Mock BCaBA 2

Matt wants to help Tom find a new girlfriend. Tom has a rough dating history, he always picks the same kind of girl who looks great but engages in very toxic relationship behavior. Tom always tells Matt that the next girl is going to be different, but so far they’ve all been the same. Tom’s very specific selection and history of dating is referred to as his…

Margo is a very experienced dog trainer. During her family interviews, Margo spends a great deal of time asking the family about behaviors that would be most significant to the dog enjoying a happy life. Which of the seven dimensions of ABA does this refer to?

Timmy wants to teach his client how to cook nutritious meals. He spends hours writing out recipes that are simple enough for his client to follow and will yield the same cooking results as if TImmy made it. What dimension of ABA does this best describe?

Jason suffers from a sleepwalking disorder. He has agreed to be a part of a sleep study. This will require Jason to stay at a secured facility (hospital clinic) where they will control his environment including the temperature and lighting. They will monitor his brain activity, vitals and breathing patterns throughout a one week period of time. The doctors want to compile as much information about Jason’s type of sleepwalking and experiment with possible treatments. This type of research falls into what branch of behavior analysis?

When the independent variable produces an effective change in the dependent variable, a BCBA should:

For a homework assignment one of your clients has to research evolution of the human species. He is very interested in it and you are pleased as it is usually difficult to find subjects he likes to talk about and learn about. One day you are writing him a quiz for a pop question game and state “ People evolving over time is an example of___?” Which of the following would be the correct answer for your client to choose?

Danny decides to return to baseline during his independent study on antecedent variables to increase the duration of sleep. Danny has decided that returning to baseline for 3 sessions would not harm his participant and it will show, hopefully, a return back to baseline levels. Danny does see a change in the duration of sleep back to baseline levels and finishes his study by returning back to the antecedent intervention. Danny’s study demonstrates that his intervention alone causes a change in his client’s sleep duration. Which overall goal of behavior analysis as a science does this best describe?

Molly is having a hard time with her two-year-old. Over the past two days, her two-year-old has been crying sporadically and can’t vocalize what they need at that moment. Molly knows that something, a stimulus or event must be contributing to the crying, it can’t just be happening just because. Which underlying assumption of behavior analysis is Molly practicing?

Arnav starts listening to rap artist, 50 Cent, on his iPod and thinks rapping is cool. He starts rapping at home and his father is enraged when hears him spewing derogatory lyrics and swear words. He immediately takes away Arnav’s iPod and tells him to stop listening to rap music. Arnav no longer raps and decides to stop listening to rap music altogether even when he gets his iPod back from his father. Arnav’s behavior of listening to rap music exemplifies what?

Lia’s mom says she can’t watch television. Lia begins to whine incessantly, and her mother tries to ignore it, but eventually, she can’t handle it and says “Fine, you can watch one show, but that is it.” Lia stops whining and the likelihood of mom giving in, increases. Lia’s mother’s behavior is an example of what?

Which of the following exemplifies response generalization?

You are on vacation at the Four Seasons, and you want to use the hotel pool lounge. When you get to the pool lounge door it is locked and you realize you need your hotel key card to get access inside. You call your husband, who is inside your hotel room, and ask him to bring you an extra key card. Being locked out of the pool because you do not have your key card is an example of which CMO?

Uncle Jack lives in the basement and doesn’t enjoy socializing with others. Whenever he leaves the house, he comes up the stairs and passes through the living room to exit through the front door. Lately, his nephew has been spending a lot of time in the living room and enjoys talking to Jack when he comes upstairs. Jack’s interactions with his nephew are making him late to work and social events. His nephew throws tantrums when Jack tells him he is running late and does not have time to talk. Yesterday, Jack decided to use the door on the side of the basement when leaving the house, instead of going upstairs where his nephew was. Now whenever he leaves the house, he uses the basement door instead of going upstairs and interacting with his nephew. Jack’s behavior of leaving the house through the basement door is an example of what?

Max visits his grandparents on Tuesdays and Wednesdays after school. Recently, Max discovered that when he asks his Grandpa for his cell phone he immediately gains access to it and navigates to Youtube where he watches Blippi. Grandpa used to say no and sometimes gave access to the cell phone when Max previously asked. At home, Max’s Mom does not allow Max to use her cell phone. Since Max noticed that Grandpa gave him the phone consistently, he has started to request Mom’s cell phone less at home.Mom is confused by Max not asking for her phone all of a sudden. What best describes the change in Max’s behavior?

Sonya is happy with the progress that her son Conner has made with toilet training. He currently earns a mini M&M for urinating and a lollipop for bowel movements both on the toilet. Sonya is worried that Conner is consuming too much sugar with the current schedule of reinforcement for toileting. She decides to implement a chart to indicate to Connor how many successful trips are needed before gaining access to a sugary treat. Sonya engages in schedule thinning and first moves from the continuous schedule to an FR2. After the first day of success, she moves on to a FR5. On the third day she moves on to a FR8 and notices that Conner is engaging in swatting when she doesn’t give him anything after voiding although he wasn’t engaging in this behavior in previous schedule phases. What is the best explanation for Conner’s change in behavior?

At the end of a highway exit a beggar stands with a sign that reads “homeless disabled veteran”. Cars pass by the beggar in groups. When the cars approach, the beggar walks back and forth holding the sign outwards and collects coins. When the cars pull off, there is a moment of time where no cars are around. The beggar picks up a rock and shuffles it under tethered playing cards. When cars approach, the beggar continues to walk back and forth and hold his sign. Overtime, during the small moments of time early in each cycle after cars pass, the beggar may shuffle a rock.This behavior is best described as….

Which of the following is an example of a variable schedule of reinforcement?

Which of the following describes a positive punishment procedure?

Which of the following is an example of an unconditioned reinforcer?

Casey has been working with her client for over a year, and wants to start thinning their reinforcement schedule from a continuous schedule. She starts by providing reinforcement to the client after every 2 correct responses they provide. What reinforcement schedule is this an example of?

