BCBA Task List FK Exam Latest Update
Behavior (FK-01) - ANSWER only occurs when there is an interactive
condition between an organism and its surroundings (including it's own body)
Is being anxious Bx? (FK-01) - ANSWER NO - is a state - doesn't specify an
environmental agent that anxious organism interacts
Is getting wet Bx? (FK-01) - ANSWER No
Is being hungry Bx? (FK-01) - ANSWER NO - is a state - doesn't specify an
environmental agent that hunger organism interacts
Is someone walking in the rain Bx? (FK-01) - ANSWER Yes
Is receiving a token Bx? (FK-01) - ANSWER No - it implies changes in the
environment but doesn't suggest or require change in the child's movement
what are the fundamental properties that Bx can be measured (FK-01) -
ANSWER Temporal locus
Temporal extent
Repeatability
Temporal locus (FK-01) - ANSWER when in time Bx occurs
Temporal extent (FK-01) - ANSWER duration of a Bx
Repeatability (FK-01) - ANSWER frequency the Bx occurs over time
Topography (FK-01) - ANSWER Can vary for same Bx each response (i.e. can
open bag of popcorn slightly different)
Response class (FK-01) - ANSWER a group of responses with the same
function (each response in the group produced the same effect on the
environment)
- class is open to wide variety of forms
- but topographical variation is limited
Selectionism (FK-02) - ANSWER selection by consequences - phylogenic,
ontogenic, and cultural make up
,Ontogeny (FK-02) - ANSWER Selection by consequences operates during the
lifetime of the individual organism
Phylogeny (FK-02) - ANSWER natural selection in the evolutionary history of
a species
Determinism (FK-03) - ANSWER The universe is a lawful and orderly place in
which all phenomena occurs at the result of other events
Behavior is lawful and determined (FK-03) - ANSWER Determinism
Empiricism (FK-04) - ANSWER objective observation of the phenomena of
interest
Empirical attitude (FK-04) - ANSWER requires objective observation based on
thorough description, systematic, and repeated measurement and precise
quantification of the phenomena of interest
Parsimony (FK-05) - ANSWER all simple, logical explanations for the
phenomenon under investigation be ruled out, experimentally or conceptually,
before more complex or abstract explanations are considered
Pragmatism (FK-06) - ANSWER Assesses the truth of theories or beliefs in
terms of the success of their practical application
**Evaluates science in terms of its products that benefit humanity
Reflexive behavior - ANSWER Respondent behavior (FK-07)
Elicited or brought out by stimuli that immediately precede them (antecedent) -
ANSWER Respondent behavior (FK-07)
Involuntary Bxs and occur whenever the eliciting stimulus is presented -
ANSWER Respondent behavior (FK-07)
Respondent behavior - pavlov explanation (FK-07) - ANSWER attempted to
explain the spontaneous or "voluntary" responsible for voluntary Bx with
mediating variables inside the organism in the form of hypothetical constructs
such as cognitive processes, drives, and free will
Hypothetical constructs (FK-07) - ANSWER theoretical terms that refer to a
possibly existing, but at the moment unobserved process or entity
- can neither be observed or experimentally manipulated
,Ex) free will, "knows" , motivation
Operant Behavior (FK-07) - ANSWER influenced by stimulus changes that
have followed the Bx in the past
Experimental Analysis of Behavior (FK-07) - ANSWER Records the rate at
which a single subject emitted a given Bx in a controlled and standardized
experimental chamber
Radical behaviorism (FK-08) - ANSWER the philosophy of the science of
human Bx
Mentalism (FK-07) - ANSWER study of Bx that assumes a mental or "inner"
dimension exists that differs from a behavioral dimension that mediates or causes
Bx
Explanatory fiction (FK-07) - ANSWER a fictitious variable that often is simply
another name for the observed Bx that contributes nothing to an understanding of
the variables responsible for developing or maintaining the Bx
circular way of thinking (FK-07) - ANSWER circular way of viewing the cause
and effect of a situation
methodological behaviorism (FK-08) - ANSWER views behavioral events that
cannot be publicly observed as outside the realm of science
- public events only
- does not consider private events
