BCBA Test 7

100

As I'm standing on top of the double black diamond trail and about to ski down, my heart rate starts to raise. I bended my knees and shifted my weight between the edges of my skis. in regards to my heart racing, it is likely a ___________.

a. respondent behavior

b. conditioned stimulus

c. operant response

d. a symptom of anxiety

a. respondent behavior

100

the supervisee continues to submit work the evening before the supervision meeting. this creates a problem for the supervisor as he does not have adequate time to review the work to provide meaningful feedback. the supervisee is Laos frustrated because he does not receive the level of feedback he wants at the supervision meeting. this can be resolved by doing which of the following

a. reduce the amount of work for the supervisor to review

b. postpone the supervision meeting

c. establish clear expectations on when work needs to be submitted on the contract

d. terminate the supervision contract

c. establish clear expectations on when work needs to be submitted on the contract

100

after surgery, the patient was put on a self pain management system. the patient can press the button to get a set dose of pain medication delivered intravenously. however to prevent overdose, the pain medication is only available every 60 minutes. the schedule exemplified

a. FR

b. VR

c. FI

d. VI

c. FI

100

Celia got in a car accident on the intersection of Cooper Street and Hanley Boulevard. as a result, every time she drove past that same intersection, her heart rate increases and she hovers over the breaks, ready to use them. however, after passing through that intersection for several weeks and experiencing no accidents, her heart rate no longer increases when she drives through it. the decrease of responding is likely due to

a. weakening of the SD

b. operant extinction

c. habituation

d. respondent extinction

100

a. respondent behavior

b. conditioned stimulus

c. operant response

d. a symptom of anxiety

c. operant response

200

the IISCA involves

a. a large response contingency class

b. time based delivery of reinforcement context after emittance of problem behaviors

c. multiple test conditions

d. single contingency analysis

a. a large response contingency class

200

when I eat hotdogs, I need to add mustard. at a picnic, when given a hotdog, I asked the host for some mustard. in regards to asking for mustard, having a hotdog served as a

a. CMO-R

b. CMO-S

c. CMO-T

d. SD

c. CMO-T

200

which of the following is needed before accruing supervision experience for credential of a board certified behavior analyst

a. start the approved ABA graduate course

b. enrolled as a student with a graduate school

c. when you are an RBT

d. when you have an undergraduate degree

a. start the approved ABA graduate course

200

Faulty stimulus control is

a. relevant features controlling the response evoked by stimuli in the same stimulus class

b. irrelevant features controlling the response

c. irrelevant features having no control on a response

d. relevant features having no control on a response

b. irrelevant features controlling the response

200

an example of supportive feedback might be

a. don't do it like that

b. lets see what happens when you try "xyzzy"

c. the mistake you are making is "y"

d. you are forgetting to do "x"

b. lets see what happens when you try "xyzzy"

300

components of BST includes

a. instruction, modeling, feedback, role play

b. lectures, modeling, rehearsal, punishment

c. feedback, reinforcement, tests, lectures

d. instruction, written evaluation, multiple choice questions, surveys

a. instruction, modeling, feedback, role play

300

experimental analysis of problem behaviors might include

a. latency-based FA, ABC analysis, contingency-space analysis

b. trial-based FA, brief FA, contingency-space analysis

c. full FA, ABC analysis, structured analysis

d. IISCA, latency-based FA, precursor FA

300

which of the following exemplifies a FI schedule on hand raising?

a. Lucy will only be called on when she raises her hand on the third time

b. Lucy will only be called on randomly after a certain period of time passed

c. Lucy will only be called on if the IRT of hand raising meets a minimum of 3 minutes upon correct responding

d. Lucy will be called on every 5 minutes regardless of whether she raises her hand or not

c. Lucy will only be called on if the IRT of hand raising meets a minimum of 3 minutes upon correct responding

300

what should the supervisor do after determination that the skill is missing from the supervisees repertoire

a. begin demonstrating the simplest version of the skill to teach

b. begin demonstrating the hardest version of the skill to teach

c. ask the supervisee to listen to a podcast

d. skip the skill and move o to another one

a. begin demonstrating the simplest version of the skill to teach

300

a feature of the IISCA that is different from the Iwata's functional analysis is

a. consists of multiple test conditions

b. test condition matches the control condition

c. single contingency analysis

d. does not demonstrate functional relationship

b. test condition matches the control condition

400

when Gregs children come home from school, he attempts to engage them in conversation such as asking questions like "how was your day" however, the children would only give one word responses. but when Greg has his suit on and had his luggage by the door, his children would shower him with attention. Greg having his suit on and luggage ready (for a business trip) likely served a a __________ evoking his children's behavior to initiating and showering him with attention

a. SD

b. EO

c. AO

d. S-Delta

b. EO

400

Peter is a fast walker. however, he does not pay attention to the light turning green and therefore, does not cross the street until it is too late. this is a problem because the light does not stay green forever and once it turns red, the traffic will resume. to evaluate the intervention, the BCBA is likely to use the data product of _____________. the dimension of behavior targeted for influence is ___________.

a. rate/repeatability

b. IRT/temporal locus

c. latency/temporal locus

d. duration/temporal extent

c. latency/temporal locus

400

Toby raised his hand in class to volunteer to help. the teacher enthusiastically praised Toby, "you are awesome! such a fine young boy who is always willing to help!" In the future, Tobys hand raising to volunteer decreased. the teachers comments likely served as a

a. reinforcement

b. punishment

c. extinction

d. rule governed

b. punishment

400

in a demand condition of a functional analysis, the presentation of work likely serves as a __________ to the problem behavior and the therapist removing the work upon emittance of the problem behavior likely serves as a _________.

a. SD/CMO

b. UMO/CMO

c. SD/ prompt

d. CMO/SD

400

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500

you can do 3 correct math problems or do math problems for a duration of 15 minutes to earn music time. the basic schedule specified in this contingency is

a. FR3

b. FI 15m

c. FR3 and FI 15m

d. alternative

a. FR3

500

an intervention to help staff accept feedback well might be

a. conduct preference assessment on feedback

b. reduce feedback

c. do nothing

d. a and b

a. conduct preference assessment on feedback

500

singing in the shower alone and no one can hear is likely a _________ contingency

a. automatic

b. socially mediated

c. verbal behavior

d. operant

a. automatic

500

which of the following actions is legal or allowed in research publication

a. filing away studies with negative outcomes

b. forging data

c. identifying participants without consent

d. plagiarism

a. filing away studies with negative outcomes

500

you can press "1" to get peanuts, "2" to get chips, "3" to get candy from a vending machine. the topography of the selection base response is the same. The schedule exemplified is likely a

a. multiple

b. chain

c. alternative

d. concurrent