Carrie and her friend, Lane, are driving to a concert and Carrie decides to play the band’s new album on their way there. When her favorite song comes on, she turns the music up as loud as it goes. After a few seconds, she realizes Lane has been yelling “turn it down!!!” at her. She turns the music down and says sorry to Lane before continuing to sing along. Which verbal operant is “turn it down!!!” an example of?

Sarah is an RBT and working with a new client who is six years old. When the student enters the clinic on the first day Sarah says “ Hello Casey!” enthusiastically and smiles at Casey. Casey says “ Hello Casey”! This is an example of which verbal operant?

In order to help your client, Ben, communicate more frequently you decide to add in preferred toys to his environment. Ben begins requesting items, naming items and communicating more often. This is an example of:

_____ is a term used to refer to when a client learns a skill in one setting and is able to then apply the skill in similar situations.

Which of the following is true regarding a variable ratio schedule ?

I called in sick to work even though I wasn’t actually sick and wanted to go out day drinking with my friends. I know I don’t have my boss or coworkers on any social media but JUST IN CASE, I post pictures under a private setting. This is an example of:

Kelly walks away to take a phone call as her son is painting on his canvas. Once she returns, Kelly’s son is painting on the living room walls. Kelly yells, “STOP!!” and her son continues painting. What has occurred?

Saying, “I wish all men and women would worship me” is a:

I take 5 shots and look in the mirror and say, “I think I’m drunk.” This is considered a:

When I was a child I was terrified of popping balloons. As a child, I was attending a birthday party and every time I heard a balloon pop I would jump and start to sweat. Eventually I became used to this and was no longer scared of balloons. However, a few years have passed since I have attended a birthday party with balloons. I went to a baby shower recently and a balloon popped, and I had the same reaction I used to have when I was younger (i.e., jump and sweat). This is an example of:

Adaptation is to _________, whereas habituation is to ___________.

My client rips down the posters on the wall, flips the table, and throws the items off the table. I make my client put back the items, furniture, and posters. I then instruct them to sweep and mop the floor and wipe the windows. This is an example of:

My boyfriend always texts me within 1 minute after I text him. One day I text him and more than 1-minute passes without a response. WHAT THE F? So of course, I text him repeatedly, over, and over and over. My behavior is described as:

Which of the following demonstrates thinning of a reinforcement schedule?

Samuel, a fifth grader, is often described as easy going by his Special Education Teacher. Samuel likes to work for videos of Roblox during his reinforcer breaks. He is allowed to ask for one additional minute of video at the end of his 6 minute timer. After one additional minute, more time is unavailable and Samuel has to complete one additional worksheet of any subject to gain access to videos again. Often when Samuel returns to his workspace he sits quietly, “zones out” and does not begin his work for about 2 minutes. His teacher explains this phenomenon by saying “that’s just Samuel”. What term, in regards to the schedule of reinforcement, describes Samuel’s behavior after his break?

Monica is a cheerleading coach who would like to increase the frequency of smiling in male team members of her squad. The males are most often seen not engaging in expression or smiling during their routine. Monica implements a schedule of reinforcement that gives the male team members minutes to terminate practice early contingent on smiling after a variable interval of 30 seconds. Monica also adds a 4 second window of time for the smile to occur after the VI has passed, but the boys will miss the opportunity if the smile occurs after the 4 second window. What schedule of reinforcement is Monica using?

Which statement best describes what is occurring in the baseline condition for Jack?

Which of the statements below is NOT true of the baseline data?

Which of the following would be used to maximize your accuracy when using Event Recording?

You are trying to get better at basketball by practicing shooting hoops in your backyard. You want to see how long it takes you to make your first basket. You decide to shoot a total of 10 baskets at a time, then pause to write down the total number of baskets made. The first block of 10 trials you make 0 baskets. You pause and write down the number 0. After 5 minutes, you finally make your first basket on the 8th shot, during your second block of 10 trials, then miss the final 2 shots. You pause and write down the number 1. Calculate the trials to criterion for making your first basket.

Sarah is a seven year old girl who is a new client at your clinic. During her intake session, Sarah’s mother expresses concern that when she presents Sarah with her homework there are usually 1-2 minutes that pass before Sarah begins working. When mentioning these 1-2 minutes Sarah’s mother is referring to?

Alex is a BCBA working in the home setting. His client, Richard, is a teenage boy who loves video games and often escapes and delays schoolwork in order to play video games. You decide to implement a behavior contract to motivate Richard to increase his grades. Which data collection method would be the BEST choice in his scenario?

If we are describing a target behavior based on it’s topography than we are describing the:

You are a BCBA working in a school setting. You have a student who just moved to the district and is in a special education classroom. She engages in property destruction in the form of hitting her fist on her desk several times throughout the day. However, not every one of her teachers states they have seen this behavior. In an attempt to measure when the behaviors are occurring you will measure the _____.

Tom, an in-home BCBA, has decided to give one of his client’s parents an interview questionnaire to gain additional information about their child, Chris’s behavior. The parents report that Chris’s behavior is variable and happens unpredictably. Tom asked them what the behavior looks like to gain a better understanding of the behavior of concern. The parents tell Tom that Chris acts up all the time when they are busy working or talking to friends. What is the operational definition of “act up”?

Maria visits her Mom’s house once a week every Saturday. After a recent Expo, Maria’s Mom has taken an interest in gardening and houseplants. Maria’s Mom frequently complains about her new variety of plants: succulents, basil, and jade. They are starting to wilt and turn brown. Maria knows that the plants need different amounts of water to stay healthy and that wilting is a likely cause of lack of water. Maria creates a watering schedule for her Mom so that she can decrease the frequency of her complaints during her visits. Maria wants to collect data on her Mom’s plant watering behavior but does not want to use a continuous measurement. Which of the following is the best permanent product measure to gauge her Mom’s behavior of watering plants?

Madison and her close friend Margret are having a heated debate about Margret’s use of her phone when Madison is trying to talk to her. Madison thinks that it is rude and that she doesn’t have Margret’s attention-is she even paying attention now? Margret thinks that Madison is being unrealistic and that she doesn’t even spend that much time on her phone, even the duration of productivity report says so! Madison wants to prove her point so she decides to take data on Margret’s phone use whenever they are talking in person. However, Madison can’t decide on which type of measure to use. Margret checks her phone frequently but sometimes the duration of the phone use is hard to determine. She looks at her phone for longer durations sometimes and at others only briefly. What type of time-sampling method should Madison use?

