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

Accept the client as the BCBA is adequately trained

What is Functionalism?

How the mind allows people to adapt, live, work and play

According to the cognitive approach to studying behavior,

people think and make decisions

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

a dog blinking its eyes after a flash of light is presented

What are the 4 verbal operants ?

echoics, mands, tacts, intraverbals

An operational definition of a behavior is

A specific action verb description

The applied psychologist would most likely be found?

in a factory helping employers with scheduling

The new behavior taught to replace the old problem

Lifetime learning of one organism

What is Structrualism?

Focus of study is the make up or basic elements of the mind

What is the definition of instruction?

The act or process of teaching: the way pedagogy is practiced

Your text says that behavior management occurs at three levels:

individual, classroom and schoolwide

an argument proving Descartes exists as a thinking thing

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

B. Reinforced, increase; Not reinforced, decrease

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

Avoiding an unwanted stimuli from disrupting behavior

First step of the Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)?

Ask Why? Figure out purpose of the serious problem behavior

What effect might ethical behavior have on a business?

Improving relations with suppliers

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A BCBA with autism background is assigned a client w/ impaired social skills but no diagnosis.
Request that the supervisor provide supervision for the BCBA
Accept the client as the BCBA is adequately trained
Politely decline as he is not adequately trained
Re-take the BCBA exam to determine self proficiency
2
How many analysis programs are under the principles of applied behavior analysis
3
4
8
6
3
As a BCBA, you must be able to support the client's legal rights and perogatives
8.0
1.01
2.05A
2.06
4
What is Functionalism?
Psychoanalysis functions as a form of therapy
Conditioned responses require a function or stimulus
Focus of study is on the make up of the elements of the mind
How the mind allows people to adapt, live, work and play
5
Which ontogenic motor pattern is this?
Neck contraction
Pivot prone
Quadruped
Prone on elbows
6
According to the cognitive approach to studying behavior,
behavior is the result of associations
people think and make decisions
unconscious childhood experiences determine behavior
people are essentially good
7
19. Antecedents can alter the ________ of a behavior.
frequency
intensity
any of the above
duration
8
Which of the following is NOT an example of operant behavior?
a rat pressing a bar after receiving food for this behavior
a child behaving in school to receive a gold star
a dog blinking its eyes after a flash of light is presented
rat pressing a bar after avoiding a shock for this behavior
9
What are the 4 verbal operants ?
echoic, gesture, intraverbal, listener response
impure tact, request, mand, intraverbal
request, echoic, listening, tact
echoics, mands, tacts, intraverbals
10
An operational definition of a behavior is
What that can be operated for changing purposes
A definition depending on situation where behavior occurs
A specific action verb description
Rather general so it can be used a lot
11
what is the social-learning theory
psychology
reinforcement
observational learning
socializing with others
12
The verbal response is under the control of a non-verbal SD
Extended Tact
Extended Mand
Regular Mand
Regular Tact
13
2 important components of verbal behavior?
Reinforcement
Antecedent
Punishment
Observable and Measurable
14
How often is the certification exam required?
Every 2 years
Every year
Every 3 years
Every 5 years
15
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Behavior Analysis
Social Science
Types of Natural Science
Science
Organic Science
16
The applied psychologist would most likely be found?
in a library researching
in a factory helping employers with scheduling
conducting naturalistic observations
in a laboratory conducting research
17
A contingency in which a response terminates (produces escape from) an ongoing stimulus.
indiscriminable contingency
escape contingency
avoidance contingency
contingency
18
On rare occasions, a BCaBA is allowed to practice without the supervision of a BCBA or BCBA-D
False
True
19
A target behavior is
A list of priority behaviors to teach
The behavior to ignore to death
The new behavior taught to replace the old problem
The old problem behavior to be changed
20
someone who responds as the result of someone else’s verbal bx
Tact
Intraverbal
Mand
Listener Training
21
Ontogenic =
Lifetime learning of one organism
Natural selection (species level)
22
