QABA EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
*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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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. - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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. - CORRECT ANSWER-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. - CORRECT ANSWER-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. - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT
ANSWER-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 ANSWERS
*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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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. - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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. - CORRECT ANSWER-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. - CORRECT ANSWER-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. - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT
ANSWER-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.
