BCBA

BCBA practice questions, page 6 of 8, with answer review and explanations.

Question 26

A __________________ is derived from a descriptive analysis.

  1. Hypothesis
  2. Statement of causation
  3. Data-driven conclusion
  4. Hypotenuse

Question 27

When an observer notes everything the client does or says as well as events before and after the episode of behavior, he or she is using:

  1. Duration recording
  2. Permanent product recording
  3. ABC recording
  4. Time sampling

Question 28

A good behavior analyst always does what before authoring a behavior intervention?

  1. Functional analysis
  2. Momentary time sampling
  3. Direct observation
  4. Implements the least aversive, most effective punisher

Question 29

What are the three elements of informed consent?

  1. No coercion, approval, voluntariness
  2. Capacity, age, voluntariness
  3. Informed, age, voluntariness
  4. Capacity, informed, voluntariness

Question 30

Behavior analytic interventions that are effective in changing an individual's behavior in a socially important way are said to have:

  1. Parsimony
  2. Social validity
  3. Primary importance
  4. Interobserver reliability