Tim is a BCBA in a very busy school district. He is working closely with all of his behavior technicians who are located at 5 different schools within the district. Last week Tim visited a technician Sara who is working with a 3rd grader. The student was observed to engage in multiple requests to leave the classroom which became disruptive to the learning of his peers. Tim took baseline data on the frequency of requesting and recorded 14 requests to leave the room within an hour. Tim told Sara to start to use a visual to indicate how many times per hour the student could request to leave the room starting at 13 and then slowly and strategically decrease the number that were available per hour. Today, Tim arrived to do a check in with Sara and Sara reports that the intervention is not working. Tim asked for more information and both Sara and the classroom teacher explained that although the frequency of requests are decreasing there is still a lot of time wasted on requests. Tim observes the classroom for an hour and records 10 requests to leave the room by the student, four less than the previous observation at the same time of day. Tim would like to consider the information that Sara and the classroom teacher reported. How can Tim increase the validity of his measurement?

Lauren wants to take her basketball skills to the next level and make a travel basketball team. Her trainer Tommy has told her several times that she needs to increase her free throw percentage to 80% or 8/10 free throw attempts and overall field goal percentage to 45% or 4.5/10 overall shot attempts. Over three months Lauren is confident that her skills have increased enough to make the team. Tommy wants to look at the data that they have collected over the last three months to be sure that Lauren is ready for her try-out session. Lauren has taken a total of 1500 shots over her training. Each training session was one hour in length at a frequency of 3 times per week for the last 3 months. Using the following data below, what was Lauren’s trials-to-criterion number for free throws?

The graph below reflects the number of outbursts the child engaged in per daily trials during the intervention phase. Due to the severity of the behavior, no baseline data was collected. What is the next best step?

Sarah is a 11 year old girl in a public school classroom with 28 kids. Sarah often engages in noncompliance up to ten times an hour and elopement from her desk up to 5 times an hour. As the BCBA at the school district you ask the teacher to take data but are struggling with which data collection method to choose for her. Which of the following would be the best data collection method to assign?

Cristina believes that her boyfriend is over-reacting to her numerous trips throughout the week to Starbucks. He believes it is so bad that he is trying to put her on a Starbucks budget. Cristina wants to save every delicious opportunity to fuel up on creamy coffee drinks so she took the following data to prove that she does not need to budget. Given the data below, compute the rate per week of coffee purchases.

Jenny has been studying for the BCBA exam for the last two months. However, her phone notified her that she has been using social media apps more frequently in the last two months as well. Jenny knows she has been using TikTok as a reinforcer break often while studying and was concerned about the amount of time in the app until now. Jenny had her roommate take the following data on her time spent in the TikTok app. From the data below, calculate the percentage of time Jenny was not on TikTok.

Molly wants to show the progress that her student has made in reading sight words. She has been teaching her student to read sight words over 8 consecutive sessions. Her student can now read 36 sight words correctly compared to the starting number of 0. Molly has kept track of the percentage and count of words read correctly each session. How should Molly present her data visually?

Chelsea, an aspiring BCBA, wants to teach her two year old niece to communicate “all done”. Currently her niece throws items when she is finished with them including food and toys. Chelsea believes in total communication as long as it is functional and effective, so she decides to teach both responses of vocal communication by use of functional communication training (FCT) and sign language. During session 14 she probes pointing to a picture icon which scores a count of 13 successful attempts. In Chelsea’s graph below, which intervention had a higher overall response rate?

Alayna would like to teach her son to be a better reader, specifically to sound out simple words during their nightly reading. Alayna thinks that targeting specific types of words at a time will work best for her son as she doesn’t want to overwhelm him. She decides to break down the skill of sounding out words into a task analysis and starts recording data on his independence of each step. She first targets -at words. She sets the mastery criteria at 80% over 3 consecutive nights. Once this criteria is met she moves on to target -an words. Alayna knows that her son’s reading skills have changed drastically since the start of their reading nights and she checks the graph below. What is Alayna’s best conclusion according to the data from the graph?

Mya and Tessa would like to measure the consistency of data collection based off of a new behavioral definition for calling out. They have both observed calling out behavior of a 5th grade student, while in the classroom at the same time but on opposite sides. Calling out happens discretely enough that it was possible for them both to take frequency data per 5 minute intervals for a total duration of 30 minutes. Based on their raw data below, what is their exact count per interval IOA?

Mya and Tessa would like to measure the consistency of data collection based off of a new behavioral definition for calling out. They have both observed calling out behavior of a 5th grade student, while in the classroom at the same time but on opposite sides. Calling out happens discretely enough that it was possible for them both to take frequency data per 5 minute intervals for a total duration of 30 minutes. Based on their raw data below, what is their total count IOA?

Which of the following is not a component of precision teaching?

Erin would like to increase her physical fitness. She has been targeting fitness for 12 weeks and wants to evaluate her progress. She charted the graph below. What is the estimated trend, according to the split middle line of progress in the graph below?

It takes _______ data points to make a trend. If you are targeting a behavior for increase, when the baseline data are ______ or ________, instruction can begin.

When graphing out the results of your intervention your supervisors ask you to use markers counting by tens on the abscissa. Where will you place the markers?

Which experimental design demonstrates the highest level of experimental control?

Morgan wants to find out if placing her mother’s nagging comments on extinction decreases the frequency of these comments. Which of these is true?

An intra-subject design…

Felicia would like to decrease her own nail biting. She thinks that there is no clear antecedent to her nail biting; her nail can be any length, short or long and she still catches herself during the act of biting. Although Felicia thinks that the behavior could be more of a habit, she has recently learned about habit reversal procedures and wants to evaluate if some simple interventions could decrease nail biting. She decides to try wearing acrylic nails, wearing gloves, and using bad tasting nail polish. Felicia takes data in each condition and finds that wearing acrylic nails was most effective. She now has an outstanding appointment every two weeks. For Felicia, what was the dependent variable?

