UWF- EDF6225-FOUNDATIONS OF ABA
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Although most of you are preparing for the BACB certification exam, please know that the
material is based on the work of ________ and his science and philosophy of human behavior.
There are occasions where we may spend time on items that are no longer specifically required
for the exam, but we feel are required to be an excellent behavior scientist. - ANS B.F.
Skinner
The ________ is the only standardized form of data measurement in our science. In this course,
you will be charting your own behavior - specifically your daily study of ABA terminology. -
ANS Standard Celeration Chart (SCC)
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) is the single governing body for professionals in
the field of _______. The BACB was established in 1998 to provide certification to professionals
in an effort to establish minimum criteria to be a reactionary in the field. - ANS Applied
Behavior Analysis
The standard celeration chart is the only standardized form of data ______ in our science. -
ANS measurement
The word _______ refers to a systematic approach for seeking and organizing knowledge about
the natural world. - ANS systematic approach
Scientific investigations can yield information regarding the three levels of understanding,
which are _____ ,_______ , and _______. - ANS description, prediction, control.
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, What is the purpose for this systematic approach? - ANS -To achieve a thorough
understanding of the phenomena under study.
-To seek to discover the real truths.
--so no bias by groups or organizations
--or by the scientists themselves.
_______ studies produce a collection of facts about the observed events that can be quantified,
classified, and examined for possible relations with other known facts.
(Can also suggest hypothesis, questions, or additional research ideas.) - ANS Description
The highest level of scientific understanding is ________ . In this regard, we specifically
manipulate one event (the independent variable) in order to produce a reliable change in
another event (the dependent variable), and the change in the dependent variable is not likely
due to other extraneous factors (known as confounding variables). This relationship is referred
to as a _______. - ANS Control; functional relationship
The _________ is the event in which we observe change. - ANS dependent variable
What is a functional relationship? - ANS It exists when a well-controlled experiment
demonstrates that a specific change in one event (the dependent variable) is reliably produced
by specific manipulations of another event (the independent variable), and that the change in
the dependent variable was unlikely to be the result of other extraneous factors (confounding
variables).
The _______ is the event in which we manipulate. - ANS independent variable
The "behavior" we wish to change in behavior analysis is known as the _________. (2) -
ANS dependent variable (2)
The "intervention" we employ in behavior analysis is known as the ________. (2) -
ANS independent variable (2)
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, When we apply an intervention, we are manipulating the _______ . The change we see in the
target behavior is known as the ________. - ANS independent variable; dependent variable
A _______ is demonstrated when we ________ the independent variable and see a ____ in the
dependent variable and that change is not likely due to______. - ANS functional relationship;
manipulate; change; extraneous variables
______ is the assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly place in which phenomena
occur as a result of other events. _______ is the objective observation of the phenomena of
interest. _______ is the repeating of experiments to determine the reliability and usefulness of
the findings. - ANS Determinism; Empiricism; Replication
What is Determinism? - ANS -The idea that scientists follow that the universe is a lawful and
orderly place in which all phenomena occur as the result of other events.
-Events do not occur at will.
-Events are related in systematic ways.
What is Accidentalism? - ANS The idea that events occur by accident or without cause.
What is Fatalism? - ANS the belief that all events are predetermined and therefore
inevitable. The scientific discovery of functional relations and use of these discoveries to
improve things would be impossible.
Can Accidentalism and Fatalism occur concurrently with Determinism? - ANS NO. They are
actually antithetical (opposite) to determinism.
What is Empiricism? - ANS The practice of object observation of the phenomena or interest.
The basis on which all scientific knowledge is built from.
_______ is ensuring we consider the simplest, most logical explanation of a phenomenon
before more complex explanations are considered. - ANS Parsimony
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EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Although most of you are preparing for the BACB certification exam, please know that the
material is based on the work of ________ and his science and philosophy of human behavior.
There are occasions where we may spend time on items that are no longer specifically required
for the exam, but we feel are required to be an excellent behavior scientist. - ANS B.F.
Skinner
The ________ is the only standardized form of data measurement in our science. In this course,
you will be charting your own behavior - specifically your daily study of ABA terminology. -
ANS Standard Celeration Chart (SCC)
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) is the single governing body for professionals in
the field of _______. The BACB was established in 1998 to provide certification to professionals
in an effort to establish minimum criteria to be a reactionary in the field. - ANS Applied
Behavior Analysis
The standard celeration chart is the only standardized form of data ______ in our science. -
ANS measurement
The word _______ refers to a systematic approach for seeking and organizing knowledge about
the natural world. - ANS systematic approach
Scientific investigations can yield information regarding the three levels of understanding,
which are _____ ,_______ , and _______. - ANS description, prediction, control.
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, What is the purpose for this systematic approach? - ANS -To achieve a thorough
understanding of the phenomena under study.
-To seek to discover the real truths.
--so no bias by groups or organizations
--or by the scientists themselves.
_______ studies produce a collection of facts about the observed events that can be quantified,
classified, and examined for possible relations with other known facts.
(Can also suggest hypothesis, questions, or additional research ideas.) - ANS Description
The highest level of scientific understanding is ________ . In this regard, we specifically
manipulate one event (the independent variable) in order to produce a reliable change in
another event (the dependent variable), and the change in the dependent variable is not likely
due to other extraneous factors (known as confounding variables). This relationship is referred
to as a _______. - ANS Control; functional relationship
The _________ is the event in which we observe change. - ANS dependent variable
What is a functional relationship? - ANS It exists when a well-controlled experiment
demonstrates that a specific change in one event (the dependent variable) is reliably produced
by specific manipulations of another event (the independent variable), and that the change in
the dependent variable was unlikely to be the result of other extraneous factors (confounding
variables).
The _______ is the event in which we manipulate. - ANS independent variable
The "behavior" we wish to change in behavior analysis is known as the _________. (2) -
ANS dependent variable (2)
The "intervention" we employ in behavior analysis is known as the ________. (2) -
ANS independent variable (2)
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, When we apply an intervention, we are manipulating the _______ . The change we see in the
target behavior is known as the ________. - ANS independent variable; dependent variable
A _______ is demonstrated when we ________ the independent variable and see a ____ in the
dependent variable and that change is not likely due to______. - ANS functional relationship;
manipulate; change; extraneous variables
______ is the assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly place in which phenomena
occur as a result of other events. _______ is the objective observation of the phenomena of
interest. _______ is the repeating of experiments to determine the reliability and usefulness of
the findings. - ANS Determinism; Empiricism; Replication
What is Determinism? - ANS -The idea that scientists follow that the universe is a lawful and
orderly place in which all phenomena occur as the result of other events.
-Events do not occur at will.
-Events are related in systematic ways.
What is Accidentalism? - ANS The idea that events occur by accident or without cause.
What is Fatalism? - ANS the belief that all events are predetermined and therefore
inevitable. The scientific discovery of functional relations and use of these discoveries to
improve things would be impossible.
Can Accidentalism and Fatalism occur concurrently with Determinism? - ANS NO. They are
actually antithetical (opposite) to determinism.
What is Empiricism? - ANS The practice of object observation of the phenomena or interest.
The basis on which all scientific knowledge is built from.
_______ is ensuring we consider the simplest, most logical explanation of a phenomenon
before more complex explanations are considered. - ANS Parsimony
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