BCBA_2026 Final Exam
Prep Set
2025-2026
Final Exam Questions with
Verified Answers | Grade A+ |
New Version
,stimulus class any group of stimuli sharing a predetermined set of common elements in one or
more of the following: physical features, temporally, & functionally
stimulus energy change that affects an organism
response class group of responses with the same function & that produce the same effect on the
environment
response specific instance of behavior
behavior activity of living organisms
applied behavior analysis science in which tactics derived from the principles of behavior are applied
systematically to improve socially significant behavior and experimentation is used
to identify the variables responsible for behavior change
empowering a dimension of ABA that say tools that work to instill confidence
doable dimension of ABA that says interventions should be pragmatic
accountable dimension of ABA; behavior should be directly & frequently measured
generality dimension of ABA; changes should last over time
effective dimension of ABA; noticeable and reliable changes in target behavior
conceptually systematic dimension of ABA; procedures & effectiveness should be described in terms of
behavioral principles
analytic dimension of ABA; a functional relation between manipulated events and a reliable
change in a dimension of target behavior should be demonstrated
technological dimension of ABA; operative procedures are identified & described with detail and
clarity
behavioral dimension of ABA; behavior should be in need of improvement, measurable, &
target the client's behavior
, applied dimension of ABA; improvements in behaviors that enhance and improve people's
lives
operant behaviors behaviors not elicited by preceding stimuli but influenced by stimulus changes that
have followed behavior in the past (e.g. not reflexive)
respondent behavior reflexive behavior; elicited by an antecedent
behaviorism philosophy of science of behavior, experimental analysis of behavior, & applied
behavior analysis
functional relation well-controlled experiment that reveals a specific change in one event (DV) is
reliably created by specific manipulations of another event (IV) and that is unlikely to
be a result of confounding variables
antecedent environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or occur prior to behavior of
iterest
consequence a stimulus change that follows the target behavior
conditioned stimulus the stimulus component of a conditioned reflex
conditioned reflex learned stimulus-response functional relation consisting of an antecedent stimulus
and the response it elicits
operant conditioning the process and selective effects of consequences on behavior
reinforcer a stimulus change that increases the future frequency of behavior that immediately
precedes it
punisher a stimulus change that decreases the future frequency of a behavior that
immediately precedes it
positive reinforcement a behavior is followed immediately by the presentation of a stimulus and occurs
more often in the future as a result
negative reinforcement a behavior is followed immediately by the removal or termination of a stimulus and
occurs more often in the future as a result
extinction reinforcement is withheld for all members of a previously reinforced response class
and the frequency of behavior decreases to prereinforcement level or stops
altogether as a result
Prep Set
2025-2026
Final Exam Questions with
Verified Answers | Grade A+ |
New Version
,stimulus class any group of stimuli sharing a predetermined set of common elements in one or
more of the following: physical features, temporally, & functionally
stimulus energy change that affects an organism
response class group of responses with the same function & that produce the same effect on the
environment
response specific instance of behavior
behavior activity of living organisms
applied behavior analysis science in which tactics derived from the principles of behavior are applied
systematically to improve socially significant behavior and experimentation is used
to identify the variables responsible for behavior change
empowering a dimension of ABA that say tools that work to instill confidence
doable dimension of ABA that says interventions should be pragmatic
accountable dimension of ABA; behavior should be directly & frequently measured
generality dimension of ABA; changes should last over time
effective dimension of ABA; noticeable and reliable changes in target behavior
conceptually systematic dimension of ABA; procedures & effectiveness should be described in terms of
behavioral principles
analytic dimension of ABA; a functional relation between manipulated events and a reliable
change in a dimension of target behavior should be demonstrated
technological dimension of ABA; operative procedures are identified & described with detail and
clarity
behavioral dimension of ABA; behavior should be in need of improvement, measurable, &
target the client's behavior
, applied dimension of ABA; improvements in behaviors that enhance and improve people's
lives
operant behaviors behaviors not elicited by preceding stimuli but influenced by stimulus changes that
have followed behavior in the past (e.g. not reflexive)
respondent behavior reflexive behavior; elicited by an antecedent
behaviorism philosophy of science of behavior, experimental analysis of behavior, & applied
behavior analysis
functional relation well-controlled experiment that reveals a specific change in one event (DV) is
reliably created by specific manipulations of another event (IV) and that is unlikely to
be a result of confounding variables
antecedent environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or occur prior to behavior of
iterest
consequence a stimulus change that follows the target behavior
conditioned stimulus the stimulus component of a conditioned reflex
conditioned reflex learned stimulus-response functional relation consisting of an antecedent stimulus
and the response it elicits
operant conditioning the process and selective effects of consequences on behavior
reinforcer a stimulus change that increases the future frequency of behavior that immediately
precedes it
punisher a stimulus change that decreases the future frequency of a behavior that
immediately precedes it
positive reinforcement a behavior is followed immediately by the presentation of a stimulus and occurs
more often in the future as a result
negative reinforcement a behavior is followed immediately by the removal or termination of a stimulus and
occurs more often in the future as a result
extinction reinforcement is withheld for all members of a previously reinforced response class
and the frequency of behavior decreases to prereinforcement level or stops
altogether as a result