Every morning John hears his Dad moving about and closing his bedroom door around 4:30am. John’s room is across the hall from his parents and he has started to record the time from his digital clock to see if his Dad consistently closes the door at or around 4:30am. John records data for two weeks and gets the following times. John concludes after two weeks, that under the same conditions his Dad will close the bedroom door no later than 4:33am. John’s conclusion highlights what feature of a single-experimental design?

Lilly implemented a successful intervention on her teenage son Brian to decrease the frequency of swearing in front of family members. Although Lilly is proud of her results and loves to see her son being respectful, she wants to know what part of her intervention was most effective. Lilly used both timeout from reinforcement (kicking him off the internet for all devices) for 30 minutes and a fee of 3 dollars into the virtual swear jar (used a cash app to charge him). What should Lilly do to examine the effects of each intervention separately?

Chris, an aspiring BCBA, wants to evaluate the overall growth in social skills in two 11 year old boys in a local Recreation center. Chris works part time in the center and is already responsible for tracking growth and development in the preteen program to advocate for continued funding. Over the course of 4 years, Chris is able to track data on approaching peers, having reciprocal conversations, engaging in social games and changing behavior based on peer’s feedback. Both boys continued to attend the same school and Rec program across the length of the study. Chris’s visual analysis confirms that both boys made substantial growth in social skills across all 4 years. Although Chris believes that the Rec Center is why the boys experienced so much growth, what kind of confound should Chris consider in this case?

Kelly is very excited to put up her hammock in her backyard. What better way to relax at the end of the day than to stretch out and get some vitamin D? Kelly has realized that different areas in her backyard attract more bees, which she is terrified of. To choose the perfect spot, she moves daily to one of 4 different locations in her backyard and counts the number of bees present in each location. What type of experimental design is Kelly using to determine the best hammock spot?

Emily, 12-year-old Jordana’s behavior analyst, loves Halsey. Emily and Jordana often sing Halsey songs together as reinforcement for Jordana to complete her school work. Jordana has brought her grades up from F’s to B’s since she began working with Emily. Her mom is so thankful that she buys Emily Halsey tickets as a thank you. She expects nothing in return and just wants to show her gratitude. Is this acceptable?

You are supervising a trainee who you know posts videos on their Tik Tok about how ABA therapy is a miracle cure for autism, and how the clients at your center are guaranteed to make progress with all their goals within the first month of therapy. One of their videos recently went viral, and the attention seems to be reinforcing their grand claims, as they are now posting more similar videos. However, the trainee is very professional at work. You have never heard them make any inappropriate claims when interacting with clients or parents. They also do not follow any clients’ parents on Tik Tok. Should you address this with your trainee?

Dr. G and his grad students conducted a study to show that behavioral principles can be used to teach computer coding. Padma, the grad student whose thesis the project is being completed, designed the study with minimal help and oversight from Dr. G. Additional students assisted with data collection and analysis and putting the poster together. Padma was able to speak with Dr. G with questions along the way. Padma and her peers are excited to present their work via a poster at a local ABA conference. Whose name should be listed first in the poster’s citation?

Margaret, a BCBA, decides to create a TikTok account as a “modern-day BCBA” to break down common misconceptions about ABA, how it can be used, and its overall benefit for behavior of any kind. Although Margaret means well with the use of her TikTok account, tons of comments start to appear on her reels. One of the most recent ones asks for advice about a specific behavior that a woman is experiencing with her son. After reading the following comment, what should Margaret do?

Nancy takes on the role as clinical director right after passing her BCBA exam, a huge accomplishment. Nancy realizes that a key part of her job is supervising RBTs, potential BCaBA candidates and BCBA candidates. She reminds herself that her skill-set is what got her the job so she must be ready to provide these services to others. Although she is a highly skilled BCBA she doesn’t know much about supervision, RBT requirements or how to give hours for potential BCaBA and BCBA candidates. Which of the following selections is not an appropriate thing for Nancy to do?

Martha is in the process of intake with a new client. During this last intake meeting, Martha explains to the client’s family what tests were administered during the assessment, what they found, and the intervention goals that they propose to begin services. Martha always ends this meeting by getting consent to treat the client. She has verified that the family members are competent and have the capacity to decide on their own and she has ensured that their participation is voluntary. Martha is feeling great that she did everything she had to do to gain consent for treatment. Did Martha obtain proper consent?

Tammy took a very cute selfie with her client during their session today on the company’s tablet. She was so happy that their session was going well and that her client appeared to be HRE (happy, relaxed, and engaged). At the end of her session, she sent it to herself. Tammy knows that this particular client has signed off on a consent to be photographed and to have their photos shared on the company’s social media platforms. At the end of the day, Tammy uploads the photo onto her personal Instagram story with the caption “Love what I do working at the ABCs of Behavior!”. Did Tammy violate the ethics code for behavior analysts?

Kaylee is attending her client’s planning and placement team meeting (PPT) for the first time. Her client has been receiving services through her community school setting including speech, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and special education services. Kaylee sees her client after school hours until right before bedtime. Kaylee listens patiently to all of the service provider’s reports. The speech and language pathologist suggests an increase in speech services as recent testing suggests that the shared client has apraxia of speech (speech sound disorder). The speech therapist currently has a very full caseload and suggests to the client’s Mom to seek an outside provider. Kaylee believes that ABA can cover these deficits and wants to tell Mom to not reduce ABA hours to gain additional speech services. Which of the following actions should Kaylee engage in?

Carol has a client, Nikki who sought out behavioral intervention after trying multiple ways for smoking cessation and they all failed. Carol took baseline data and implemented a self-monitoring intervention with Nikki and uses her boyfriend Bill to take data on Nikki’s daily usage. Nikki checks in with Carol on a weekly basis to discuss the barriers to smoking, thinking process, and awareness. Nikki believes that the intervention is working, she’s feeling better about her smoking behavior and feels that it is truly decreasing. According to the data that Bill takes, the following graph is charted. If Bill’s data is accurate, what should Carol do?

