QABA Exam Updated Actual Exam Question
and Answer (2026/2027) | Detailed
Rationales
*If you have an individual who engages in escape behaviors you should:*
A. Alternate antecedent interventions daily to see which ones are the most
effective.
B. Provide all antecedent interventions that can prevent escape.
C. Tailor antecedent interventions to the person you support based on data from the
FBA.
D. Choose 3 antecedent interventions for escape maintained behaviors -✓✓ C
Feedback: You should tailor the antecedent interventions based on the data from
the FBA. Just trying random interventions out without knowing how the person
will respond is risky
*After cleaning up a work area contaminated with BBPs or OPIMs you observe
blood on your arm. You identify the blood is not yours. Your skin is intact and you
have no cuts or abrasions where you find the blood. What should you do?*
A. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and do not report the
incident as an exposure.
B. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and report the incident as
an exposure immediately.
C. Delay medical attention but report an exposure to your employer.
D. Seek immediate medical attention but do not report the incident until evaluated.
-✓✓ A
Feedback: Because the blood did not come in contact with your eyes, nose, mouth,
or any broken skin, you do not need to report the incident.
*Which of the following behaviors might serve a "gain attention" function?*
A. Running out of the room
B. Staring at a ceiling fan in a room
C. Making silly noises
D. Hiding in a closet -✓✓ C
Feedback: Making silly noises might serve as a "gain attention" function.
,*A BBP exposure incident includes contact with blood or OPIM via all except:*
A. Intact skin
B. Non-intact skin
C. Mucous membrane
D. Mouth -✓✓ A
Feedback: Contact with intact skin would not be considered a BBP exposure
incident.
*Non-accidental, inappropriate contact or the use of force with an individual that
causes injury or physical pain is considered which type of abuse?*
A. Mental/emotional abuse
B. Sexual abuse
C. Physical abuse
D. Neglect -✓✓ C
Feedback: Physical abuse is non-accidental, inappropriate contact or the use of
force with an individual that causes injury or physical pain. Physical abuse may
include acts of violence, inappropriate punishments like confinement, or actions
that usually cause pain and injury against adults who are incapable of expressing
pain or injury.
*Which of the following is an example of discretionary effort as defined by
Daniels (2000)?*
A. Cindy follows all of her supervisor's instructions and is never late to work.
B. Susanna cleans the work area and organizes materials without being asked.
C. Marco finds what his colleagues are doing incorrectly and trains them on the
correct procedure.
D. Lynn reads informational articles about ABA when she is at home. -✓✓ B
Feedback: Cleaning the work area and organizing materials without being asked is
an example of discretionary effort.
*Which of the following best explains the primary purpose of the BACB's
Professional and Ethical Compliance code?*
A. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to offer
suggestions as how to treat clients and colleagues.
, B. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to restrict the
practice of behavior analysis to certain well-defined circumstances.
C. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to provide
guidelines for certified and credentialed individuals to follow when they are
providing behavior analysis services.
D. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to mandate
specific tasks and behaviors for all certified and credentialed individuals. -✓✓ C
Feedback: The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to
provide guidelines for providing behavior analytic services.
*Which of the following can be said about the uniqueness of people with autism?*
A. People with autism all have complex developmental needs.
B. People with autism are more alike than different in terms of skills.
C. While they may share some characteristics, people with autism are different
from each other.
D. The characteristics of those with autism make them more similar than not. -✓✓
C
Feedback: People with autism share some characteristics but are very different
from one another.
*Which of the following best describes autism spectrum disorders?*
A. A range of developmental disorders that affect a person's ability to understand
appropriate social etiquette
B. Persistent deficits in social communication, social interaction, and engagement
in repetitive or stereotypical movements that impair a person's everyday
functioning
C. 3 specific disorders that cause limitations in social communication, social
interaction, and repetitive patterns of behavior
D. A sliding scale of severity of intellectual disability based on an individual's
ability to engage in appropriate social communication and spatial understanding -
✓✓ B
Feedback: ASD results in persistent deficits in social communication, social
interaction, and engagement in repetitive or stereotypical movements that impair a
person's everyday functioning.
and Answer (2026/2027) | Detailed
Rationales
*If you have an individual who engages in escape behaviors you should:*
A. Alternate antecedent interventions daily to see which ones are the most
effective.
