Week 1 Quiz: Take the Quiz: PSY7713 - Apr 07 2025 to Jun 13 2025 - Section 01 G/10/25, 5:58 AM
Week 1 Quiz: Take the Quiz
Due Apr 13 at 11:59pm
Points 20
Questions 24
Time Limit None
Instructions
This quiz covers Week 1 elements from the BCBA Test Content Outline (6th ed.). This quiz will help
you and your instructor assess your learning gains, mastery of the relevant learning objectives, and
the following course competency:
Competency 1: Recommend intervention goals based on client preferences, supporting
environments, risks, constraints, and social validity.
Competency 3: Develop a plan to measure, generalize, and maintain intervention strategies.
Please read the following instructions carefully before beginning the quiz:
You must complete and submit the quiz by Sunday 11:59 p.m. CST.
Do not start the quiz until you have completed all weekly study activities. The quiz must be taken
without reference to reading materials, study aids such as flash cards, or notes. A dictionary is
permitted to check spelling; however, a glossary is not permitted. Contact with other learners or
any informant during a quiz is expressly prohibited.
There is no time limit for this quiz.
You may take this quiz once. Be sure to review the readings before you start the quiz.
Click the linked activity title to access the quiz. If you have any issues with the quiz, contact your
instructor.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 15 minutes 19 out of 20
Score for this quiz: 19 out of 20
Submitted Apr 10 at 5:55am
, Week 1 Quiz: Take the Quiz: PSY7713 - Apr 07 2025 to Jun 13 2025 - Section 01 G/10/25, 5:58 AM
This attempt took 15 minutes.
Question 1
pts
A behavior that produces corresponding modifications or co-variations in other adaptive, untrained
behaviors is a(n) .
Behavior cusp.
Critical behavior.
Initiating behavior.
Correct!
Pivotal behavior.
Correct.
Question 2
pts
Improving academic grades is not a good target behavior because academic grades:
Are not a socially valid outcome.
Correct!
Do not specify the behaviors required to achieve the goal.
Correct.
Are too complex an outcome for behavior analysis.
Have poorly defined performance criteria.
Question 3
pts
When prioritizing behaviors for change, which behavior will be deemed as being more important to
initially focus on?
Noncompliance (routinely not following instructions of teacher)
Correct!
Elopement (running away from parents in mall)
Correct.
Property destruction (ripping up papers)
Loud vocalizations (yelling in classroom for 5-7 second intervals)
Week 1 Quiz: Take the Quiz
Due Apr 13 at 11:59pm
Points 20
Questions 24
Time Limit None
Instructions
This quiz covers Week 1 elements from the BCBA Test Content Outline (6th ed.). This quiz will help
you and your instructor assess your learning gains, mastery of the relevant learning objectives, and
the following course competency:
Competency 1: Recommend intervention goals based on client preferences, supporting
environments, risks, constraints, and social validity.
Competency 3: Develop a plan to measure, generalize, and maintain intervention strategies.
Please read the following instructions carefully before beginning the quiz:
You must complete and submit the quiz by Sunday 11:59 p.m. CST.
Do not start the quiz until you have completed all weekly study activities. The quiz must be taken
without reference to reading materials, study aids such as flash cards, or notes. A dictionary is
permitted to check spelling; however, a glossary is not permitted. Contact with other learners or
any informant during a quiz is expressly prohibited.
There is no time limit for this quiz.
You may take this quiz once. Be sure to review the readings before you start the quiz.
Click the linked activity title to access the quiz. If you have any issues with the quiz, contact your
instructor.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 15 minutes 19 out of 20
Score for this quiz: 19 out of 20
Submitted Apr 10 at 5:55am
, Week 1 Quiz: Take the Quiz: PSY7713 - Apr 07 2025 to Jun 13 2025 - Section 01 G/10/25, 5:58 AM
This attempt took 15 minutes.
Question 1
pts
A behavior that produces corresponding modifications or co-variations in other adaptive, untrained
behaviors is a(n) .
Behavior cusp.
Critical behavior.
Initiating behavior.
Correct!
Pivotal behavior.
Correct.
Question 2
pts
Improving academic grades is not a good target behavior because academic grades:
Are not a socially valid outcome.
Correct!
Do not specify the behaviors required to achieve the goal.
Correct.
Are too complex an outcome for behavior analysis.
Have poorly defined performance criteria.
Question 3
pts
When prioritizing behaviors for change, which behavior will be deemed as being more important to
initially focus on?
Noncompliance (routinely not following instructions of teacher)
Correct!
Elopement (running away from parents in mall)
Correct.
Property destruction (ripping up papers)
Loud vocalizations (yelling in classroom for 5-7 second intervals)
