ABA MINI MOCK EXAM 1 WITH ALL CORRECT & 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ACTUAL COMPLETE EXAM|
ALREADY GRADED A+
Jennifer, a preschool teacher and BCBA, designs a behavior plan to reduce her student's self-injurious
behavior. She writes out the plan clearly, and describes each step of the plan in detail. When Jennifer
gets the flu, a substitute teacher fills in and is able to follow the plan as written. This describes which
dimension of ABA?
a. Applied
b. Behavioral
c. Generality
d. Technological ✔Correct Answer-d. technological
Steven is a preschooler who engages in high levels of off-task behavior during his school's circle time.
The behavior consultant at Steven's school designs a token system for staying in-seat, and concludes
via
observation that the behavior plan is being implemented with fidelity and has resulted in substantial
increase in Steven's in-seat behavior. However, Steven's teacher reports that his off-task behavior
hasn't
changed—he is still poking peers, lying on his back in his seat, and grabbing toys off a nearby shelf.
Which dimension of ABA would be MOST important for the consultant to address?
a. Behavioral
b. Conceptually systematic
c. Analytical
d. None—the behavioral consultant is adequately addressing all dimensions of ABA ✔Correct
Answer-a. behavioral
Which of the following would NOT be considered behavior, according to the concepts of
methodological behaviorism?
a. Taking a deep breath
b. Counting from 1-10 in your head
c. Laughing out loud to a thought in your head
d. Your knee jerks when the doctor hits it with a hammer ✔Correct Answer-b. counting 1-10 in
your head
Which of the following would be considered behavior, according to B.F. Skinner?
a. Your iPhone falling out of a hole in your pocket
b. Snot dripping out of your nose
c. Thinking about scratching your arm
d. Lying very still ✔Correct Answer-c. Thinking about scratching your arm
Xiang, a BCBA, spends the morning observing a new client in his preschool classroom. She keeps a
log
of the antecedents that precede his tantrums and the consequences the follow his tantrums. She
finds that
every time he has a tantrum, a teacher gives him attention. Xiang has achieves which level of
scientific
, understanding?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Replication
d. Prediction ✔Correct Answer-d. Prediction
Which of the following is a behavior that MOST LIKELY resulted from ontogeny?
a. A toddler jerks her hand away from a hot stove
b. A toddler falls off a chair when her sibling pushes her
c. A toddler screams when presented with broccoli for dinner
d. A toddler gags and coughs when broccoli gets stuck in her throat ✔Correct Answer-c. A toddler
screams when presented with broccoli for dinner
Which of the following is a behavior that MOST LIKELY resulted from phylogeny?
a. A baby starts to cry in response to a loud noise
b. A baby reaches out toward a mobile
c. A baby gets wet in the rain
d. A baby starts to scream when her mother leaves the room ✔Correct Answer-a. A baby starts to
cry in response to a loud noise
In order to assess the hearing abilities of nonverbal adults, a researcher conducted the following test:
First, the researcher repeatedly paired a neutral tone with a small puff of air into the subject's eye;
the
puff of air elicited an eye blink. Next, the researcher played the tone without the puff of air. If the
tone
independently elicited an eye blink, then the tone had become a(n) _________.
a. Conditioned stimulus
b. Neutral stimulus
c. Conditioned response
d. Unconditioned response ✔Correct Answer-a. Conditioned stimulus
Leslie is a toddler who is easily startled by loud noises. Every few minutes, her mom closes a door
loudly. After closing the door several times, Leslie's startle response has decreased. What is this an
example of?
a. Habilitation
b. Habituation
c. The Law of Repeated Exposures
d. Operant behavior ✔Correct Answer-b. Habitutation
Which of the following is NOT a principle of behavior?
a. Punishment
b. Functional relation
c. Extinction
d. Reinforcement ✔Correct Answer-b. Functional relation
Devon is a preschool teacher working with a toddler in free play. When Devon says, "It's time to
clean
up!", the toddler cries loudly and hits the teacher. Devon tells the toddler she can have one more
minute
in free play. When Devon says, "It's time to clean up," this serves as a(n) ______ for the toddler's
tantrum.
