BCBA

BCBA practice questions, page 2 of 8, with answer review and explanations.

Question 6

A behavior analyst is measuring the time it takes for a client to say, `You're welcome` after the staff says, `Thank you.` The behavior analyst is measuring __________________.

  1. Frequency
  2. Duration
  3. Inter-response time
  4. Latency

Question 7

Which measure would probably be the best measure for crying?

  1. Frequency
  2. Duration
  3. Percentage
  4. Latency

Question 8

If a behavior analyst states, `It took four attempts, but Johnny completed the puzzle,` she is using which measure?

  1. Whole interval
  2. Percent of occurrence
  3. Trials to criterion
  4. Frequency

Question 9

Jody had an access-maintained tantrum for 14 minutes and it started 3 seconds after she was told, `No.` It had been 2 days since the previous tantrum. The latency is:

  1. Unknown
  2. 2 days
  3. 14 minutes
  4. 3 seconds

Question 10

Manipulating a students chair in a classroom setting to avoid distraction fro the window is an example of a manipulation of a

  1. Context variable
  2. Antecedent variable
  3. Confounding variable
  4. Ecological variable