BCBA EXAM COMPLETE TEST PAPER WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ D.
Answer: When teaching a person to tact a cookie, which of the
following is likely the best description of a possible tact training
procedure?
A)
Deliver training only when the student has not had cookies for at
least several hours.
B)
Deliver praise and a bite of the cookie after the emission of the word
"cookie."
C)
Deliver praise after the emission of the word "cookie" when there is
no cookie in sight.
,D)
Deliver praise after the emission of the word "cookie" when there is
a cookie in sight.
◉ A.
Answer: Across three days, there was low IOA on data collected
during a new procedure implemented with a student. For the
student's behavior measured by two observers, agreement was
calculated at 40%, 50%, and 45% for each respective day. What
could be a potential issue?
A)
The definition of the target behavior is unclear.
B)
The description of the teaching procedure is unclear.
C)
,The student being observed is not consistently engaging in the
targeted response.
D)
Percentages are dimensionless and shouldn't be used in behavior
analysis.
◉ D.
Answer: To assess if treatment drift has occurred, which of the
following is least likely to be effective?
A)
Repeatedly review the recordings of half the randomly selected
treatment sessions, and measure if the treatment was followed as
prescribed in just the selected recordings.
B)
Develop a data collection form that describes all acceptable
variations of the treatment and related environmental events, so the
data can quickly be marked on the form.
, C)
Arrange for two independent observers to observe at least 1/3 of
the treatment sessions and measure the delivery of the treatment
compared to how it was originally prescribed.
D)
Conduct a functional analysis of the treatment delivery and
determine which antecedents and consequences maintain both
correct and incorrect implementation of the treatment.
◉ D.
Answer: Tommy's mom says he eats his food quickly: He takes 12
bites of food per minute. What would be the estimated average IRT?
A)
0.2 minutes
B)
12 bites/minute
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ D.
Answer: When teaching a person to tact a cookie, which of the
following is likely the best description of a possible tact training
procedure?
A)
Deliver training only when the student has not had cookies for at
least several hours.
B)
Deliver praise and a bite of the cookie after the emission of the word
"cookie."
C)
Deliver praise after the emission of the word "cookie" when there is
no cookie in sight.
,D)
Deliver praise after the emission of the word "cookie" when there is
a cookie in sight.
◉ A.
Answer: Across three days, there was low IOA on data collected
during a new procedure implemented with a student. For the
student's behavior measured by two observers, agreement was
calculated at 40%, 50%, and 45% for each respective day. What
could be a potential issue?
A)
The definition of the target behavior is unclear.
B)
The description of the teaching procedure is unclear.
C)
,The student being observed is not consistently engaging in the
targeted response.
D)
Percentages are dimensionless and shouldn't be used in behavior
analysis.
◉ D.
Answer: To assess if treatment drift has occurred, which of the
following is least likely to be effective?
A)
Repeatedly review the recordings of half the randomly selected
treatment sessions, and measure if the treatment was followed as
prescribed in just the selected recordings.
B)
Develop a data collection form that describes all acceptable
variations of the treatment and related environmental events, so the
data can quickly be marked on the form.
, C)
Arrange for two independent observers to observe at least 1/3 of
the treatment sessions and measure the delivery of the treatment
compared to how it was originally prescribed.
D)
Conduct a functional analysis of the treatment delivery and
determine which antecedents and consequences maintain both
correct and incorrect implementation of the treatment.
◉ D.
Answer: Tommy's mom says he eats his food quickly: He takes 12
bites of food per minute. What would be the estimated average IRT?
A)
0.2 minutes
B)
12 bites/minute
