BACB 5th Edition Task List Section A questions with 100% correct answers 2023

BACB 5th Edition Task List Section AA-1 Identify the goals of behavior analysis as a science (i.e., description, prediction, control) - correct answer Description: Observing behavior and recording what you see in an objective way. Prediction: After describing a behavior several times with similar outcomes, you can begin to accurately guess what will happen under similar circumstances. Control: Altering the environment based on the prediction to control the behaviors. Example: Jonny is fed green beans, he screams. After several occurrences of this behavior happening under the same contexts, you begin to be able to predict that Jonny will scream every time he has green beans. You decide to not give Jonny green beans so he does not scream. Implementation with the client: When your client enters a room and the light is off he tantrums. This happens every day in every room you enter that the light is off. Your client is too short to reach the light switch, so you put a stool under the light switch and teach him to turn on the light himself. Now when the client enters the room, he turns on the light rather than tantruming. This is also an example of a DRO. A-2 Explain the philosophical assumptions underlying the science of behavior analysis (e.g., selectionism, determinism, empiricism, parsimony, pragmatism). - correct answer Selectionism: The idea that we evolve throughout our life as an individual (ontogeny) as well as a species (phylogeny) Pneumonic: darwin selected this Determinism: There is always a reason that things happen, things don't occur randomly. (there's always an antecedent) Pneumonic: I am determined to find the reason behind something occurring in the universe Empiricism: the unbiased observation of the environment by yourself and your 5 senses. Pneumonic: the Emporer needs to be unbiased to observe their people well. Parsimony: The simplest explanation should be the first explanation. Pneumonic: scissors cut money, so do razors, Occam's razor Pragmatism: a philosophy that is true if it leads to successful outcomes when it is applied in the real world. Pneumonic: pragmatic is the practical way to deal with things A-3 Describe and explain behavior from the perspective of radical behaviorism. - correct answer The inclusion of considering thoughts and feelings when observing behavioral events. Feelings do not cause behaviors, but they affect the reinforcing or punishing value of the environment. This helps us consider the role of private events in behavior. Example: A-4 Distinguish among behaviorism, the experimental analysis of behavior, applied behavior analysis, and professional practice guided by the science of behavior analysis. - correct answer Behaviorism: philosophy of the science of behavior The experimental analysis of behavior: basic research applied behavior analysis: developing technology for improving behavior Professional practice guided by the science of behavior analysis: A-5 Describe and define the dimensions of applied behavior analysis (Baer, Wolf, & Risley, 1968). - correct answer Generality Effective Technological Applied Conceptually Systematic Analytic Behavioral Generality - correct answer behavior change that lasts over time, is seen in other environments, and can spread to other behaviors as well. Effective - correct answer the behavior improves enough and results in practical results for the participant or clients