BCBA COMPREHENSIVE EXAM STUDY
GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● Stimulus Control
Answer: situation in which the behavior is altered by the presence or
absence of an antecedent stimulus. Occurs more frequently in the
presence of an A stimulus than in its absence.
●● reinforcement
Answer: when a stimulus change follows a response and increases the
future frequency of that behavior in similar conditions
●● positive reinforcement
Answer: the presentation of a stimulus contingent on a behavior that
increases the future frequency of that behavior in similar conditions
●● negative reinforcement
Answer: the removal of a stimulus contingent on a behavior that
increases the future frequency of that behavior in similar conditions ex.)
excusing problems 10-12 contingent on the completion of problems 1-10
to increase work completion in the future
,●● punishment
Answer: occurs when stimulus change immediately follows a response
and decreases the future frequency of that behavior in similar conditions
1.) positive practice overcorrection 2.) restitutional overcorrection
●● positive punishment (type I)
Answer: a behavior is immediately followed by the presentation of a
stimulus that decreases the future frequency of that behavior
1.) reprimands
2.) response blocking
3.) contingent exercise
4.) contingent electric shock
5.) overcorrection (restitution/positive practice)
●● negative punishment (type II)
Answer: The removal of a stimulus contingent upon a behavior that
decreases future frequency of that behavior 1.) exclusionary 2.) non
exclusionary
●● Overcorrection
Answer: A positive punishment procedure in which, contingent on the
problem behavior, the learner is required to engage in effortful behavior
directly/logically related to fixing the damage caused by the behavior
,●● Positive Practice Overcorrection
Answer: Contingent on the occurrence of a target behavior, a repeated,
correct form of the behavior or a behavior incompatible with the
problem behavior, must be performed a specified number of times
●● Restitutional Overcorrection
Answer: Contingent on the problem behavior, the learner is required to
repair the damage or return the environment to its original state and then
bring the environment to a better state prior to the misbehavior
●● Non-exclusion Time Out (Type II)
Answer: Contingent on the problem behavior, the person remains within
the setting, but does not have reinforcement for a specified period of
time 1.) planned ignoring 2.) contingent observation 3.) time out ribbon
4.) removal of a specific positive reinforcer
●● Partition Time Out
Answer: An exclusion procedure for implementing time-out in which,
contingent on the problem behavior, the person remains within the time
in setting, but stays behind a wall, shield, barrier that restricts view.
●● Planned Ignoring (Time Out)
, Answer: A procedure for implementing time-out in which social
reinforcers (attention, physical contact, verbal interactions) are witheld
for a brief period contingent on the occurrence of the problem behavior
●● elicit
Answer: with respondent/reflexive behavior!
●● evoke
Answer: with operant/consequential behavior
●● Measureable Dimensions
Answer: Repeatability; Temporal extent; Temporal locus; Derivative
Measures
●● Repeatability
Answer: A behavior can occur repeatedly through time (i.e. can be
counted) Ex.) Count, frequency, rate, celeration
●● Temporal extent
Answer: Every instance of behavior occurs during some amount of time.
Ex.) duration
●● Temporal locus
GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● Stimulus Control
Answer: situation in which the behavior is altered by the presence or
absence of an antecedent stimulus. Occurs more frequently in the
presence of an A stimulus than in its absence.
●● reinforcement
Answer: when a stimulus change follows a response and increases the
future frequency of that behavior in similar conditions
●● positive reinforcement
Answer: the presentation of a stimulus contingent on a behavior that
increases the future frequency of that behavior in similar conditions
●● negative reinforcement
Answer: the removal of a stimulus contingent on a behavior that
increases the future frequency of that behavior in similar conditions ex.)
excusing problems 10-12 contingent on the completion of problems 1-10
to increase work completion in the future
,●● punishment
Answer: occurs when stimulus change immediately follows a response
and decreases the future frequency of that behavior in similar conditions
1.) positive practice overcorrection 2.) restitutional overcorrection
●● positive punishment (type I)
Answer: a behavior is immediately followed by the presentation of a
stimulus that decreases the future frequency of that behavior
1.) reprimands
2.) response blocking
3.) contingent exercise
4.) contingent electric shock
5.) overcorrection (restitution/positive practice)
●● negative punishment (type II)
Answer: The removal of a stimulus contingent upon a behavior that
decreases future frequency of that behavior 1.) exclusionary 2.) non
exclusionary
●● Overcorrection
Answer: A positive punishment procedure in which, contingent on the
problem behavior, the learner is required to engage in effortful behavior
directly/logically related to fixing the damage caused by the behavior
,●● Positive Practice Overcorrection
Answer: Contingent on the occurrence of a target behavior, a repeated,
correct form of the behavior or a behavior incompatible with the
problem behavior, must be performed a specified number of times
●● Restitutional Overcorrection
Answer: Contingent on the problem behavior, the learner is required to
repair the damage or return the environment to its original state and then
bring the environment to a better state prior to the misbehavior
●● Non-exclusion Time Out (Type II)
Answer: Contingent on the problem behavior, the person remains within
the setting, but does not have reinforcement for a specified period of
time 1.) planned ignoring 2.) contingent observation 3.) time out ribbon
4.) removal of a specific positive reinforcer
●● Partition Time Out
Answer: An exclusion procedure for implementing time-out in which,
contingent on the problem behavior, the person remains within the time
in setting, but stays behind a wall, shield, barrier that restricts view.
●● Planned Ignoring (Time Out)
, Answer: A procedure for implementing time-out in which social
reinforcers (attention, physical contact, verbal interactions) are witheld
for a brief period contingent on the occurrence of the problem behavior
●● elicit
Answer: with respondent/reflexive behavior!
●● evoke
Answer: with operant/consequential behavior
●● Measureable Dimensions
Answer: Repeatability; Temporal extent; Temporal locus; Derivative
Measures
●● Repeatability
Answer: A behavior can occur repeatedly through time (i.e. can be
counted) Ex.) Count, frequency, rate, celeration
●● Temporal extent
Answer: Every instance of behavior occurs during some amount of time.
Ex.) duration
●● Temporal locus