Ben, a BCBA and clinical director works at an early childcare facility that integrates children with diagnoses such as Autism Spectrum Disorder with typical peers in preschool classrooms according to their developmental age. Ben has obtained the majority of his students through the advertisement of free behavioral consulting. Ben has noticed recently that the free consultations are taking up quite a bit of his day, which he can not bill for. His regional director wants answers to why the Key Performance Indicators for his location are dipping, showing less revenue. Ben decides that for future consultations, only 30 minutes will be free and if the meeting goes past that he will charge the family a fee. This way he can still bring in revenue and reach potential new clients. Ben doesn’t change his advertising because he knows that his current flier gets lots of families into the center, even walk-ins! Has Ben made an ethical violation?

Marcy, a practicing BCBA, just expanded her family and safely delivered a little boy, Aiden. She and her partner decide that their house is too small with their two dogs and new baby so they place their house on the market and start their search for a new family home. Surprisingly, they find a gorgeous house within the same town that they currently live in. Once they are moved and settled in, what does Marcy have to do to stay compliant with the BACB?

A BCBA is working with a client whose data indicates a significant increase in SIB. The BCBA wants to collaborate with their client’s psychiatrist, who prescribed a new medication for her client. The BCBA should

You want to develop a task analysis to teach your client how to swing a baseball bat, but you know NOTHING about baseball. What research based method for developing a task analysis is NOT appropriate, in this scenario?

You are transporting client records and data in your car, how should these records be stored?

Cheyenne recently conducted a functional analysis with her client to identify the function of their hitting behavior. She tested the target behavior across five conditions and recorded frequency data for each session. Based on the data table below, what is most likely the function of this behavior?

Tate is starting ABA sessions with a new client, and she’s not sure what their preferred items are yet. She decides to ask her BCBA if she can run a preference assessment with the client during their first session together. The BCBA, who is also her fieldwork supervisor, says she can run a preference assessment, but that she needs to select an appropriate assessment to run with the client, plan it herself, and try to only utilize 15 minutes of her session for the assessment. Tate is a little intimidated but really wants to get this experience. She reads through the client’s assessment notes and sees that the client willingly played with a lot of items during their assessment, but had a hard time giving up items to the BCBA. She also notes that the BCBA was not able to narrow down the client’s likes to a few items and that parents reported a wide range of over 30 preferred items. Based on this information, which preference assessment might be the most appropriate for Tate to select?

Which of the following is false regarding functional behavior assessments?

Denise is always #SpillingTea at work. She gossips about her coworkers, her boss, and even the mailman. Looking at the graph below, how would you describe Denise’s behavior?

Amanda, a fairly new BCBA, just began working with Noah and his family. Noah is five years old and recently received an ASD diagnosis. During Amanda’s initial meeting with Noah and his family, Amanda observed Noah banging his head on the brick fireplace. Amanda questioned mom about the headbanging. Mom confirmed that it happens multiple times per day but it’s fine as he is just doing it for attention. Mom then proceeded to tell Amanda that she really wants Noah to be able to get himself ready for school so that she doesn’t have to wake up so early to get herself and Noah ready. Amanda expressed her concern about Noah’s headbanging. Mom again stated it was just for her attention and it was fine. Mom was visibly annoyed with Amanda going back to the headbanging. After a heated exchange, Amanda agreed to work exclusively on Noah getting himself ready for school. Amanda did not include headbanging in her report. What is the biggest problem in this scenario?

Samantha, a veteran BCBA, is preparing to conduct behavior-analytic services. Which of the following is necessary to determine prior to commencing an initial assessment?

Mandy receives an assignment from her supervisor to conduct a preference assessment. She accidentally zones out during the instructions and stares blankly at the following datasheet. According to the data sheet, what kind of preference assessment is Mandy expected to perform with her client?

Olivia, a new BCBA, is working with a teen to increase social skills with peers. The teen attends online school and displays challenging behaviors when he has to leave the house. In order to assist him with peer interactions, Olivia has arranged for him to engage in virtual gaming with age-appropriate peers and plans to gradually acclimate him to increased interpersonal interactions throughout time (i.e. face time, in-person, etc.). The teen’s mother has a strong reaction and expressed concerns that his virtual engagement with peers further isolates him in his room for extended periods of time, which results in less time spent with the family. The disagreement regarding the intervention to meet this goal refers to which of the following:

Tiffany is a BCBA, and a client on her caseload just started engaging in a new behavior: spitting. Her therapists are all concerned about how to respond to this behavior and want to know what to do. Tiffany decides to observe the client’s sessions and collect ABC (antecedent, behavior, consequence) data in order to determine the function of this behavior. What is Tiffany’s plan an example of?

Jenny a BCBA is conducting a functional analysis for her client Ben. Ben’s behavior is physical aggression towards another person defined as using any part of the body or an object to make harmful contact with another person. What conditions should Jenny include in the functional analysis?

A BCBA chose ten items based on staff and family interviews. All ten items were paired together in all combinations twice, first in a left-right presentation and then in a right-left presentation. A preference hierarchy was calculated by dividing the number of times an item was selected by the total number of pairings and converting the resulting proportion to a percentage. This is an example of what?

You gather a xylophone, hand massager, shape box, and putty. You present each item one at a time in random order and record the duration of the client’s active approach (defined as reaching for, touching, or manipulating the item without prompting). This is an example of ______?

A behavior analyst has just accepted the case of a 6-year-old girl with Pica and gastro-intestinal problems. Prior to accepting the case, the BCBA ensured the case was within her level of competence and resources. Now that she has accepted the case, what would be the next best step?

Elijah is taking an acting class and is really nervous because he thinks the other people in his class all have more experience than him. Each class, everyone is supposed to prepare lines to perform for the class, and the teacher calls on them one by one at the end of class to perform. On the first day, Elijah is so nervous that he goes to the bathroom right before his turn to get out of performing. It works so well that he begins to do this every class. What is the function of Elijah’s behavior of going to the bathroom?

Lucy works in a residential home for adults with disabilities, and focuses on teaching them new skills to become more and more independent. One of her clients is working on making his bed everyday, but is struggling to complete all of the steps correctly. Lucy decides to implement a new teaching strategy for this skill: she starts by completing each step of the process with her client, except for the last step, which she prompts him through until he is able to complete it independently. Once he masters this step, she starts to prompt him to complete the second to last step independently. What is this teaching process called?

