BCBA Mock Exam 200 Mock Questions Practice Exam
Questions And Correct Answers (Verified Answers) 2025|2026
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A college professor, before handing out an exam, informs the class that each person can leave class as
soon as they finish the exam. What type of contingency is he implementing?
Independent Group Contingency
Dependent group contingency
Interdependent group contingency
Naturalistic group contingency - correct answer -Independent Group Contingency
A behavior analyst designs an intervention for several members of a group home. The behavior
analyst writes the intervention using several acronyms and abbreviations in the plan. The plan is
highly effective, but the acronyms tend to confuse the other behavior analysts. What dimension of
ABA did the treatment plan violate?
Applied
Technological
Effective
Conceptually Systematic - correct answer -Technological
Which of the following answer choices is not related to stimulus equivalence?
Transitivity
Reflexivity
Symmetry
Reactivity - correct answer -Reactivity
Chad plays baseball for his local men's league team. Today, in honor of one of the sponsors, the whole
team is wearing colored wristbands. Chad does not like to wear the wristband while playing in the
game because it is unpleasant to him. The wristband functions as a _____?
Punishing stimuli
Contingent stimuli
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,Aversive stimuli
Restitutional intervention - correct answer -Aversive stimuli
Michael wants to dunk a basketball. A basketball goal is 10 feet high. Michael asks his friend to
measure how high he jumps, and to provide him with reinforcement each time he jumps higher than
the last measurement. Michael does this until he is able to dunk. What procedure is Michael and his
friend using?
Chaining
Shaping
Prompting
Reinforcing - correct answer -Shaping
Your significant other wakes up earlier than you for work during the week. However, whenever they
wake up, they always make too much noise and wake you up as well. If you wanted to implement a
differential reinforcement procedure targeting the noise-making behavior, what differential
reinforcement procedure would be best?
DRO
DRA
DRI
DRH - correct answer -dri
Susan grew up in an abusive household. After many years of fighting, she was finally removed from
the home and placed in the foster care system. However, Susan still will wait for permission to eat her
dinner because that is what her prior household would have her do. This behavior is ______?
Respondent
Phylogenic
Ontogenic
Elicited - correct answer -Ontogenic
Gina's client loves to throw his pencil on the ground for attention. He will generally laugh afterwards,
and then comply when told to pick it up. On Monday, it took the client 2 minutes to pick up the pencil
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,after being told to pick it up, and on Wednesday it took the client 1 minutes to pick the pencil up after
being told. What is Gina measuring?
IRT
Frequency
Latency
Momentary Time Sampling - correct answer -Latency
You pull up to the drive-thru at the coffee shop. The attendant says, "what can I get you?" You say,
"One coffee please." What type of operant is this?
Mand
Tact
Autoclitic
Intraverbal - correct answer -Intraverbal
Your client's parents don't believe they can implement an intervention you designed. What should
you do?
Continue training them until they are able to implement the intervention
Fire the client for refusing to comply with services
Implement the intervention anyway
Adjust the intervention based on their feedback - correct answer -Adjust the intervention based on
their feedback
What are the two components of a motivating operation?
value and behavior altering
reinforcing and value altering
punishing and behavior altering
behavior altering and topography altering - correct answer -value and behavior altering
An intervention that occurs as a reactive strategy is considered a _______?
Antecedent intervention
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, Response intervention
Behavior intervention
Consequence intervention - correct answer -Consequence intervention
Which of the following reinforcement schedules represent continuous reinforcement?
FR1, FR2, VR1
FR1, VR1
FR1
FR1, FI1 - correct answer -fr1
Session notes: "The client engaged in self-injurious behavior. The client swung an open hand towards
his leg repeatedly contacting the palm of his hand. A red mark was observed as a result of the
behavior." What is this session note describing?
Function
Measurement
Topography
Antecdent - correct answer -Topography
Every Sunday after lunch, Lisa talks to her mom. At first, Lisa only called her mom. Now, on Sundays
after lunch, Lisa will call her mom, text her mom, or drive to her mom's house to see her in person. In
terms of contacting her mom, Lisa is demonstrating ______?
Response generalization
Stimulus generalization
Prompting
Task avoidance - correct answer -Response generalization
Three student researchers recently completed a study using a multiple baseline design. Their supervisor
identified several confounds during the intervention and indicated that the research should be
replicated before it is submitted for publication. The study may lack ______?
