IS A BEHAVIOR THAT CANNOT BE OBSERVED. PRIVATE EVENTS DO
AFFECT BEHAVIOR EVEN IF WE CANNOT SEE IT.
TASK LIST A
JOAN IS A BCBA WHO WORKS IN A PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
AND RELATED LEARNING DIFFERENCES. WHILE AT THE NAIL SALON, SHE READS AN ARTICLE IN
A TABLOID ABOUT HOW HAVING A PET HAMSTER CAN IMPROVE SOCIAL SKILLS FOR KIDS. SHE
IMMEDIATELY STOPS AT THE PET STORE ON THE WAY HOME AND BUYS FREDDY, A HAMSTER
FOR THE CLASSROOM. SHE WRITES LESSON PLANS FOR ALL HER STUDENTS TO INCLUDE DAILY
TIME WITH FREDDY. WHAT ATTITUDE OF SCIENCE DID JOAN VIOLATE?
A. PHILOSOPHICAL DOUBT
B. PARSIMONY
C. EMPIRICISM
D. EXPERIMENTATION
C. EMPIRICISM
JOAN BASED THIS ON AN ARTICLE IN A TABLOID. THIS IS NOT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.
TASK LIST A
WHICH FORM OF BEHAVIOR SCIENCE RECOGNIZES AND SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND THE
INFLUENCE OF PRIVATE EVENTS ON BEHAVIOR?
A. RADICAL BEHAVIORISM
B. EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE BEHAVIOR
,C. ONTOGENY
D. METHODOLOGICAL BEHAVIORISM
A. RADICAL BEHAVIORISM
TYPE OF BEHAVIORISM BASED ON SKINNER. WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OBSERVE BUT IT DOES
EFFECT BEHAVIOR.
TASK LIST A
JESSICA PUTS LUCKY IN HIS CRATE EVERY TIME THAT SHE GOES TO YOGA. ONE DAY, WHEN
JESSICA PICKED UP HER YOGA MAT, LUCKY WENT INT HIS CRATE WITHOUT BEING ASKED.
JESSICA PRAISED LUCKY AND GAVE HIM A TREAT. NOW EVERY NIGHT WHEN JESSICA PICKS UP
HER YOGA MET, LUCKY GOES INTO HIS CAGE. WHAT EXPLAINS THIS?
A GENERALITY
B PRAGMATISM
C PHYLOGENY
D ONTOGENY
D ONTOGENY
THIS IS SOMETHING HE LEARNED TO DO OVER HIS LIFETIME BASED ON THE CONSEQUENCE OF
GETTING THE TREAT.
TASK LIST A
TIMOTHY IS BCBA WHO IS GOING ON VACATION IN PERU. CARLOS WILL SEE ALL OF HIS KIDS
WHEN HE IS AWAY. TIMOTHY MADE SURE ALL OF HIS PLANS WERE EASY FOR CARLOS TO
UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW. WHICH CHARACTERISTIC OF ABA DOES THIS BEST REPRESENT?
A EFFECTIVE
, B GENERALITY
C CONCEPTUALLY SYSTEMATIC
D TECHNOLOGICAL
D TECHNOLOGICAL. TIMOTHY MADE SURE HIS PLANS WERE WRITTEN AND EASY TO FOLLOW.
TASK LIST A
TOMAS WAS TAUGHT FOUR PHRASES TO GREET A PEER. HELLO. HI. WHAT'S UP? HEY! HOW
ARE THESE FOUR BEHAVIORS RELATED?
A. THEY ARE FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT
B. THEY ARE TOPOGRAPHICAL EQUIVALENT
C. THEY ARE TEMPORALLY EQUIVALENT
D. THEY ARE RELATIONAL FRAMES
A. THEY ARE FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT
THEY SERVE THE SAME EFFECT, FUNCTION, AND PURPOSE ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
TASK LIST B
WHAT IS THE ONLY VERBAL OPERANT UNDER THE DIRECT CONTROL OF A MOTIVATING
OPERATION?
A TACT
B ECHOIC
C MAND
D INTRAVERBAL
C MAND
UNDER DIRECT CONTROL OF AN MO. IT IS ONLY A MAND IF YOU WANT IT, CAN INCLUDE
LEICHTQEISZ) FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT 2026/2027 STUDY
JIM ALWAYS SHARES HIS TOYS WITH HIS FRIENDS. HIS TEACHER TOLD THE CLASSROOM AIDE
THAT JIM HAS A BIG HEART SINCE HE ALWAYS SHARE HIS TOYS. THE AIDE ASKED "WHY DOES
HE SHARE HIS TOY?" THE TEACHER REPLIED "BECAUSE HE HAS A BIG HEART" WHAT DOES THIS
BEST EXEMPLIFY?
