BCBA Mock Exam Practice Questions and
Answers
A client under your supervision engages in frequent rumination that appears to have resulted in
substantial weight loss. What is the first assessment task?
a. Systematic manipulation of some variable
b. Records review
c. Nothing - the behavior is ...
b. Prompt him briskly down the hall, and release him right before he reaches the steps of the van. Then
fade the release point backwards.
c. Give a reinforcer for some low effort actions then give the direction to "get on the van."
d. Give small reinforcers for just looking at the van, then slowly increase the size of the reinforcer as he
begins getting up to walk toward the van. - ANSWER✔✔-C
You are working with a client who finds physical touch to be aversive. When the person is off task, the
program calls for you to give a warning by counting to "10"; at that point, you gently touch him if he has
not back on task. The touch remains until he returns to task. Please note that being touched is aversive
for this particular individual.
If the person gets back on task during the counting, this is an example of:
a. Escape
b. Avoidance
c. Positive reinforcement
d. Stimulus fading - ANSWER✔✔-B
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