ABAT EXAMS SET OF FULL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FOR A GUARANTEED GRADE A+ IN
2026.
⫸ BCBA. Ans: masters in related field, specific coursework in ABA,
completed supervision training hours, passed BCBA exam
⫸ Who can practice ABA without supervision/act as supervisors?.
Ans: BCBA-D & BCBA
⫸ BCaBA. Ans: bachelors in related field, coursework in ABA,
training & supervision hours, passed BCBA, CAN'T work alone, but
may supervise RBT's
⫸ RBT. Ans: direct service providers that use ABA, should be ready
to perform all tasks created by BCAB and have responsible certificant
⫸ Supervisor. Ans: assigns tasks & responsibilities to RBT
⫸ Certificant. Ans: must be registered with BACB, diff from sup -
ensures that RBT has BCBA or BCaBA and that supervision
requirements are being met, required to have certificant for each place
you work (one person can be both sup & cert)
,⫸ 6 categories of tasks. Ans: measurement, assessment, skill
aquisition, behavior reduction, documentation/reporting, professional
conduct/scope of practice
⫸ Maintaining RBT credential. Ans: annual completion of the
competency assessment, renewal app & fee, good standing with
BACB board, ongoing supervision
⫸ ABA. Ans: Applied Behavior Analysis, principles of behavior -
rules of how we all learn
⫸ Goal of ABA. Ans: to make changes to socially significant
behavior via objective measurement & analysis
⫸ 7 dimensions of ABA. Ans: Applied, Behavioral, Analytic,
Technological, Conceptually Systematic, Effective, Generality
⫸ 7 Dimensions of ABA: applied. Ans: change must be of social
significance
⫸ 7 Dimensions of ABA: behavioral. Ans: focus on observable and
measurable behavior
⫸ 7 Dimensions of ABA: analytic. Ans: functional relationship has
been reliably shown between environmental event & change in
behavior
,⫸ 7 Dimensions of ABA: Technological. Ans: procedures are
explained so that anyone can use them
⫸ 7 Dimensions of ABA: Conceptually Systematic. Ans:
procedures/interventions are derived from strong theoretical place
⫸ 7 Dimensions of ABA: Generalizable. Ans: change in behavior is
observed in different settings
⫸ BF Skinner. Ans: argued for analysis and examination of 3-term
contingency
⫸ Human Behavior is either:. Ans: Operant or Respondant
⫸ Human Behavior: Operant. Ans: evoked, learned, voluntary,
observable, measurable, the primary behavior observed in ABA,
controlled by antecedent/stimulus, assessed/modified by controlling
stimuli
⫸ Human Behavior: Respondant. Ans: elicited, reflexive,
involuntary
⫸ 3 term-contingency. Ans: antecedent, behavior, consequence OR
stimulus/response/stimulus
, ⫸ 4 consequences that influence behavior. Ans: positive & negative
reinforcement/punishment
⫸ Behavior change can only occur by:. Ans: changing
antecedent/consequence
⫸ Interventions based on ABA. Ans: shaping, task analysis,
chaining, discrete trial training, incidental training, stimulus training,
stimulus fading
⫸ Person First Language. Ans: Placing the individual ahead of the
disability: person with autism
⫸ Prevalence of Autism. Ans: 1 in 68 children in US, x5 more
common in boys (1/42) , NO BIOLOGICAL MARKER FOR
AUTISM
⫸ How is autism diagnosed?. Ans: It is diagnosed via child's
behavior and development history
⫸ Risk Factors of Autism. Ans: identical twins have increased
chances of both having autism, parents with 1 child with autism have
2-8% chance 2nd kid will as well, children born to older parents at
higher risk, usu assoc. w/ fragile X & tuberous sclerosis
ANSWERS FOR A GUARANTEED GRADE A+ IN
2026.
⫸ BCBA. Ans: masters in related field, specific coursework in ABA,
completed supervision training hours, passed BCBA exam
⫸ Who can practice ABA without supervision/act as supervisors?.
Ans: BCBA-D & BCBA
⫸ BCaBA. Ans: bachelors in related field, coursework in ABA,
training & supervision hours, passed BCBA, CAN'T work alone, but
may supervise RBT's
⫸ RBT. Ans: direct service providers that use ABA, should be ready
to perform all tasks created by BCAB and have responsible certificant
⫸ Supervisor. Ans: assigns tasks & responsibilities to RBT
⫸ Certificant. Ans: must be registered with BACB, diff from sup -
ensures that RBT has BCBA or BCaBA and that supervision
requirements are being met, required to have certificant for each place
you work (one person can be both sup & cert)
,⫸ 6 categories of tasks. Ans: measurement, assessment, skill
aquisition, behavior reduction, documentation/reporting, professional
conduct/scope of practice
⫸ Maintaining RBT credential. Ans: annual completion of the
competency assessment, renewal app & fee, good standing with
BACB board, ongoing supervision
⫸ ABA. Ans: Applied Behavior Analysis, principles of behavior -
rules of how we all learn
⫸ Goal of ABA. Ans: to make changes to socially significant
behavior via objective measurement & analysis
⫸ 7 dimensions of ABA. Ans: Applied, Behavioral, Analytic,
Technological, Conceptually Systematic, Effective, Generality
⫸ 7 Dimensions of ABA: applied. Ans: change must be of social
significance
⫸ 7 Dimensions of ABA: behavioral. Ans: focus on observable and
measurable behavior
⫸ 7 Dimensions of ABA: analytic. Ans: functional relationship has
been reliably shown between environmental event & change in
behavior
,⫸ 7 Dimensions of ABA: Technological. Ans: procedures are
explained so that anyone can use them
⫸ 7 Dimensions of ABA: Conceptually Systematic. Ans:
procedures/interventions are derived from strong theoretical place
⫸ 7 Dimensions of ABA: Generalizable. Ans: change in behavior is
observed in different settings
⫸ BF Skinner. Ans: argued for analysis and examination of 3-term
contingency
⫸ Human Behavior is either:. Ans: Operant or Respondant
⫸ Human Behavior: Operant. Ans: evoked, learned, voluntary,
observable, measurable, the primary behavior observed in ABA,
controlled by antecedent/stimulus, assessed/modified by controlling
stimuli
⫸ Human Behavior: Respondant. Ans: elicited, reflexive,
involuntary
⫸ 3 term-contingency. Ans: antecedent, behavior, consequence OR
stimulus/response/stimulus
, ⫸ 4 consequences that influence behavior. Ans: positive & negative
reinforcement/punishment
⫸ Behavior change can only occur by:. Ans: changing
antecedent/consequence
⫸ Interventions based on ABA. Ans: shaping, task analysis,
chaining, discrete trial training, incidental training, stimulus training,
stimulus fading
⫸ Person First Language. Ans: Placing the individual ahead of the
disability: person with autism
⫸ Prevalence of Autism. Ans: 1 in 68 children in US, x5 more
common in boys (1/42) , NO BIOLOGICAL MARKER FOR
AUTISM
⫸ How is autism diagnosed?. Ans: It is diagnosed via child's
behavior and development history
⫸ Risk Factors of Autism. Ans: identical twins have increased
chances of both having autism, parents with 1 child with autism have
2-8% chance 2nd kid will as well, children born to older parents at
higher risk, usu assoc. w/ fragile X & tuberous sclerosis
