BAS MOCK EXAM REVIEW #2 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Latency - ANS the time from the SD to the beginning of the behavior
PLACHECK - ANS AKA momentary time sampling but for groups
Dependent group contingency - ANS the reward for the whole group is dependent on the
performance of an individual student or small group
what is a rule? - ANS a verbal description of a behavioral contingency
what is an analog assessment? - ANS aka a functional analysis, a contrived setting (not
natural)
what is a descriptive assessment? - ANS direct assessment method, observing behavior in its
natural setting
Prior to conducting a preference assessment, what would be most important to know? -
ANS what the learner does prior to the assessment, for example if you are conducting a
preference assessment directly after lunch, edible items will not likely be selected by the
learner.
The relevance of behavior rule states... - ANS that target behaviors should be selected only
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when it can be determined that the behavior is likely to produce reinforcement in the person's
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natural environment.
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, Cultural selectionism relates to... - ANS organisms adopting the behaviors of those around
them primarily through modeling or imitation.
Autoclitic - ANS require two levels of interlocking verbal behavior
The three dimensional qualities of behavior are - ANS repeatability (can be counted),
temporal extent (some amount of time), and temporal locus (certain point in time)
What are the appropriate steps for preparing for a functional analysis (AKA contrived analog
assessment)? - ANS 1. review records (preliminary)
2. indirect assessments
3. direct assessments
4. form a hypothesis
5. conduct the functional analysis
What is the LEAST critical component of token economies? - ANS varying reinforcers
CMO-R - ANS represents either a worsening or bettering of conditions
CMO-T - ANS a stimulus that acquires effectiveness as you need the item in order to access
another (or the final) reinforcer
Treatment drift - ANS applying the independent variable in a different way from the way it is
intended
When recording ABC continuous data a BCBA is: - ANS recording the occurrence of a
specified event on a data sheet whenever they occur regardless of whether the target behavior
occurred with it
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Latency - ANS the time from the SD to the beginning of the behavior
PLACHECK - ANS AKA momentary time sampling but for groups
Dependent group contingency - ANS the reward for the whole group is dependent on the
performance of an individual student or small group
what is a rule? - ANS a verbal description of a behavioral contingency
what is an analog assessment? - ANS aka a functional analysis, a contrived setting (not
natural)
what is a descriptive assessment? - ANS direct assessment method, observing behavior in its
natural setting
Prior to conducting a preference assessment, what would be most important to know? -
ANS what the learner does prior to the assessment, for example if you are conducting a
preference assessment directly after lunch, edible items will not likely be selected by the
learner.
The relevance of behavior rule states... - ANS that target behaviors should be selected only
1
when it can be determined that the behavior is likely to produce reinforcement in the person's
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natural environment.
@COPYRIGHT @THEBRIGHT 2025/2026
, Cultural selectionism relates to... - ANS organisms adopting the behaviors of those around
them primarily through modeling or imitation.
Autoclitic - ANS require two levels of interlocking verbal behavior
The three dimensional qualities of behavior are - ANS repeatability (can be counted),
temporal extent (some amount of time), and temporal locus (certain point in time)
What are the appropriate steps for preparing for a functional analysis (AKA contrived analog
assessment)? - ANS 1. review records (preliminary)
2. indirect assessments
3. direct assessments
4. form a hypothesis
5. conduct the functional analysis
What is the LEAST critical component of token economies? - ANS varying reinforcers
CMO-R - ANS represents either a worsening or bettering of conditions
CMO-T - ANS a stimulus that acquires effectiveness as you need the item in order to access
another (or the final) reinforcer
Treatment drift - ANS applying the independent variable in a different way from the way it is
intended
When recording ABC continuous data a BCBA is: - ANS recording the occurrence of a
specified event on a data sheet whenever they occur regardless of whether the target behavior
occurred with it
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@COPYRIGHT @THEBRIGHT 2025/2026
