BCBA practice Quiz

A contingency in which a response terminates (produces escape from) an ongoing stimulus.

Neuroscience perspective that would be most likely to emphasize that behavior is influenced by

The Phylogenic Tree..

A conditioned reinforcer that as a result of having been paired with many other reinforcers does not depend on an EO

Erroneous assumptions applied to all members of a group.

A systematic method of assessment for obtaining information about the purposes (functions) a problem behavior

What is the foundation of verbal behavior?

Most behavior plans that are implemented are tossed out in the first:

A target behavior is

A relatively permanent change in behavior as a result of experience

Basic assumption of the instructional method of behavior management is that

What is behaviorism?

The verbal SD and the learner’s response do not match each other

2 important components of verbal behavior?

In general, an unpleasant or noxious stimulus.

a BCBA tells you: Your child needs a DRO plus EXT to reduce automatically reinforcement problem behaviours.

Variables controlling a person's behavior externally are called

What is the definition of instruction?

What is Functionalism?

A BCBA with autism background is assigned a client w/ impaired social skills but no diagnosis.

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) focuses ONLY on behaviors that are?

Refers to dependent and/or temporal relations between operant behavior and its controlling variables.

Which ontogenic motor pattern is next in sequence?

What effect might ethical behavior have on a business?

First step of the Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)?

someone who responds as the result of someone else’s verbal bx

The philosophy of world view underlying behavior analysis

According to the humanistic approach to studying behavior,

How often is the certification exam required?

Serving the same function or purpose; different topographies of behavior produce the same consequences.

How many analysis programs are under the principles of applied behavior analysis

Lawfulness is a behavior that requires decision makers to resolve issues by applying legals rules

Behavior includes…

An operational definition of a behavior is

19. Antecedents can alter the ________ of a behavior.

What are the 4 verbal operants ?

behaviorism is..

The assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly place

What is this is an example of

A motivating operation that establishes (increases) the effectiveness of some stimulus

A BCBA gets a DUI ticket. What do they do?

True/False: A BCBA can never barter with a client

An environmental condition or stimulus change existing or occurring prior to a behavior of interest.

Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Behavior Analysis

Who should you contact first if a BCBA is behaving unethically?

If a behavior is _______, it will_______; if a behavior is _______, it will ________.

Personal Liability; risk to the BCBA can be avoided by

what is the social-learning theory

In psychology, we do not study animal behavior, only human behavior

The verbal response is under the control of a non-verbal SD

If a client is no longer benefiting from behaviour analytic services, a BCBA should

Verbal behaviour is the same as vocal behaviour.

A BCBA analyzes graphs using:

Consequences connected to the behavior are:

What is superstitious behavior?.........

Sign Language cannot be taught across the verbal operants.

What should a BCBA provide prior to providing services?

The applied psychologist would most likely be found?

Which verbal operant does Skinner say we engage in most often?

What is stimulus avoidance?.?..?.?

The philosophy of a science of behavior.

What do phylogenic trees do?

An in-depth analysis of individuals or groups

As a BCBA, you must be able to support the client's legal rights and perogatives

What is NOT an additional benefit for the BCBA and the profession?

Behavior changes observed in an individual across their lifetime is which type of selectionism?

Which ontogenic motor pattern is this?

The objective observation of the phenomena of interest

A systematic process of identifying and selecting teaching examples that represent the full range of stimulus variations

A field of study that looks at the moral basis of human behavior.

Your text says that behavior management occurs at three levels:

What is Structrualism?

Ontogenic =

We learned about verbal operants, but Dayna wants more practise, so she asks for more examples.

_____ indirectly “set up” a behavior by changing the value of the consequence.

Which of these are types of determinism?

Objective observation with thorough description and qualification of interest behavior

Being aware of the consequence to a specific behavior is important because

Human behavior that is acceptable or "right" and that is not acceptable or "wrong"

What is the cogito?

Which of the following is NOT an example of operant behavior?

This verbal operant is unique because it is not controlled by MOs.

True or false: A BCBA and a BCBA-D perform the same tasks.