denied the existence of "inner variables" or considered them outside the realm of
scientific accounts (FK-07) - ANSWER methodological behaviorism
searches for controlling variables in the environment (FK-07) - ANSWER
Behaviorism
uses explanatory fictions to understand Bx (FK-07) - ANSWER Mentalistic
approach
Stimulus class (FK-07) - ANSWER a group of stimuli that share specified
common elements along formal (by physical features), temporally (by when they
occur), and/or functionally (by their effects on Bx)
Ontogeny (FK-07) - ANSWER selection by consequences operates during the
lifetime
, Phylogeny (FK-07) - ANSWER natural selection in the evolutionary history of
a species
Behaviorism (FK-09) - ANSWER = theory and philosophy of the science of Bx
- conceptual basis of Bx principles as it relates across many spectrums
-EX) discussion of the importance of counter control toward an understanding of
effective interventions or interpersonal relations and cultural design
Experimental Analysis of Behavior (FK-09) - ANSWER = basic research
-experiments in lab setting with both human and nonhuman subjects with goal of
discovering and clarifying fundamental principles of Bx
EX) experiment investigating how choices made by humans are affected by
interaction of schedule of R+ and short/long consequences
ABA (FK-09) - ANSWER = development of a technology for improving a Bx
-applied research
EX) assessment and treatment of elopement a Bx that poses a great danger
Behavioral Service Delivery (FK-09) - ANSWER Not research, only for a
specific situation or person
EX) therapist providing in home therapy uses principles of Bx
Behavior (FK-10) - ANSWER - only living organisms
- interaction with the environment
- displacement in space through time
Response class (FK-10) - ANSWER a group of responses with the same
function - each response in the group produces the same effect on the
environment
Response generalization (FK-10) - ANSWER extent that a learner emits
untrained responses that are functionally equivalent to the trained target Bx
How to increase the frequency of other members of the same response class
(FK-10) - ANSWER By reinforcing a few new members of the response class of
new forms
Behavior (FK-01) - ANSWER only occurs when there is an interactive
condition between an organism and its surroundings (including it's own body)
Is being anxious Bx? (FK-01) - ANSWER NO - is a state - doesn't specify an
environmental agent that anxious organism interacts
Is getting wet Bx? (FK-01) - ANSWER No
Is being hungry Bx? (FK-01) - ANSWER NO - is a state - doesn't specify an
environmental agent that hunger organism interacts
Is someone walking in the rain Bx? (FK-01) - ANSWER Yes
Is receiving a token Bx? (FK-01) - ANSWER No - it implies changes in the
environment but doesn't suggest or require change in the child's movement
what are the fundamental properties that Bx can be measured (FK-01) -
ANSWER Temporal locus
Temporal extent
Repeatability
Temporal locus (FK-01) - ANSWER when in time Bx occurs
Temporal extent (FK-01) - ANSWER duration of a Bx
Repeatability (FK-01) - ANSWER frequency the Bx occurs over time
Topography (FK-01) - ANSWER Can vary for same Bx each response (i.e. can
open bag of popcorn slightly different)
Response class (FK-01) - ANSWER a group of responses with the same
function (each response in the group produced the same effect on the
environment)
- class is open to wide variety of forms
- but topographical variation is limited
Selectionism (FK-02) - ANSWER selection by consequences - phylogenic,
ontogenic, and cultural make up
,Ontogeny (FK-02) - ANSWER Selection by consequences operates during the
lifetime of the individual organism
Phylogeny (FK-02) - ANSWER natural selection in the evolutionary history of
a species
Determinism (FK-03) - ANSWER The universe is a lawful and orderly place in
which all phenomena occurs at the result of other events
Behavior is lawful and determined (FK-03) - ANSWER Determinism
Empiricism (FK-04) - ANSWER objective observation of the phenomena of
interest
Empirical attitude (FK-04) - ANSWER requires objective observation based on
thorough description, systematic, and repeated measurement and precise
quantification of the phenomena of interest
Parsimony (FK-05) - ANSWER all simple, logical explanations for the