A. PRAGMATICISM
B. CIRCULAR REASONING
C. EXPLANATORY FICTION
D. PARSIMONY
B. CIRCULAR REASONING
TASK LIST A
SUSAN IS A BCBA WORKING WITH JOANNA. JOANNA IS A NONVERBAL NINE-YEAR-OLD WITH
AUTISM. JOANNE KEEPS PUTTING HER HAND ON HER MOUTH AND CRYING. SUSAN
SUGGESTS THAT MOM TAKE HER TO THE DENTIST TO SEE IF SHE COULD HAVE A TOOTHACHE.
WHAT IS A TOOTHACHE?
A. EXPLANATORY FICTION
,B. HYPOTHETICAL CONSTRUCT
C. A FUNCTIONAL RELATION
D. A PRIVATE EVENT
D. A PRIVATE EVENT. THIS IS A BEHAVIOR THAT CANNOT BE OBSERVED. PRIVATE EVENTS DO
AFFECT BEHAVIOR EVEN IF WE CANNOT SEE IT.
TASK LIST A
JOAN IS A BCBA WHO WORKS IN A PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
AND RELATED LEARNING DIFFERENCES. WHILE AT THE NAIL SALON, SHE READS AN ARTICLE IN
A TABLOID ABOUT HOW HAVING A PET HAMSTER CAN IMPROVE SOCIAL SKILLS FOR KIDS. SHE
IMMEDIATELY STOPS AT THE PET STORE ON THE WAY HOME AND BUYS FREDDY, A HAMSTER
FOR THE CLASSROOM. SHE WRITES LESSON PLANS FOR ALL HER STUDENTS TO INCLUDE DAILY
TIME WITH FREDDY. WHAT ATTITUDE OF SCIENCE DID JOAN VIOLATE?
A. PHILOSOPHICAL DOUBT
B. PARSIMONY
C. EMPIRICISM
D. EXPERIMENTATION
C. EMPIRICISM
JOAN BASED THIS ON AN ARTICLE IN A TABLOID. THIS IS NOT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.
TASK LIST A
WHICH FORM OF BEHAVIOR SCIENCE RECOGNIZES AND SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND THE
INFLUENCE OF PRIVATE EVENTS ON BEHAVIOR?
A. RADICAL BEHAVIORISM
B. EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE BEHAVIOR
,C. ONTOGENY
D. METHODOLOGICAL BEHAVIORISM
A. RADICAL BEHAVIORISM
TYPE OF BEHAVIORISM BASED ON SKINNER. WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OBSERVE BUT IT DOES
EFFECT BEHAVIOR.
TASK LIST A
JESSICA PUTS LUCKY IN HIS CRATE EVERY TIME THAT SHE GOES TO YOGA. ONE DAY, WHEN
JESSICA PICKED UP HER YOGA MAT, LUCKY WENT INT HIS CRATE WITHOUT BEING ASKED.
JESSICA PRAISED LUCKY AND GAVE HIM A TREAT. NOW EVERY NIGHT WHEN JESSICA PICKS UP
HER YOGA MET, LUCKY GOES INTO HIS CAGE. WHAT EXPLAINS THIS?
A GENERALITY
B PRAGMATISM
C PHYLOGENY
D ONTOGENY
D ONTOGENY
THIS IS SOMETHING HE LEARNED TO DO OVER HIS LIFETIME BASED ON THE CONSEQUENCE OF
GETTING THE TREAT.
TASK LIST A
TIMOTHY IS BCBA WHO IS GOING ON VACATION IN PERU. CARLOS WILL SEE ALL OF HIS KIDS
WHEN HE IS AWAY. TIMOTHY MADE SURE ALL OF HIS PLANS WERE EASY FOR CARLOS TO
UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW. WHICH CHARACTERISTIC OF ABA DOES THIS BEST REPRESENT?
A EFFECTIVE
, B GENERALITY
C CONCEPTUALLY SYSTEMATIC
D TECHNOLOGICAL
D TECHNOLOGICAL. TIMOTHY MADE SURE HIS PLANS WERE WRITTEN AND EASY TO FOLLOW.
TASK LIST A
TOMAS WAS TAUGHT FOUR PHRASES TO GREET A PEER. HELLO. HI. WHAT'S UP? HEY! HOW
ARE THESE FOUR BEHAVIORS RELATED?
A. THEY ARE FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT
B. THEY ARE TOPOGRAPHICAL EQUIVALENT
C. THEY ARE TEMPORALLY EQUIVALENT
D. THEY ARE RELATIONAL FRAMES
A. THEY ARE FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT
THEY SERVE THE SAME EFFECT, FUNCTION, AND PURPOSE ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
TASK LIST B
WHAT IS THE ONLY VERBAL OPERANT UNDER THE DIRECT CONTROL OF A MOTIVATING
OPERATION?
A TACT
B ECHOIC
C MAND
D INTRAVERBAL
C MAND
UNDER DIRECT CONTROL OF AN MO. IT IS ONLY A MAND IF YOU WANT IT, CAN INCLUDE