B. Provide all antecedent interventions that can prevent escape.
C. Tailor antecedent interventions to the person you support based on data from the
FBA.
D. Choose 3 antecedent interventions for escape maintained behaviors -✓✓ C
Feedback: You should tailor the antecedent interventions based on the data from
the FBA. Just trying random interventions out without knowing how the person
will respond is risky
*After cleaning up a work area contaminated with BBPs or OPIMs you observe
blood on your arm. You identify the blood is not yours. Your skin is intact and you
have no cuts or abrasions where you find the blood. What should you do?*
A. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and do not report the
incident as an exposure.
B. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and report the incident as
an exposure immediately.
C. Delay medical attention but report an exposure to your employer.
D. Seek immediate medical attention but do not report the incident until evaluated.
-✓✓ A
Feedback: Because the blood did not come in contact with your eyes, nose, mouth,
or any broken skin, you do not need to report the incident.
*Which of the following behaviors might serve a "gain attention" function?*
A. Running out of the room
B. Staring at a ceiling fan in a room
C. Making silly noises
D. Hiding in a closet -✓✓ C
Feedback: Making silly noises might serve as a "gain attention" function.
,*A BBP exposure incident includes contact with blood or OPIM via all except:*
A. Intact skin
B. Non-intact skin
C. Mucous membrane
D. Mouth -✓✓ A
Feedback: Contact with intact skin would not be considered a BBP exposure
incident.
*Non-accidental, inappropriate contact or the use of force with an individual that
causes injury or physical pain is considered which type of abuse?*
A. Mental/emotional abuse
B. Sexual abuse
C. Physical abuse
D. Neglect -✓✓ C
Feedback: Physical abuse is non-accidental, inappropriate contact or the use of
force with an individual that causes injury or physical pain. Physical abuse may
include acts of violence, inappropriate punishments like confinement, or actions
that usually cause pain and injury against adults who are incapable of expressing
pain or injury.
*Which of the following is an example of discretionary effort as defined by
Daniels (2000)?*
A. Cindy follows all of her supervisor's instructions and is never late to work.
B. Susanna cleans the work area and organizes materials without being asked.
C. Marco finds what his colleagues are doing incorrectly and trains them on the
correct procedure.
D. Lynn reads informational articles about ABA when she is at home. -✓✓ B
Feedback: Cleaning the work area and organizing materials without being asked is
an example of discretionary effort.
*Which of the following best explains the primary purpose of the BACB's
Professional and Ethical Compliance code?*
A. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to offer
suggestions as how to treat clients and colleagues.
, B. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to restrict the
practice of behavior analysis to certain well-defined circumstances.
C. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to provide
guidelines for certified and credentialed individuals to follow when they are
providing behavior analysis services.
D. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to mandate
specific tasks and behaviors for all certified and credentialed individuals. -✓✓ C
Feedback: The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to
provide guidelines for providing behavior analytic services.
*Which of the following can be said about the uniqueness of people with autism?*
A. People with autism all have complex developmental needs.
B. People with autism are more alike than different in terms of skills.
C. While they may share some characteristics, people with autism are different
from each other.
D. The characteristics of those with autism make them more similar than not. -✓✓
C
Feedback: People with autism share some characteristics but are very different
from one another.
*Which of the following best describes autism spectrum disorders?*
A. A range of developmental disorders that affect a person's ability to understand
appropriate social etiquette
B. Persistent deficits in social communication, social interaction, and engagement
in repetitive or stereotypical movements that impair a person's everyday
functioning
C. 3 specific disorders that cause limitations in social communication, social
interaction, and repetitive patterns of behavior
D. A sliding scale of severity of intellectual disability based on an individual's
ability to engage in appropriate social communication and spatial understanding -
✓✓ B
Feedback: ASD results in persistent deficits in social communication, social
interaction, and engagement in repetitive or stereotypical movements that impair a
person's everyday functioning.
