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BCBA Exam Review (MOCK; 4) With 150 Questions andAnswers
Psychology in the early 1900s was dominated by the study of behavior through: -
ANSWER Interospection
A parsimonious explanation of a phenomena is more complex and abstract than
less scientific explanations. - ANSWER False
The idea that simple, logical explanations must be ruled out, experimentally or
conceptually, before more complex or abstract explanations are considered. -
ANSWER Parsimony
Behaviorism is the science of human behavior. - ANSWER False
Which of the following is not a component specified in the definition of applied
behavioral analysis? - ANSWER Applied behavior analysis seeks to produce
statistically significant results.
Operant conditioning encompasses both reinforcement and punishment. -
ANSWER True
When certain stimuli increase the future probability of a behavior when they are
terminated immediately following a response, what has occurred is terminated: -
ANSWER Negative reinforcement
A ________________ _____________ is a group of responses of varying topography, all
of which produce the same effect on the environment. - ANSWER Response class
Behavior that is elicited by antecedent stimuli is referred to as: - ANSWER
Respondent behavior
Operant conditioning is best described as a stimulus-response relationship, where
the stimulus _____ the response. - ANSWER Evokes
An all-too common error in education is to teach a related behavior, not the
behavior of interest. - ANSWER True
Target behaviors should be selected to maintain the status quo. - ANSWER False
When selecting a target behavior, the assumption of mutual benefit and good will
is permissible. - ANSWER False
,A behavior that produces corresponding modifications or co-variations in other
adaptive, untrained behaviors is a(n) _____________________. - ANSWER Pivotal
behavior
The relevance of behavior rule refers to selecting target behaviors which are: -
ANSWER Functional
A feature of data that appears to exist because of the way the data is measured or
examined is called an artifact. - ANSWER True
A feature of an event that can be measured is called a(n): - ANSWER Dimension
Which of the following is not a consideration when using event recording? -
ANSWER Data are always expressed as the number of occurrences.
Duration recording and latency recording are the same. - ANSWER False
What term refers to the number of times a behavior occurs in the same period of
time. - ANSWER False
________________ _____________ is the biggest threat to the accuracy and reliability
of data. - ANSWER Human error
Accuracy statements are indicators of the believability of the measurement system
- ANSWER False
If the goal is to increase a behavior, scheduling observations when the behavior is
at the highest level is an example of choosing the most ________ time. - ANSWER
Conservative
A false statement about the requirements of IOA? - ANSWER IOA observers must
always score videotapes together.
______________ ______________ is the degree to which two or more independent
observers report the same observed values after measuring the same events -
ANSWER Inter-observer agreement (IOA)
Behavior change is considered a ________ and _______ process, therefore it is
important to maintain direct and continuous contact with the behavior under
investigation. - ANSWER Dynamic, on-going
Graphs are a major tool for ______ the results of applied behavior analysis. -
ANSWER - Organizing
- Communicating
, - Storing
- Interpreting
The three fundamental properties of behavior illustrated on a graph include. -
ANSWER Level, Trend, & Variability.
The social significance of the behavior change does not play a role in scaling the
vertical axis. - ANSWER False
Data points falling on either side of a phase line are not counted. - ANSWER True
Which is not a design factor to consider when implementing a changing criterion
design? - ANSWER Magnitude of intervention.
When each behavior changes when, and only when, the independent variable is
applied then _______________ has been demonstrated. - ANSWER Experimental
control
The multiple baseline design provides the strongest evidence of a functional
relationship. - ANSWER False
All of the following are variations of the multiple baseline design except _________.
- ANSWER Multiple baseline across interventions
The multiple probe design is effective for situations in which: - ANSWER
Prolonged baselines are not appropriate.
A measure of the extent and regularity to which the actual application if the
independent variable over the course of an experiment matches its description in
the method section of a research report is called: - ANSWER Procedural
reliability
Which of the following does not require close examination to determine if an
analysis of behavior has been made? - ANSWER - Experimental design
- Control of confounding variables
- Measurement systems
- **Subjects
Which type of replication involves the same subjects? - ANSWER Intra-subject
What is assured when the learner self-records treatment effects? - ANSWER
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