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Question 1

Which of the following scenarios involves a behavioral contingency?

AJames ate dinner tonight and came down with indigestion.

BWhile throwing a chair, Linda bit her tongue.

CSusan hit her head on the wall, and a staff person asked her to stop.

DWhen asked to do her tasks, Doris said, 'I will not do that!'

Answer : C

Question 2

An establishing operation is any change in the environment whicH.

Amomentarily alters the effectiveness of the consequence for a behavior that was previously followed by reinforcement.

Balters the timing of a behavior and momentarily alters the frequency of the behavior that was previously followed by reinforcement.

Calters the effectiveness of some object or event as reinforcement thus momentarily changing the likelihood of behavior that was previously followed by that reinforcer.

Dalters the effectiveness of some object or event as a contingency-shaped rule and at the same time changes the momentary frequency of the behavior that was previously followed by reinforcement.

Answer : C

Question 3

What best defines a discriminative stimulus?

AIt always elicits a response.

BIt is defined by its effect on behavior.

CIt is established using either operant or respondent procedures.

DIt is any change in the environment.

Answer : B

Question 4

Which of the following could NOT function as an unconditioned punisher?

Aa bitter taste

Bsocial disapproval

Cexcessive stimulation

Dphysical restraint

Answer : B

Question 5

When Susan attempts to escape from a task, she exhibits several behaviors, including hitting her head, stomping her feet, and crying. This is an example of

Afunctional response class.

Brespondent class.

Cstimulus class.

Dtopographical response class.

Answer : A

Question 6

Ingrid is attempting to learn to speak English. Her teacher, Rosa, presents pictures of preferred items, states the label in English, and prompts Ingrid to repeat them. Over time, Rosa stops labeling items and begins to present Ingrid with a variety of pictures of the same items. Rosa is trying to promotE.

Aechoic behavior.

Bmanding behavior.

Cstimulus generalization.

Dresponse generalization.

Answer : C

Question 7

Jack, a behavior analyst, is consulting about a student who engages in face slapping. A recent functional analysis clearly determined that the behavior is maintained by automatic reinforcement. In the past, reinforcement procedures alone were found to be ineffective. The current intervention consists of a punishment procedurE. pulling the student's hands away from his face contingent on any attempts to slap and saying, "No!" Jack should.

Amove ahead and collect data on the plan and revise as indicated regularly.

Brefer to another behavior analyst who works with punishment only cases.

Cre-do the assessment, add a reinforcement procedure, and plan to eliminate all punishment procedures.

Dadd a reinforcement procedure that focuses on replacement and/or incompatible behaviors and move forward with the plan.

Answer : D

BACB BCBA Board Certified Behavior Analyst Exam Practice Test