The verbal SD and the learner’s response do not match each other
Tact
Intraverbal
Mand
Listener Responding
23
What is Structrualism?
Focus of study is the make up or basic elements of the mind
The belief that phobias are learned
Focus of study is on how the mind allows people to adapt
Animals and people can be conditioned to learn new skills
24
Lawfulness is a behavior that requires decision makers to resolve issues by applying legals rules
True
False
25
A systematic process of identifying and selecting teaching examples that represent the full range of stimulus variations
functional analysis
general case analysis
functionally equivalent
hypothetical construct
26
The objective observation of the phenomena of interest
determinism
mentalism
behaviorism
empiricism
27
a BCBA tells you: Your child needs a DRO plus EXT to reduce automatically reinforcement problem behaviours.
2.0
1.04
2.09
3.04
28
What is this is an example of
Escape Conditioning
Avodance Conditioning
Shaping
Response Chain
29
Neuroscience perspective that would be most likely to emphasize that behavior is influenced by
Subjective Interpretations
Blood Chemistry
Environmental Circumstances
Unconscious Conflicts
30
Who should you contact first if a BCBA is behaving unethically?
The BCBA themselves
The BACB
DCFS
Your boss
31
What do phylogenic trees do?
How organisms eat
Nothing
How related organisms are
An organism's phenotype
32
Most behavior plans that are implemented are tossed out in the first:
semester
year
nine weeks
week
33
True/False: A BCBA can never barter with a client
False
True
34
In general, an unpleasant or noxious stimulus.
avoidance contingency
aversive stimulus
antecedent
backward chaining
35
What is the definition of instruction?
teaching to the test
spilling coffee on IEP progress reports
The act or process of teaching: the way pedagogy is practiced
coloring elephants for free-time
36
Behavior changes observed in an individual across their lifetime is which type of selectionism?
Behavioral
Human
Phylogenic
Ontogenic
37
Which ontogenic motor pattern is next in sequence?
Prone on elbows
Quadruped pattern
Pivot prone
Neck contraction
38
Verbal behaviour is the same as vocal behaviour.
False
True
39
What should a BCBA provide prior to providing services?
Client Expectations
A bottle of wine
Reinforcement Procedures
A declaration of Services
40
Your text says that behavior management occurs at three levels:
teacher, principal, and superintendent
parent, teacher, secretary
bus driver, teacher, lunch room attendant
individual, classroom and schoolwide
41
A BCBA analyzes graphs using:
Visual Inspection
Home Inspection
Introspection
Intersection
42
What is the cogito?
an argument proving Descartes exists as a thinking thing
an argument for the existence of God
an argument proving the external world exist
a false lemma
43
In psychology, we do not study animal behavior, only human behavior
False
True
44
Serving the same function or purpose; different topographies of behavior produce the same consequences.
differential reinforcement
consequence
functionally equivalent
functional analysis
45
If a behavior is _______, it will_______; if a behavior is _______, it will ________.
B. Reinforced, increase; Not reinforced, decrease
A. Reinforced, decrease; Not reinforced, increase
D. Desired, reinforced; undesired, punished
C. Redirected, stop; Ignored, escalate
46
What is stimulus avoidance?.?..?.?
Avoiding an unwanted stimuli from disrupting behavior
Keeping away from people
Not growing fond of people more than 8 years older than you
Avoiding something scary
47
A motivating operation that establishes (increases) the effectiveness of some stimulus
functionally equivalent
motivating operation (MO)
stimulus control
establishing operation
48
We learned about verbal operants, but Dayna wants more practise, so she asks for more examples.
mand
tact
RFFC
intraverbal
49
First step of the Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)?
To move through the least restrictive environment continuum
Ask Why? Figure out purpose of the serious problem behavior
To plan a program to deal with the serious problem behavior
To remove the student from the general education classroom
50
Human behavior that is acceptable or "right" and that is not acceptable or "wrong"
Financial Institutions
Ethics
Lawfulness
Capital
51
What effect might ethical behavior have on a business?
Improving relations with suppliers
Consumers no longer trust the product
Creates Unloyal customers
cause a high number of staff to leave
52
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) focuses ONLY on behaviors that are?
socially significant
intentional
disruptive
aggressive
53
The philosophy of a science of behavior.
behavior
Parsimony
behaviorism
Mentalism
54
Objective observation with thorough description and qualification of interest behavior
Behavior
Determinism
Experimentation
Empiricism
