BCBA EXAM COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ conceptually systematic.
Answer: dimension of ABA; procedures & effectiveness should be
described in terms of behavioral principles
◉ analytic.
Answer: dimension of ABA; a functional relation between
manipulated events and a reliable change in a dimension of target
behavior should be demonstrated
◉ technological.
Answer: dimension of ABA; operative procedures are identified &
described with detail and clarity
◉ behavioral.
Answer: dimension of ABA; behavior should be in need of
improvement, measurable, & target the client's behavior
◉ applied.
Answer: dimension of ABA; improvements in behaviors that
enhance and improve people's lives
,◉ operant behaviors.
Answer: behaviors not elicited by preceding stimuli but influenced
by stimulus changes that have followed behavior in the past (e.g. not
reflexive)
◉ respondent behavior.
Answer: reflexive behavior; elicited by an antecedent
◉ behaviorism.
Answer: philosophy of science of behavior, experimental analysis of
behavior, & applied behavior analysis
◉ functional relation.
Answer: well-controlled experiment that reveals a specific change in
one event (DV) is reliably created by specific manipulations of
another event (IV) and that is unlikely to be a result of confounding
variables
◉ antecedent.
Answer: environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or
occur prior to behavior of iterest
◉ consequence.
,Answer: a stimulus change that follows the target behavior
◉ conditioned stimulus.
Answer: the stimulus component of a conditioned reflex
◉ conditioned reflex.
Answer: learned stimulus-response functional relation consisting of
an antecedent stimulus and the response it elicits
◉ operant conditioning.
Answer: the process and selective effects of consequences on
behavior
◉ reinforcer.
Answer: a stimulus change that increases the future frequency of
behavior that immediately precedes it
◉ punisher.
Answer: a stimulus change that decreases the future frequency of a
behavior that immediately precedes it
◉ positive reinforcement.
, Answer: a behavior is followed immediately by the presentation of a
stimulus and occurs more often in the future as a result
◉ negative reinforcement.
Answer: a behavior is followed immediately by the removal or
termination of a stimulus and occurs more often in the future as a
result
◉ extinction.
Answer: reinforcement is withheld for all members of a previously
reinforced response class and the frequency of behavior decreases
to prereinforcement level or stops altogether as a result
◉ punishment.
Answer: when a behavior is followed by a stimulus change that
decreases future frequency of that behavior
◉ unconditioned reinforcer.
Answer: a stimulus change that can increase the future frequency of
behavior without prior pairing with any other form of reinforcement
◉ positive punishment.
Answer: a behavior is immediately followed by the presentation of a
stimulus that decreases future frequency of that behavior
WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ conceptually systematic.
Answer: dimension of ABA; procedures & effectiveness should be
described in terms of behavioral principles
◉ analytic.
Answer: dimension of ABA; a functional relation between
manipulated events and a reliable change in a dimension of target
behavior should be demonstrated
◉ technological.
Answer: dimension of ABA; operative procedures are identified &
described with detail and clarity
◉ behavioral.
Answer: dimension of ABA; behavior should be in need of
improvement, measurable, & target the client's behavior
◉ applied.
Answer: dimension of ABA; improvements in behaviors that
enhance and improve people's lives
,◉ operant behaviors.
Answer: behaviors not elicited by preceding stimuli but influenced
by stimulus changes that have followed behavior in the past (e.g. not
reflexive)
◉ respondent behavior.
Answer: reflexive behavior; elicited by an antecedent
◉ behaviorism.
Answer: philosophy of science of behavior, experimental analysis of
behavior, & applied behavior analysis
◉ functional relation.
Answer: well-controlled experiment that reveals a specific change in
one event (DV) is reliably created by specific manipulations of
another event (IV) and that is unlikely to be a result of confounding
variables
◉ antecedent.
Answer: environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or
occur prior to behavior of iterest
◉ consequence.
,Answer: a stimulus change that follows the target behavior
◉ conditioned stimulus.
Answer: the stimulus component of a conditioned reflex
◉ conditioned reflex.
Answer: learned stimulus-response functional relation consisting of
an antecedent stimulus and the response it elicits
◉ operant conditioning.
Answer: the process and selective effects of consequences on
behavior
◉ reinforcer.
Answer: a stimulus change that increases the future frequency of
behavior that immediately precedes it
◉ punisher.
Answer: a stimulus change that decreases the future frequency of a
behavior that immediately precedes it
◉ positive reinforcement.
, Answer: a behavior is followed immediately by the presentation of a
stimulus and occurs more often in the future as a result
◉ negative reinforcement.
Answer: a behavior is followed immediately by the removal or
termination of a stimulus and occurs more often in the future as a
result
◉ extinction.
Answer: reinforcement is withheld for all members of a previously
reinforced response class and the frequency of behavior decreases
to prereinforcement level or stops altogether as a result
◉ punishment.
Answer: when a behavior is followed by a stimulus change that
decreases future frequency of that behavior
◉ unconditioned reinforcer.
Answer: a stimulus change that can increase the future frequency of
behavior without prior pairing with any other form of reinforcement
◉ positive punishment.
Answer: a behavior is immediately followed by the presentation of a
stimulus that decreases future frequency of that behavior
