A. Philosophical Underpinnings
In regards to the 3 levels of investigations in science, descriptive assessment such as ABC data analysis is to ________________ as functional analysis is to ____________.
A. Description, Prediction
B. Prediction, Control
C. Description, Experimentation
D. Description, Control
B. Prediction, Control
There are two schedules; A and B. 75% of the reinforcement comes from schedule B. Therefore, 75% of the organism’s responding will be allocated to schedule B. This best describes:
A. Behavioral economics
B. Behavioral distribution
C. Matching Law
D. Premack Principle
C. Matching Law
A target definition should be:
A. Objective, contextual, and concise
B. Objective, clear, and complete
C. Measurable, criterion-based, and objective
D. None of the above
B. Objective, clear, and complete
In condition A, Sheldon provides a candy to Penny when she speaks in a low voice and sprays her with water when she speaks in a high voice. In condition B, Sheldon sprays water on Penny when she speaks in a low voice and gives her a candy when she speaks in a high voice. This is likely to be:
A. Reversal is preferred
B. Withdrawal is preferred
C. Reversal and Withdrawal
D. None of the above
A. Reversal is preferred
_______________ ethics refers to a practitioner’s ability to adhere to the ethical code of their discipline and ______________ ethics refers to the person’s moral code.
A. Personal, Professional
B. Scholarly, Personal
C. Professional, Personal
D. Client, Professional
C. Professional, Personal
Every time difficult demands were presented, Joey would rip up his work. Joey ripping up his work was occasioned by difficult demands. When the work is not difficult, Joey does not rip up his work. This exemplifies which attitudes of science?
A. Determinism
B. Analysis
C. Philosophical Doubt
D. Behavioral
A. Determinism
Ignoring is to ______________ extinction as withholding maintaining reinforcers is __________ extinction.
A. Functional, Topographic
B. Respondent, Operant
C. Procedural, Negative
D. Procedural, Functional
D. Procedural, Functional
Inclusions and exclusions satisfy the element of ____________ for operationalized definitions.
A. Contextual
B. Objective
C. Complete
D. Criterion
C. Complete
Howard has been spraying water on Sheldon when he nagged. To determine if this is effective, Howard stopped spraying Sheldon to see if nagging would increase. This is likely to be a:
A. Reversal
B. Withdrawal
C. Alternate
D. Concurrent
B. Withdrawal
Mary, the BCBA was hired by a third party,
A. Decline the job; BCBA should not be hired by a third party.
B. Should clarify her role as a behavior analyst and keep all parties updated at the end of the consulting job.
C. Should clarify her role as a behavior analyst and define roles at the onset of services.
D. Should ultimately view the one who is paying her as the “primary” client.
C. Should clarify her role as a behavior analyst and define roles at the onset of services.
“Tom arriving late to class. Teacher 1 said “I’m sure he was daydreaming about his weekend and got lost roaming around the hallways.” Teacher 2 said “Since the buses arrived late to school, this might have explained his tardiness.” Teacher 2’s statement exemplifies which attitudes of science?
A. Experimentation
B. Empiricism
C. Replication
D. Parsimony
D. Parsimony
Which of the following statement is correct about primary reinforcers?
A. Not all primary reinforcers are required to sustain life at birth
B. Food, money, warmth, praise are primary reinforcers
C. Praise, shelter, water, food are primary reinforcers
D. none of the above
A. Not all primary reinforcers are required to sustain life at birth
Although Jen was able to observe her learner across 5 days, observation conducted vary in times of day and elapsed time. Jen is likely to use _______________ to graph her data on the number of head bangs the learner engaged in across 5 days of observation.
A. Rate
B. Frequency
C. Trial to criterion
D. None of the above
A. Rate
A Changing Criterion design would most likely to be used for:
A. Increasing the percentage of completed steps in a task analysis for making coffee
B. Teaching a learner how to use Microsoft Excel application
C. Increasing the number of words read in a minute for a learner who knows how to read
D. Generalization of greetings to various settings
C. Increasing the number of words read in a minute for a learner who knows how to read
Which exemplifies a dual relationship for the behavior analyst?
A. The behavior analyst coaches his former supervisor’s son in tennis.
B. The behavior analyst has a crush on one of her supervisees and refers him out to another supervisor.
C. The behavior analyst coaches her current client’s son in tennis.
D. They are all examples of dual relationships
C. The behavior analyst coaches her current client’s son in tennis.
Susan took data on her student’s behavior. This exemplifies which attitudes of science?
A. Replication
B. Empiricism
C. Experimentation
D. Determinism
B. Empiricism
You carpool to work with several colleagues. One of your colleagues talks too much and on subjects that are of no interest to you. As a result, you turned on the radio and cranked up the volume to drown him out. In the future when you ride with this colleague, you will continue to turn on the radio to a high volume when he starts babbling. Turning on the radio is influenced by ______________________ and in particular, a(n) _____________ behavior.
A. Positive Reinforcement
B. Negative Reinforcement, avoidance
C. Negative Reinforcement, escape
D. Discriminated Avoidance, Free-Operant Avoidance
C. Negative Reinforcement, escape
In regards to scale breaks:
A. Trend lines cannot be used to estimate trends for data that crosses a scale break in the vertical axis.
B. A data series that crosses a phase change from one condition to another should be treated like two separate data series
C. Generally, trend lines should not be used if the data series crosses a scale break in the horizontal axis.
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
When baseline data shows variability; one might use this experimental design.
A. Alternating Treatment
B. Multiple Baseline
C. Multiple Treatment
D. Reversal
A. Alternating Treatment
Beth, the BCBA saw another fellow BCBA not giving a tip to his waitress at the local diner on her lunch break.
A. Beth should report the incident to the BACB as this colleague lacks integrity.
B. Beth should report the incident to the BACB as this is not a value of a behavior analyst.
C. Beth does not need to report the incident to the BACB.
D. A and B
C. Beth does not need to report the incident to the BACB.
Susan manipulated variables across settings to see the effects on her student’s problem behaviors. This process best exemplifies which attitudes of science?
A. Replication
B. Experimentation
C. Determinism
D. Empiricism
B. Experimentation
In teaching concept formation of a car, one should teach what a car is by:
A. Show a picture of a car
B. Turning the car's engine on
C. Provide a definition of a car
D. Teach features and non-features of cars
D. Teach features and non-features of cars
The steeper the slope on a cumulative record indicates:
A. The higher the response rate
B. The higher the variability of the data
C. The increase of level
D. None of the above
A. The higher the response rate
John would like to decrease one problem behavior for all the 6 children in the class. A design he might use to demonstrate experimental control by showing the behavior is decreased when and only when the intervention is applied without withdrawing the treatment might be:
A. Multi-element
B. Multiple Schedule
C. Multiple Baseline
D. Multiple Reversals
C. Multiple Baseline
Jim is an OBM consultant and is consulting to a company that manufactures widgets. He has been asked to find ways to increase profits and productivity. His interventions obtained the outcomes the company wanted but employees worked long hours and some jeopardized their health.
A. Jim did not do anything wrong
B. Jim violated ethical guidelines because he considered productivity as a goal and benefit
C. Jim violated ethical guidelines because he did not consider benefits and welfare of the employees
D. Ethics do not apply in this situation
C. Jim violated ethical guidelines because he did not consider benefits and welfare of the employees