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BCBA TASK LIST FK ACTUAL 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
selectionism - (ANSWER)all forms of behavior are selected, shaped, and
maintained by their consequences during an individuals lifetime
ontogeny - (ANSWER)from embryo to adult
phylogeny - (ANSWER)relationships among genetics, experiences, and
environment
empiricism - (ANSWER)objective observation of the phenomena of interest;
independent of the individual prejudices, tastes, and private opinions of the
scientist
determinism - (ANSWER)the assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly
place in which phenomena occur in relation to other events and are not
accidental
pragmatism - (ANSWER)practical approach to problems in which truth is found in
the process of verification
methodological behaviorism - (ANSWER)a philosophical position that views
behavioral events that cannot be publicly observed as outside the realm of
science
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conceptual analysis of behavior - (ANSWER)verbally addresses historical,
philosophical, theoretical, and methodological issues
operant conditioning - (ANSWER)consequences result in an increased or
decreased frequency of the same type of behavior under similar motivational and
environmental conditions in the future
stimulus control - (ANSWER)the process that enables an antecedent stimulus to
gain control over one or more particular behaviors as a function of the individual's
experience of response-consequence correlation in the presence of that
antecedent
discriminative stimulus - (ANSWER)precede a reinforced response and signal that
response will be reinforced
stimulus delta - (ANSWER)antecedent stimulus in presence of which a response
fails to result in reinforcement
negative discriminative stimulus - (ANSWER)stimulus in the presence of which
the individual faces an increased likelihood of receiving punishment
transitive MO - (ANSWER)environmental variable that establishes or abolishes
the reinforcing effectiveness of another stimulus and thereby evokes or abates
the behavior that has been reinforced by that other stimulus
BCBA TASK LIST FK ACTUAL 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
selectionism - (ANSWER)all forms of behavior are selected, shaped, and
maintained by their consequences during an individuals lifetime
ontogeny - (ANSWER)from embryo to adult
phylogeny - (ANSWER)relationships among genetics, experiences, and
environment
empiricism - (ANSWER)objective observation of the phenomena of interest;
independent of the individual prejudices, tastes, and private opinions of the
scientist
determinism - (ANSWER)the assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly
place in which phenomena occur in relation to other events and are not
accidental
pragmatism - (ANSWER)practical approach to problems in which truth is found in
the process of verification
methodological behaviorism - (ANSWER)a philosophical position that views
behavioral events that cannot be publicly observed as outside the realm of
science
, 2
conceptual analysis of behavior - (ANSWER)verbally addresses historical,
philosophical, theoretical, and methodological issues
operant conditioning - (ANSWER)consequences result in an increased or
decreased frequency of the same type of behavior under similar motivational and
environmental conditions in the future
stimulus control - (ANSWER)the process that enables an antecedent stimulus to
gain control over one or more particular behaviors as a function of the individual's
experience of response-consequence correlation in the presence of that
antecedent
discriminative stimulus - (ANSWER)precede a reinforced response and signal that
response will be reinforced
stimulus delta - (ANSWER)antecedent stimulus in presence of which a response
fails to result in reinforcement
negative discriminative stimulus - (ANSWER)stimulus in the presence of which
the individual faces an increased likelihood of receiving punishment
transitive MO - (ANSWER)environmental variable that establishes or abolishes
the reinforcing effectiveness of another stimulus and thereby evokes or abates
the behavior that has been reinforced by that other stimulus
