BCABA Free Practice Test

Billy, a 20-year-old male, has the capacity to give consent for treatment. The behavior analyst has developed a program and explained it to Billy. Procedures, benefits, rights, and other information also were shown to him. The one element still needed for informed consent is approval from

1. A. Bill
2. B. clinical review committe
3. C. human rights committe
4. D. Billy's parent

Correct Answer: A

Wilma argues with her coworker, who shares the same workstation. Even though Wilma and her coworker can articulate the workplace rules, repeated instructions to cease this behavior have gone unheeded and they are becoming enemies. What would be the MOST appropriate antecedent-based solution?

1. A. Instruct the coworker to stay away from Wilm
2. B. Give Wilma breaks away from her coworker whenever arguments begi
3. C. Assign Wilma to a different workstatio
4. D. Place signs in the workstations identifying appropriate workplace behavio

Correct Answer: C

Teaching a student a self-talk strategy consisting of, "After I use the toilet, I must flush." is an example oF.

1. A. contingency shaped behavio
2. B. direct instructio
3. C. imitative instructio
4. D. rule-governed behavio

Correct Answer: D

What must happen for an alternating-treatments design to be optimally effective?

1. A. An additional return to baseline is undertake
2. B. Criterion changes are gradual to ensure complianc
3. C. Participants discriminate easily between treatment condition
4. D. Participants engage in multiple problem behavior

Correct Answer: C

A behavior analyst is asked to consult about a 10-year-old child who gets out of his seat during class at least once every 15 minutes. The behavior analyst wants the teacher to collect data on the child’s on-task behavior. Given that the teacher works alone in the classroom with 30 children, the BEST procedure to employ would bE.

1. A. interval recordin
2. B. latency recordin
3. C. duration recordin
4. D. time samplin

Correct Answer: D