Dominic’s son is getting more and more independent, and he decides he wants to learn to brush his teeth all by himself. With guidance from his son’s BCBA, Dominic begins to teach his son how to brush his teeth using specific steps the BCBA outlined for him. He starts by letting his son try to independently start the routine, since he knows he can usually do this part (grabbing the toothbrush), then he does the rest of the steps with him. He takes data for his BCBA so she knows how his son is doing with each step. What technique is Dominic using to teach his son to brush his teeth?

Chandler is implementing listener training with her client and instructs her, “clap hands” while clapping her own hands. What area of listener training did Chandler error in her delivery of the Sd?

I am using FCT as a DRA intervention for my best friend. I want to increase the use of functional communication to request shots and decrease her frequency of yelling and trying to flash the bartender. The first FCR (functional communication response) I should teach is?

An example of noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) is:

Klara’s problem behavior is increasing so her BCBA decides to implement a differential reinforcement procedure. The procedure includes teaching Klara to clasp her hands instead of engaging in the problem behavior. This is an example of:

Larry is the local high school math teacher. In an effort, to improve the overall math grades of the students in his class he tells them if at least three of the 15 students obtain a test score of 85% or higher he will treat the class to a pizza party at the end of the week. Select the answer that best describes this scenario from the list below

I am trying to study more and be on my phone less, so I begin to create _________ over my studying behavior by studying only in my office and getting access to my phone only in my bedroom.

While working with Aria, you use ASL (American Sign Language) to sign “help” and she responds by pointing to a picture of the word “help” You deliver praise for this correct response. Now when you point to a picture of the word “help” Aria uses ASL to sign “help” Which level of stimulus equivalence did Aria demonstrate?

Priscilla is engaging in PICA at high rates. A FA was conducted by Priscilla’s BCBA. The results of the FA indicate the function of Pricilla’s PICA behavior is automatic/sensory. Her BCBA develops a plan for placing inedible items into the trash can. Any time Priscilla discards inedible items into the trash can, she is immediately presented with social praise and brief (10–30 s) access to one of the preferred activity items. If Priscilla engages in PICA, she will be ignored and not provided with reinforcement. This is an example of ______?

Joe’s mom allows him to request a cookie by pointing, giving her a picture, or saying “cook”. This is an example of _____?

You walk into your college roomie’s bedroom to get ready to go out. She’s blasting the song “Milkshake” from 2003. She pauses the music when you enter and continues to sing the lyrics, “My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard” you follow with the lyrics, “and they’re like it’s better than yours” This is an example of which verbal operant?

Which verbal operant is under the control a nonverbal stimulus and results in generalized conditioned reinforcement?

You are working with a child on Echoic training, you say “water” and the child signs “water.” What is missing for this to demonstrate proper echoic training?

Malik spends an unhealthy amount of time playing video games. Malik’s schoolwork and social skills have suffered as a result. When Malik engages in any other behavior, or does not play video games, he is allowed to choose a special item from a predetermined list. Malik now spends more time playing outside, eating, listening to music, talking with siblings, and reading. Which procedure was used on his video game playing?

William burps during lunch time because he enjoys negative attention from his peers. While occasional burping during mealtime is tolerable, his BCBA agrees his rate of burping, 25 times/hour, is not. What procedure should be used to target Williams disruptive burping behavior?

Andrew’s favorite subject in school is science. Typically, he is shy during whole-group lessons, however during science group, Andrew dominates the class discussion. Andrew’s classmates are becoming impatient with their inability to contribute to the lesson. What procedure would be appropriate for targeting Andrew’s behavior of dominating the science class discussion?

Julie is allowed one question during a 20-minute instructional period. If she asks more than one question, it is ignored (not reinforced).
What procedure is demonstrated in the example above?

Oliver’s friend, Nick, always gossips to him about their mutual friend. This makes Oliver really uncomfortable, but he isn’t sure how to tell Nick this. Oliver decides that anytime Nick starts to gossip, he will either ignore him or change the subject. Eventually, Nick stops gossiping about their friend to Oliver. What procedure did Oliver use on this behavior?

Jocelyn is teaching her client how to kick a ball. She decides to teach him to do this by having him watch her kick a ball, then letting him attempt the skill and reinforcing correct responses. What type of teaching procedure is Jocelyn using?

Sarah’s client has mastered his social greeting program with all of his therapists. She is so proud of him, but also wants to make sure he can greet other people who are not on his therapy team. She decides to start targeting this skill when her client is with peers and other therapists around the clinic. What is Sarah targeting by doing this?

John is a BCBA at an elementary school where he works with teachers to help them manage their classrooms. One of the kindergarten teachers wants John’s help in reducing a student’s behavior of yelling out answers during circle time. In discussing the student, the teacher says that he knows how to raise his hand to answer a question, but often yells an answer out instead. John designs a procedure to provide immediate reinforcement for the student when he raises his hand, and withhold reinforcement when he yells out answers. What procedure did John implement with the student?

Lewis’ client just mastered the last target in his tacting actions program, and Lewis is excited to start his new tacting program with him. When training his therapy team in the new program, Lewis reminds them to continue to probe all tacting actions targets once per week to make sure the client continues to demonstrate mastery of each one. What is Lewis ensuring by doing this?

As a BCBA in a school setting you are working with a specific teacher to increase classroom management. Since a significant amount of students in the classroom struggle with remaining in their seat during lessons, you implement a reward system in which students can earn ten minutes of free time at the end of the day if they are able to remain seated during lessons. This means each student can potentially access the reward. This is an example of which group contingency?

Vince wants to use shaping to teach his wife to put clothes in the laundry hamper instead of the floor. Vince should:

Your friend knew that you were studying for your big exam and they recommended that you check out StudyNotesABA. She said, “This is the StudyNotesABA logo, look how cute it is!” and showed you a cartoon drawing of Liat’s dog. Your friend later told you that all the cool behavior analysts call StudyNotesABA “SNABA.” The next time you see the dog logo, you say, “SNABA” because you want to be a cool behavior analyst. What have you demonstrated?

