BCABA Exam Questions with Correct Answers

BCABA Exam Questions with Correct
Answers
AppliedQBehaviorQAnalysisQ(ABA)QisQaQ__________QapproachQorQdiscoveringQenvironmentalQ____
_______________QandQforQdevelopingQaQ______________QofQ_____________Q______________Q
thatQisQ____________QandQ______________.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
Scientific,Qvariables,technology,QbehaviorQchange,Qpractical,Qapplicable.



ScienceQisQaQ_____________QapproachQforQ________QandQ_____________QknowledgeQaboutQthe
Q_____________Qworld.QScienceQisQbasedQonQ__________________.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-


systematic,Qseeking,Qorganizing,Qnatural,determinism



PurposeQofQScienceQisQtoQachieveQaQ____________QunderstandingQofQtheQ___________QunderQst
udy.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-thorough,Qphenomena



InQABA,QtheQphenomenaQareQ_____________Q_____________Q_____________.Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-socially,QimportantQ(significant)Qbehaviors




WhatQareQtheQthreeQlevelsQofQscientificQunderstandingQ?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
Description,QPrediction,QControlQ(DinosaursQPlayQCars)



DescriptionQisQ______________QobservationsQthatQcanQbeQ________________QandQ__________
___.QNotQ___________Q_____________.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
scientific,Qquantified,Qclassified.QCausalQexplanations.



PredictionQ(AKA:QCorrelation;Qcovariation);TwoQeventsQmayQregularlyQoccurQatQtheQ________Qtim
e.QThisQdoesQnotQnecessarilyQmeanQthatQtheyQ____________QeachQother.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
same,cause



ExampleQofQDescriptionQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
NumberQofQpraiseQstatementsQmadeQmyQteachersQinQaQclassroom.

,ExampleQofQpredictionQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
WhenQtheQweatherQisQhotQthereQareQmoreQdrowningQdeaths.QTheyQareQrelated,QbutQweQcanQnotQa
ssumeQhotQweatherQcausesQdrowningQdeaths.



ControlQ(AKAQCausation)Q_____________QRelation:QTheQ____________QlevelQofQ___________Qun
derstanding.Q______________demonstrationQthatQ______________QoneQeventQ(_____________
Qvariable)QresultsQinQanotherQeventQ(_____________variable.)Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-


Functional.QHighest.QExperimental,Qmanipulating,Qindependent,dependent.



ExampleQofQControlQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
StudentsQwithQlongerQbreaksQinQaQclassroomQhadQlessQproblemQbehavior.QExhibitedQmultipleQtime
sQyieldingQsameQresults.Q

PenicillinQbacterialQInfection



What'sQanotherQwordQforQprediction?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-CorrelationQorQcovariation



What'sQanotherQwordQforQControl?Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Causation



WhatQareQtheQsixQattitudesQofQscience/QphilosophicalQassumptionsQofQbehavior?Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-1.QDeterminism



2.QEmpiricism

3.QExperimentationQ(AKA:QExperimentalQAnalysis)

4.QReplication

5.QParsimony

6.QPhilosophicalQDoubt



DeterminismQis:

,A.Q__________QandQ__________

B.QLawfulnessQ___/___QStatements

C.QTheQworldQisQ_________and___________.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-CauseQandQEffect

If/Qthen,Q

OrderlyQandQPredictable



EmpiricismQis:Q

A.Q______

B.Q__________,Q____________-
basedQ____________Qapproach,QdrawingQuponQ_____________QandQ_____________.

C.QRequiresQ__________QquantificationQandQdetailedQ__________QofQevents.Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Facts.



Experimental,Qdata,QScientific,QobservationQandQexperience



ExperimentationQis:

TheQ_______QstrategyQofQmostQ__________.

Requires_____________QvariablesQsoQasQtoQseeQtheQ___________QonQtheQ_______Q___________
_.

AQ___________QtoQdetermineQifQoneQeventQ________QanotherQevent.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-
Basic,Qsciences

manipulating,Qeffects,QdependentQvariableQ(DV)

assessment,Qcaused



WhatQisQanotherQnameQforQexperimentationQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-ExperimentalQAnalysis



ReplicationQis:

___________Qexperiments

, TheQmethodQthatQ______________QuseQtoQdetermineQtheQ______________QandQ___________Qo
fQtheirQfindings.Q

HowQscientistsQdiscoverQtheirQ__________.QthusQmakingQscienceQaQ____________-
______________QenterpriseQ.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-Repeating

Scientists,QreliabilityQandQusefulness

mistakes,Qself-correcting



ParsimonyQis:

TheQ________Qtheory

AllQ____________QandQ____________QexplanationsQmustQbeQ______Q______QbeforeQconsidering
QmoreQ__________Qexplanations.Q



HelpQscientistsQfitQfindingsQwithinQtheQfieldsQ__________-QknowledgeQbase.Q-
QCORRECTQANSWERQ-simpliest



simple,Qlogical,QruledQout,Qcomplex

existing



PhilosophicalQDoubtQis:

HavingQ_______Q____________QandQ________QeyeQaboutQtheQ_________QofQyourQstudiesQandQy
ourQ_____QwithQclients.Q-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-healthy,Qskepticism,Qcritical,Qresults,Qwork



WhatQareQtheQ7QDimensionsQofQABA?QBATCAGEQ-QCORRECTQANSWERQ-1.QBehavioral

2.QApplied

3.QTechnological

4.QConceptuallyQSystematic

5.QAnalytical

6.QGenerality

7.QEffective