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BCABA Exam Dumps - Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst

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Question # 9

Jamie frequently falls to the floor and screams at school. Preliminary behavioral assessment data indicate that his tantrums are maintained by attention and escape from demand situations. Jamie's behavior analyst wants to examine precisely how attention and escape conditions affect these behaviors. The behavior analyst does not want to conduct the analysis in Jamie's classroom because she would not be able to control for potentially important factors. Relating to this scenario, which statement is TRUE?

A.

Analyses that involve experimental conditions are almost always conducted in the person's natural environment.

B.

The behavior analyst could conduct the analysis in a vacant classroom, but the generality of the findings is an issue to be considered.

C.

The behavior analyst should conduct detailed interviews with the teacher and school staff to determine functional relations.

D.

Only if the analysis is conducted in Jamie's classroom can a reasonable hypothesis be generated.

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Question # 10

Mark is a 28-year-old man with multiple physical disabilities. The doctor and physical therapist have recommended a variety of positions to benefit Mark's overall health. When Mark is placed in a prescribed position, he yells, arches his back, and bites his wrist. Subsequently, Mark slips out of position. The behavior analyst seeks to help Mark tolerate his positions. Which statement BEST defines a treatment goal?

A.

Mark will tolerate his recommended positions.

B.

Mark will not yell during positioning.

C.

Mark will be placed in his recommended positions for the prescribed amount of time.

D.

Mark will maintain all recommended positions for the prescribed amount of time.

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Question # 11

Why should extinction be used in combination with reinforcement-based procedures?

A.

to ensure effectiveness of the extinction procedure

B.

to eliminate the need for a punishment procedure

C.

to reduce the response effort and resistance to extinction

D.

to reduce undesirable effects such as extinction bursts and aggression

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Question # 12

Elizabeth engages in skin scratching that never occurs when others are present. Additionally, no one has commented on this behavior, and it has occurred undetected by others for quite a long while. Elizabeth hides the scratch marks under clothing. The scratching behavior is MOST likely to be maintained by:

A.

adventitious reinforcement.

B.

social reinforcement.

C.

tangible reinforcement.

D.

automatic reinforcement.

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Question # 13

As the latency between the targeted behavior and delivery of consequences increases, which is MORE likely?

A.

The behavior will be reinforced.

B.

The effectiveness of the reinforcer will be increased.

C.

An intervening response might occur.

D.

The reinforcer will be generalized.

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Question # 14

A major benefit of product recording is that:

A.

it is the easiest recording method.

B.

it is used when a behavior results in a certain tangible outcome.

C.

the observer does not have to be present when the behavior occurs.

D.

one can always determine who engaged in the behavior that led to the product that was recorded.

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Question # 15

The most appropriate tool for performing a behavior pattern analysis is a (n):

A.

ABC form.

B.

daily schedule.

C.

narrative recording.

D.

scatterplot.

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Question # 16

A functional relationship is said to exist when two events

A.

are similar in content.

B.

consistently co-vary.

C.

occur at the same rate.

D.

occur simultaneously.

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