BCABA Exam Study Questions with
Correct Answers 2025
NegativeQPracticeQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-repeatingQtheQoffensiveQbehaviorQtoQexhaustion.
PositiveQPracticeQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-repeatingQaQmoreQdesirableQalternateQtoQtheQbehavior
DeterminismQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-TheQuniverseQisQlawful;QnothingQhappensQwillynilly
EmpiricismQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ObjectiveQobservationQofQtheQphenomenaQofQinterest
EffectiveQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Strong,QsociallyQimportantQeffects
GeneralityQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-BehaviorQoccursQinQmultipleQsettings,Qtimes,Qetc.
TechnilogicalQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-DescribedQwellQenoughQtoQbeQreplicatedQbyQanyone
AnalyticQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-FunctionalQrelationQbetweenQtheQIVQandQtheQDV
ConceptuallyQSystematicQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
InterventionQisQidentifiableQandQspecific,QnotQrandom
AppliedQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-AboutQsociallyQsignificantQbehavior
BehavioralQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-MeasurableQandQObservable
ReplicationQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-TheQrepeatingQofQexperiments
, ParsimonyQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-AllQsimple,QlogicalQexplanationsQareQconsideredQfirst
ExperimentationQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-TheQbasicQstrategyQofQmostQsciences
PhilosophicQDoubtQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
ContinuallyQquestionQtheQtruthfulnessQofQwhatQisQregardedQasQfact
DependentQVariableQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-VariableQmeasuredQtoQdetermineQifQitQchanges
IndependentQVariableQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-TheQmanipulatedQVariable;QINtervention
DependentQGroupQContingencyQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
ReinforcementQforQallQisQdependentQonQoneQperson;QHeroQcontingency
IndependentQGroupQContingencyQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
ReinforcementQforQeachQpersonQonlyQdependsQonQthemQindividuallyQmeetingQtheQcriteria
InterdependentQGroupQContingencyQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
AllQmustQmeetQcriteriaQforQallQtoQaccessQReinforcement
ObserverQDriftQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-UnintendedQchangeQinQtheQwayQanQobserverQcollectsQdata
ReactivityQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
WhenQbehaviorQchangesQbecauseQitQisQbeingQobserved/measured
ProceduralQFidelity/TreatmentQIntegrityQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
ExtentQtoQwhichQtheQIVQisQappliedQasQplannedQwithQnoQunplannedQvariables
Correct Answers 2025
NegativeQPracticeQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-repeatingQtheQoffensiveQbehaviorQtoQexhaustion.
PositiveQPracticeQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-repeatingQaQmoreQdesirableQalternateQtoQtheQbehavior
DeterminismQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-TheQuniverseQisQlawful;QnothingQhappensQwillynilly
EmpiricismQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ObjectiveQobservationQofQtheQphenomenaQofQinterest
EffectiveQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Strong,QsociallyQimportantQeffects
GeneralityQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-BehaviorQoccursQinQmultipleQsettings,Qtimes,Qetc.
TechnilogicalQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-DescribedQwellQenoughQtoQbeQreplicatedQbyQanyone
AnalyticQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-FunctionalQrelationQbetweenQtheQIVQandQtheQDV
ConceptuallyQSystematicQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
InterventionQisQidentifiableQandQspecific,QnotQrandom
AppliedQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-AboutQsociallyQsignificantQbehavior
BehavioralQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-MeasurableQandQObservable
ReplicationQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-TheQrepeatingQofQexperiments
, ParsimonyQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-AllQsimple,QlogicalQexplanationsQareQconsideredQfirst
ExperimentationQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-TheQbasicQstrategyQofQmostQsciences
PhilosophicQDoubtQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
ContinuallyQquestionQtheQtruthfulnessQofQwhatQisQregardedQasQfact
DependentQVariableQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-VariableQmeasuredQtoQdetermineQifQitQchanges
IndependentQVariableQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-TheQmanipulatedQVariable;QINtervention
DependentQGroupQContingencyQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
ReinforcementQforQallQisQdependentQonQoneQperson;QHeroQcontingency
IndependentQGroupQContingencyQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
ReinforcementQforQeachQpersonQonlyQdependsQonQthemQindividuallyQmeetingQtheQcriteria
InterdependentQGroupQContingencyQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
AllQmustQmeetQcriteriaQforQallQtoQaccessQReinforcement
ObserverQDriftQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-UnintendedQchangeQinQtheQwayQanQobserverQcollectsQdata
ReactivityQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
WhenQbehaviorQchangesQbecauseQitQisQbeingQobserved/measured
ProceduralQFidelity/TreatmentQIntegrityQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
ExtentQtoQwhichQtheQIVQisQappliedQasQplannedQwithQnoQunplannedQvariables