55
What is superstitious behavior?.........
Juggling ideas of the irrational sort
Believing that ones actions are guided by the ego
Prsistnt behavior that is non functional to a reinforcement
Green
56
Behavior includes…
observable actions
feelings
all of the above
thoughts
57
This verbal operant is unique because it is not controlled by MOs.
Echoic
ALL verbal operants but the Mand!
Intraverbal
Tact
58
The philosophy of world view underlying behavior analysis
Radicalism
Pragmatism
Behaviorism
Philosophy
59
What is NOT an additional benefit for the BCBA and the profession?
The reduction of liability
A solicited testimal from the client on the BCBA's website
contribution to the body of knowledge of ABA
Increased confidence in the BCBA’s ability
60
An environmental condition or stimulus change existing or occurring prior to a behavior of interest.
Antecedent
Establishing operant
Setting event
Consequence
61
What is behaviorism?
The focus of observable behavior only
The study of negative behavior
The way in which behavior conditions a peron
The study of behavior that causes fear
62
_____ indirectly “set up” a behavior by changing the value of the consequence.
Priming
Triggers
Antecedents
Setting events
63
Consequences connected to the behavior are:
logical consequences
arbitrary consequences
offensive consequences
timely consequences
64
Sign Language cannot be taught across the verbal operants.
False
True
65
According to the humanistic approach to studying behavior,
behavior is unconscious in nature
physical changes in the body control behavior
solutions to problems are based on conditioning
if all went right people could reach perfection
66
True or false: A BCBA and a BCBA-D perform the same tasks.
False
True
67
The Phylogenic Tree..
shows historical, genetic relationship between animals
a tree
a dirt looking tree
shows the survival rates in animals
68
Being aware of the consequence to a specific behavior is important because
Consequences increase, decrease, or maintain behavior
None of the answers are correct
Consequences are always rewards for students
Consequences are always negative and severe punishments
69
behaviorism is..
observation/learning
death/despair
reinforcement/punishment
education/manners
70
Which verbal operant does Skinner say we engage in most often?
Tact
Autoclitic
Mand
Intraverbal
71
Erroneous assumptions applied to all members of a group.
Stereotype
Bias
Prejudice
Discrimination
72
A BCBA gets a DUI ticket. What do they do?
Quit
Tell the BACB
Stop drinking and drinking
Do not need to tell BACB just don't drive
73
Which of these are types of determinism?
biological
all of the above
environmental
psychic
74
The assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly place
determinism
parsimony
behaviorism
mentalism
75
A relatively permanent change in behavior as a result of experience
Basic operation
Learning
Environment
contingency
76
Variables controlling a person's behavior externally are called
person variables
situation variables
inconscious variables
introspective variables
77
Basic assumption of the instructional method of behavior management is that
Teach new target behavior similar to teaching academics
Student learns to behave after being punished several times
Students will learn from each other without need for teacher
Student learns from making mistakes multiple times
78
What is the foundation of verbal behavior?
VB is an approach to be used in to teach language skills.
language is broken into parts with different objectives.
language is taught in order to build vocabulary.
VB can only be taught in highly controlled settings.
79
A conditioned reinforcer that as a result of having been paired with many other reinforcers does not depend on an EO
positive reinforcement
generalized conditioned reinforcer
reinforcer
Negative reinforcer
80
A field of study that looks at the moral basis of human behavior.
Ethics
Law
Science
Chemistry
81
If a client is no longer benefiting from behaviour analytic services, a BCBA should
Find a better BCBA
Take the client out for a beer
Justify Services to Insurance
Terminate Services
82
A systematic method of assessment for obtaining information about the purposes (functions) a problem behavior
applied behavior analysis (ABA)
functional analysis
functional communication training (FCT)
functional behavior assessment (FBA)
83
An in-depth analysis of individuals or groups
Survey
Naturalistic Observation
Case Study
Interview
84
Personal Liability; risk to the BCBA can be avoided by
Giving the client reinforcement all the time
The question of compentence of the BCBA
Doing what the parent suggests is best
Obtaining great liability insurance
85
Refers to dependent and/or temporal relations between operant behavior and its controlling variables.
behavior chain
contingency
determinism
behaviorism

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