BCABA

BCABA practice questions, page 10 of 11, with answer review and explanations.

Question 46

Narrative recording is used to compile.

  1. data on various tasks the person can perform, such as putting on a shirt or tying shoe laces, to further identify skills training goals.
  2. demographic data such as age, marital status, sex, and educational experience and to identify appropriate interventions.
  3. information, which can be used to set inclusion goals, concerning proximity and social contacts with non-disabled peers in segregated settings.
  4. a running account of the behaviors and environmental circumstances to identify further behaviors and related variables worthy of analysis.

Question 47

Reviewing written documentation of a student's life and behavior is one method used for collecting information when conducting A.

  1. descriptive assessment.
  2. functional analysis.
  3. narrative recording.
  4. reinforcer assessment.

Question 48

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

  1. ABC form.
  2. daily schedule.
  3. narrative recording.
  4. scatterplot. D

Question 49

Narrative recording indicates the following: Sequence #1: As Dad goes to change Rita's diaper, Mike screams. Dad puts Rita down, moves towards Mike, and tells him "be quiet." Sequence #2: Mom is sitting next to Mike when the phone rings. She gets up, answers the phone, and starts talking to a friend. Mike starts screaming. Mom tells the friend good- bye and hangs up the phone. She then goes to Mike and tells him to stop screaming. Which is the MOST plausible hypothesis? Mom and Dad's behavior is most likely

  1. being negatively reinforced by escape.
  2. being positively reinforced by attention.
  3. elicited by separation anxiety.
  4. evoked by feelings of jealousy.

Question 50

Alonzo tries to run out of his classroom without permission and forcefully resists attempts to stop him. Behavioral assessment information leads to two hypotheses regarding Alonzo's behavior. The behavior analyst decides to conduct systematic manipulations to determine functional relationships. The MOST important reason to do this is to

  1. convince Alonzo that running out of the classroom without permission can be dangerous.
  2. determine why Alonzo tried to run out of the classroom.
  3. increase the likelihood of selecting effective interventions.
  4. determine whether or not the door to classroom should be locked.