phenomenon under investigation be ruled out, experimentally or conceptually,
before more complex or abstract explanations are considered
Pragmatism (FK-06) - ANSWER Assesses the truth of theories or beliefs in
terms of the success of their practical application
**Evaluates science in terms of its products that benefit humanity
Reflexive behavior - ANSWER Respondent behavior (FK-07)
Elicited or brought out by stimuli that immediately precede them (antecedent) -
ANSWER Respondent behavior (FK-07)
Involuntary Bxs and occur whenever the eliciting stimulus is presented -
ANSWER Respondent behavior (FK-07)
Respondent behavior - pavlov explanation (FK-07) - ANSWER attempted to
explain the spontaneous or "voluntary" responsible for voluntary Bx with
mediating variables inside the organism in the form of hypothetical constructs
such as cognitive processes, drives, and free will
Hypothetical constructs (FK-07) - ANSWER theoretical terms that refer to a
possibly existing, but at the moment unobserved process or entity
- can neither be observed or experimentally manipulated
,Ex) free will, "knows" , motivation
Operant Behavior (FK-07) - ANSWER influenced by stimulus changes that
have followed the Bx in the past
Experimental Analysis of Behavior (FK-07) - ANSWER Records the rate at
which a single subject emitted a given Bx in a controlled and standardized
experimental chamber
Radical behaviorism (FK-08) - ANSWER the philosophy of the science of
human Bx
Mentalism (FK-07) - ANSWER study of Bx that assumes a mental or "inner"
dimension exists that differs from a behavioral dimension that mediates or causes
Bx
Explanatory fiction (FK-07) - ANSWER a fictitious variable that often is simply
another name for the observed Bx that contributes nothing to an understanding of
the variables responsible for developing or maintaining the Bx
circular way of thinking (FK-07) - ANSWER circular way of viewing the cause
and effect of a situation
methodological behaviorism (FK-08) - ANSWER views behavioral events that
cannot be publicly observed as outside the realm of science
- public events only
- does not consider private events
denied the existence of "inner variables" or considered them outside the realm of
scientific accounts (FK-07) - ANSWER methodological behaviorism
searches for controlling variables in the environment (FK-07) - ANSWER
Behaviorism
uses explanatory fictions to understand Bx (FK-07) - ANSWER Mentalistic
approach
Stimulus class (FK-07) - ANSWER a group of stimuli that share specified
common elements along formal (by physical features), temporally (by when they
occur), and/or functionally (by their effects on Bx)
Ontogeny (FK-07) - ANSWER selection by consequences operates during the
lifetime
, Phylogeny (FK-07) - ANSWER natural selection in the evolutionary history of
a species
Behaviorism (FK-09) - ANSWER = theory and philosophy of the science of Bx
- conceptual basis of Bx principles as it relates across many spectrums
-EX) discussion of the importance of counter control toward an understanding of
effective interventions or interpersonal relations and cultural design
Experimental Analysis of Behavior (FK-09) - ANSWER = basic research
-experiments in lab setting with both human and nonhuman subjects with goal of
discovering and clarifying fundamental principles of Bx
EX) experiment investigating how choices made by humans are affected by
interaction of schedule of R+ and short/long consequences
ABA (FK-09) - ANSWER = development of a technology for improving a Bx
-applied research
EX) assessment and treatment of elopement a Bx that poses a great danger
Behavioral Service Delivery (FK-09) - ANSWER Not research, only for a
specific situation or person
EX) therapist providing in home therapy uses principles of Bx
Behavior (FK-10) - ANSWER - only living organisms
- interaction with the environment
- displacement in space through time
Response class (FK-10) - ANSWER a group of responses with the same
function - each response in the group produces the same effect on the
environment
Response generalization (FK-10) - ANSWER extent that a learner emits
untrained responses that are functionally equivalent to the trained target Bx
How to increase the frequency of other members of the same response class
(FK-10) - ANSWER By reinforcing a few new members of the response class of
new forms