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ACTUAL COMPLETE EXAM|
ALREADY GRADED A+
Jennifer, a preschool teacher and BCBA, designs a behavior plan to reduce her student's self-injurious
behavior. She writes out the plan clearly, and describes each step of the plan in detail. When Jennifer
gets the flu, a substitute teacher fills in and is able to follow the plan as written. This describes which
dimension of ABA?
a. Applied
b. Behavioral
c. Generality
d. Technological ✔Correct Answer-d. technological
Steven is a preschooler who engages in high levels of off-task behavior during his school's circle time.
The behavior consultant at Steven's school designs a token system for staying in-seat, and concludes
via
observation that the behavior plan is being implemented with fidelity and has resulted in substantial
increase in Steven's in-seat behavior. However, Steven's teacher reports that his off-task behavior
hasn't
changed—he is still poking peers, lying on his back in his seat, and grabbing toys off a nearby shelf.
Which dimension of ABA would be MOST important for the consultant to address?
a. Behavioral
b. Conceptually systematic
c. Analytical
d. None—the behavioral consultant is adequately addressing all dimensions of ABA ✔Correct
Answer-a. behavioral
Which of the following would NOT be considered behavior, according to the concepts of
methodological behaviorism?
a. Taking a deep breath
b. Counting from 1-10 in your head
c. Laughing out loud to a thought in your head
d. Your knee jerks when the doctor hits it with a hammer ✔Correct Answer-b. counting 1-10 in
your head
Which of the following would be considered behavior, according to B.F. Skinner?
a. Your iPhone falling out of a hole in your pocket
b. Snot dripping out of your nose
c. Thinking about scratching your arm
d. Lying very still ✔Correct Answer-c. Thinking about scratching your arm
Xiang, a BCBA, spends the morning observing a new client in his preschool classroom. She keeps a
log
of the antecedents that precede his tantrums and the consequences the follow his tantrums. She
finds that
every time he has a tantrum, a teacher gives him attention. Xiang has achieves which level of
scientific
, understanding?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Replication
d. Prediction ✔Correct Answer-d. Prediction
Which of the following is a behavior that MOST LIKELY resulted from ontogeny?
a. A toddler jerks her hand away from a hot stove
b. A toddler falls off a chair when her sibling pushes her
c. A toddler screams when presented with broccoli for dinner
d. A toddler gags and coughs when broccoli gets stuck in her throat ✔Correct Answer-c. A toddler
screams when presented with broccoli for dinner
Which of the following is a behavior that MOST LIKELY resulted from phylogeny?
a. A baby starts to cry in response to a loud noise
b. A baby reaches out toward a mobile
c. A baby gets wet in the rain
d. A baby starts to scream when her mother leaves the room ✔Correct Answer-a. A baby starts to
cry in response to a loud noise
In order to assess the hearing abilities of nonverbal adults, a researcher conducted the following test:
First, the researcher repeatedly paired a neutral tone with a small puff of air into the subject's eye;
the
puff of air elicited an eye blink. Next, the researcher played the tone without the puff of air. If the
tone
independently elicited an eye blink, then the tone had become a(n) _________.
a. Conditioned stimulus
b. Neutral stimulus
c. Conditioned response
d. Unconditioned response ✔Correct Answer-a. Conditioned stimulus
Leslie is a toddler who is easily startled by loud noises. Every few minutes, her mom closes a door
loudly. After closing the door several times, Leslie's startle response has decreased. What is this an
example of?
a. Habilitation
b. Habituation
c. The Law of Repeated Exposures
d. Operant behavior ✔Correct Answer-b. Habitutation
Which of the following is NOT a principle of behavior?
a. Punishment
b. Functional relation
c. Extinction
d. Reinforcement ✔Correct Answer-b. Functional relation
Devon is a preschool teacher working with a toddler in free play. When Devon says, "It's time to
clean
up!", the toddler cries loudly and hits the teacher. Devon tells the toddler she can have one more
minute
in free play. When Devon says, "It's time to clean up," this serves as a(n) ______ for the toddler's
tantrum.