Jena is a six year old girl who often hits with an open hand when she does not get access to preferred items.Her parents are divorced. Her father is her primary caregiver but she lives with her mother on weekends. One day Jena’s father tells her that when she gets upset she can take a break, but if she hits, she will lose T.V. time. Jena slowly becomes less aggressive with her father. However, when her father is not around and she is at her mother’s house Jena becomes more aggressive. What is this an example of?

Anna is a five year old girl diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She is extremely scared of dogs and begins crying when she sees a real or fake dog or hears a dog. As her BCBA you develop a behavior plan to help her decrease this fear. Slowly you teach her coping skills to use. You then begin showing her pictures of different items, including dogs. Once she is able to cope with a picture of a dog you begin to teach her to cope with tangible items. Eventually, Anna does not cry when she sees a toy dog or a picture of a dog. The behavior change procedure used is:

Alex’s client engages in high rates of self-stimulatory behaviors throughout the day. Because this behavior is getting in the way of the client’s ability to socialize with his peers and learn new concepts during therapy sessions, Alex decides she needs to create an intervention to decrease these behaviors during times where Alex’s peers are around, or when he is actively involved in learning. She remembers reading a study about an intervention where the therapist interrupted the behavior, delivered some instructions, and then moved on after noticing the target behaviors. What intervention is Alex thinking of?

Jane’s boyfriend always comes home and drops all of his stuff onto the entry table. Jane gets so irritated because she specifically picked decor for the table that his keys, wallet, random receipts, and sunglasses now overshadow. Rather than ask him to put his stuff somewhere else, Jane decides to move the table farther away from the door and see if he stops. Which of the following best describes what Jane implemented?

Jess has observed her client and thinks she is ready to begin to learn how to dress & undress herself. She decides to start by teaching her client how to take her pants off, since her client already initiates this routine occasionally by tugging at the waistband of her pants. She is not able to complete the other steps in the routine yet (pulling pants all the way down, removing pants from feet). She finds that when the client initiates this, using a partial physical prompt, then a full physical prompt if needed, has been the most helpful. Based on the information provided, what type of teaching method would be most appropriate to teach the client this skill?

Lisa wants to teach her client how to do a dance routine that her classmates perform during circle time every day. She sees her client watching her classmates and try to perform the actions, but she’s not able to follow each movement as the song goes on. Her client has not mastered the receptive directions for the actions she needs to perform in the song yet (e.g., “clap hands,” “stomp feet”), so Lisa isn’t sure how to teach her this skill. Her client usually benefits from least-to-most prompts, and is able to imitate others. Based on the information provided, what might be an appropriate method to teach this skill?

This is an educational course that allows for self-paced progression and students move on to the next course at individual rates. Peers assist with curriculum oversight and instruction. What style of instruction is this?

Timothy loves chocolate bars. The last time he went to the dentist, he had three cavities and was told to reduce his sugar intake by his dentist. As a result, every day Timothy eats a chocolate bar he marks a red “x” on a piece of paper. Every day he goes without eating a chocolate bar, he marks a blue “o” on the piece of paper. Every week he has gone at least two days without eating a chocolate bar he rewards himself with sugar free chocolate yogurt. In this example, Timothy is….

Mike would like to decrease the frequency of his Mom’s phone calls. He knows that using extinction alone on his Italian mother would not work, so he has decided that a differential reinforcement schedule would most likely work best this way he can reinforce some calls and place others on extinction. He knows this change will be really hard for his Mom so he decides to have predetermined criteria first limiting her calls to 10 per day, then 8, then 6 until he gets it down to 2 phone calls per day. What kind of differential reinforcement schedule is Mike going to use?

Dan’s client, Sal, has engaged in physical aggression throughout the last year. This behavior is the main reason his family sought out ABA treatment, and so far the behavior has not decreased even after increasing ABA sessions, utilizing multiple reinforcement strategies, teaching replacement behaviors, and ensuring treatment fidelity by therapists and parents. Sal’s physical aggression is currently increasing in magnitude and is causing his parents to have concerns about his safety, and the safety of his siblings in the home. Dan decides that he needs to implement a punishment procedure for this behavior, and reviews the plan with the family. While reviewing the procedure he plans to use, Dan reviews all possible side effects of punishment procedures. Which of the following is NOT a possible side effect that Dan should be reviewing with Sal’s family?

Hannah recently reassessed her client, John, and wrote new goals for him. One of the goals she wrote is for John to imitate actions during songs so that he can participate more in group activities in his classroom. Hannah picks 10 targets for John to imitate in 5 different songs and starts training his therapists. After the targets are in treatment for several weeks, Hannah finds that the targets from 2 songs are not yet mastered, while all other targets have been mastered or are close to meeting mastery criteria. After observing multiple therapists run the targets with these 2 songs, Hannah notices that John has been putting his hands over his ears during these songs, getting up to try to turn the music off, or making noise while the song is on. Based on these observations, what should Hannah do?

Mikayla is a behavior analyst who will soon be going on maternity leave. Michael, a new behavior analyst within her agency will be taking over her caseload temporarily while she is gone. Mikayla went to great effort to supply Michael with detailed and sufficient documentation in order to ensure the services and procedures will be followed with ease and accuracy. Which dimension of applied behavior analysis does this apply to?

Mindy is a sports psychologist who is developing an intervention for a local collegiate football team, specifically their quarterbacks. She would like to increase the accuracy and form of the quarterback’s throws. Which of the following objectives is worded best for Mindy to use to guide her intervention?

Tasha is tired of her recent high school graduate who thinks that he can spend all summer lounging on the couch playing video games. She told him that she expects him to apply for 10 jobs within the next two weeks. Which of the following objectives should Tasha give her son, just to be sure that he meets her expectations?

Timmy is an 18-year-old client that Samantha has on her caseload. Timmy’s programming within his home mostly focuses on daily living skills. Samantha noticed that Timmy has taken on an interest in cooking, and he loves to enjoy whatever creation he makes by eating it. However, Samantha observes during supervision that Timmy has some fine motor difficulty including pouring, scooping, stirring and using utensils. Which of the following answer choices should Samantha do as her next step in crafting an intervention?