Internal validity
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Questions And Correct Answers (Verified Answers) 2025|2026
Q&A | Instant Download Pdf
A college professor, before handing out an exam, informs the class that each person can leave class as
soon as they finish the exam. What type of contingency is he implementing?
Independent Group Contingency
Dependent group contingency
Interdependent group contingency
Naturalistic group contingency - correct answer -Independent Group Contingency
A behavior analyst designs an intervention for several members of a group home. The behavior
analyst writes the intervention using several acronyms and abbreviations in the plan. The plan is
highly effective, but the acronyms tend to confuse the other behavior analysts. What dimension of
ABA did the treatment plan violate?
Applied
Technological
Effective
Conceptually Systematic - correct answer -Technological
Which of the following answer choices is not related to stimulus equivalence?
Transitivity
Reflexivity
Symmetry
Reactivity - correct answer -Reactivity
Chad plays baseball for his local men's league team. Today, in honor of one of the sponsors, the whole
team is wearing colored wristbands. Chad does not like to wear the wristband while playing in the
game because it is unpleasant to him. The wristband functions as a _____?
Punishing stimuli
Contingent stimuli
1|Page
,Aversive stimuli
Restitutional intervention - correct answer -Aversive stimuli
Michael wants to dunk a basketball. A basketball goal is 10 feet high. Michael asks his friend to
measure how high he jumps, and to provide him with reinforcement each time he jumps higher than
the last measurement. Michael does this until he is able to dunk. What procedure is Michael and his
friend using?
Chaining
Shaping
Prompting
Reinforcing - correct answer -Shaping
Your significant other wakes up earlier than you for work during the week. However, whenever they
wake up, they always make too much noise and wake you up as well. If you wanted to implement a
differential reinforcement procedure targeting the noise-making behavior, what differential
reinforcement procedure would be best?
DRO
DRA
DRI
DRH - correct answer -dri
Susan grew up in an abusive household. After many years of fighting, she was finally removed from
the home and placed in the foster care system. However, Susan still will wait for permission to eat her
dinner because that is what her prior household would have her do. This behavior is ______?
Respondent
Phylogenic
Ontogenic
Elicited - correct answer -Ontogenic
Gina's client loves to throw his pencil on the ground for attention. He will generally laugh afterwards,
and then comply when told to pick it up. On Monday, it took the client 2 minutes to pick up the pencil
2|Page
,after being told to pick it up, and on Wednesday it took the client 1 minutes to pick the pencil up after
being told. What is Gina measuring?
IRT
Frequency
Latency
Momentary Time Sampling - correct answer -Latency
You pull up to the drive-thru at the coffee shop. The attendant says, "what can I get you?" You say,
"One coffee please." What type of operant is this?
Mand
Tact
Autoclitic
Intraverbal - correct answer -Intraverbal
Your client's parents don't believe they can implement an intervention you designed. What should
you do?
Continue training them until they are able to implement the intervention
Fire the client for refusing to comply with services
Implement the intervention anyway
Adjust the intervention based on their feedback - correct answer -Adjust the intervention based on
their feedback
What are the two components of a motivating operation?
value and behavior altering
reinforcing and value altering
punishing and behavior altering
behavior altering and topography altering - correct answer -value and behavior altering
An intervention that occurs as a reactive strategy is considered a _______?
Antecedent intervention
3|Page
, Response intervention
Behavior intervention
Consequence intervention - correct answer -Consequence intervention
Which of the following reinforcement schedules represent continuous reinforcement?
FR1, FR2, VR1
FR1, VR1
FR1
FR1, FI1 - correct answer -fr1
Session notes: "The client engaged in self-injurious behavior. The client swung an open hand towards
his leg repeatedly contacting the palm of his hand. A red mark was observed as a result of the
behavior." What is this session note describing?
Function
Measurement
Topography
Antecdent - correct answer -Topography
Every Sunday after lunch, Lisa talks to her mom. At first, Lisa only called her mom. Now, on Sundays
after lunch, Lisa will call her mom, text her mom, or drive to her mom's house to see her in person. In
terms of contacting her mom, Lisa is demonstrating ______?
Response generalization
Stimulus generalization
Prompting
Task avoidance - correct answer -Response generalization
Three student researchers recently completed a study using a multiple baseline design. Their supervisor
identified several confounds during the intervention and indicated that the research should be
replicated before it is submitted for publication. The study may lack ______?
Internal validity
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