Stacey, an in-home BCBA, consults with a Mother who is concerned about her son’s sleep habits. She reports that he stays up all night and some days functions off of one single hour of sleep in school. Stacey conducts a direct assessment including overnight observations, to see exactly under what conditions the son stays awake. He appears to be busy all night, even when access to preferred activities are limited and often will engage in stereotypy if items and activities are removed (video games, tv). Which of the following interventions is Stacey most likely to implement given the results of her assessment?

Nicole would like to implement an intervention on her two-year-old’s biting behavior. She has taught her two-year-old how to ask for alternative things to bite, however the two-year-old still prefers to bite family members such as grandma, mom, dad or little sister. Nicole has a lot going on, her husband works from home and is in many meetings, her youngest is 6 months old and they also have a huge german shepherd dog that likes to jump on furniture and lick the children. Nicole wants to focus on her two-year-old’s biting but also has to keep an eye on everyone else. Which of the following interventions should Nicole implement given the restraints of their current environment?

Marcy conducts a descriptive assessment for a child engaging in problem behavior within a preschool classroom. Given the graphed results below, which of the following interventions is most likely for Marcy to implement with the student?

Kimberly has worked with a client in their home setting since he was 3 years old. Currently, 16, Kimberly has developed a great relationship with the family and has a good grasp on family life, structure and routines. Kimberly recently has brought up to the family that they should start to work on more daily living and life skills since the client is older and should be more independent. Kimberly asked the client if he would like to do some things on his own, to which he replied “cool”. The family thinks that independence skills aren’t important since they have a live-in nanny and have prepared to support the client for life. Which of the following interventions should Kimberly put in place if any?

Trish notices that her son picks the skin on his hands. She observes a few instances and can’t seem to determine a consistent antecedent or consequence variable so she simply asks him “Why do you pick at your hand?”. He tells her “Because I’m bored”. What is a possible appropriate alternative behavior could Trish teach her son?

Joan notices that she often interrupts her work on her desktop to clear out her email notifications. Although the account that she is clearing is her junk mail, she simply likes the feeling when there is no number next to her inbox. Joan would like to decrease her junk mail clearing but is struggling to find a replacement behavior. Which of the following answer choices would be the most appropriate alternative behavior for Joan?

Salena has always been a nail biter, and she hates that she doesn’t have long beautiful nails like some of her friends. She decides to put her ABA knowledge to use and finally stop biting her nails. She takes some data and realizes she bites her nails most often when she is stressed at work. Salena decides to buy herself a stress ball to keep at her desk, and uses this when she is stressed instead of biting her nails. What is squeezing a stress ball an example of?

Margaret worked 120 hours directly with kiddos this month. Her supervisor wants her to keep track of supervision hour requirements for her RBT credential. Margaret logged 3 hours of supervision this past month that occurred with her supervisor. How many hours is Margaret missing?

Marcy is gaining supervision hours under Gale, a Senior BCBA. Marcy has received training through Gale modeling training and ethical behaviors. What other skill area should Gale model for Marcy?

Tracy, a seasoned BCBA, hasn’t been feeling like herself lately. During overlaps with her supervisee, Tracy has modeled supervision sessions with staff members that are lackluster, have little to no feedback, and consists of Tracy staring blankly at her computer screen. Based on Tracy’s supervision behavior in the presence of her supervisee, what is a potential outcome of her modeled supervision?

Molly is gaining supervision under Tim, a BCBA. Molly and Tim have a detailed contract and so far the supervisory relationship is going well. Tim has noticed that in the past 2 weeks, Molly has missed two supervision meetings. Tim wants to meet with Molly to address the missed meetings. Which of the following responses is Tim most likely to communicate?

Tyler recently joined a small ABA company under the supervision of Nicky a BCBA who is also the clinical director. Nicky is thrilled to have Tyler as he is already an RBT. Nicky has so many clients that specifically need RBTs as direct service providers. What should Nicky do prior to scheduling Tyler with clients?

Ty gives lots of feedback during his group and individual supervision sessions. Over the past 3 weeks, Ty has noticed that one supervisee, in particular, does not engage in listening behaviors when he gives feedback. Which of the following is not an example that Ty should expect for supervisees to demonstrate active listening?

David is teaching his supervisee about the addition of a new program for a shared client. David is practicing giving clear and detailed instructions for the program including a description of the new target skill, using clear simple, and objective instructions for running the program, and requiring the supervisee to have active participation in the conversation. What else should David be sure to cover regarding instructions?

Which of the following is the best description of staff work behavior for performance expectations?

Bruno is in his coursework to become a BCBA. Pat, a BCBA at the same clinic, has recently taken on Bruno as his trainee to help him accrue fieldwork hours. 6 months into their supervision contract, Bruno sees another trainee giving their supervisor papers labeled “Monthly Verification Tracker.” Bruno asks the other trainee what these papers are and realizes these are required, but he has never filled one out. Which answer best explains who is responsible for this lack of information?

Tammy is conducting a training session with her staff on how to collect frequency data. She provided her staff with written instructions, provided instructions on how frequency data should be taken, and modeled how to take frequency data. What should Tammy do next?

You are working with a family who just moved to the United States from Germany. The family decides to cancel every weekly ABA session, for the next three months because they are returning to Germany temporarily. Is the BCBA allowed to discontinue services?

Davonte (a BCBA) has been working with a family and their 4-year-old son for approximately two years. He has been a strong source of concrete support for them during this time. During conversation, the family learned Davonte’s birthday was coming up and they surprised him with a hand-made card by their son and a Harkin’s Movie Gift Card for $20. Davonte is aware the Ethics Code changed in 2022 and it was his understanding the giving of gifts was now acceptable as long as the gift was of small monetary value. Which of the following best describes what Davonte should do next:

A parent of one of your clients asks “What does DRA mean? I heard you and the para-educator discussing it? How might you respond?

Catherine has been a BCBA for 2 years. Her client, Theo, has been at her clinic for 5 years, since she was just an RBT. Once she got her BCBA certification she took over Theo’s program completely. Catherine is now realizing that Theo’s old datasheets take up SO much space in her filing cabinet and she is #tired of it. She decides to throw away all of his old datasheets except for the past 6 months’ worth. What ethics code is Catherine breaking?