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QABA EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTION: *Which of the following is an example of discretionary effort as defined by Daniels
(2000)?*
A. Cindy follows all of her supervisor's instructions and is never late to work.
B. Susanna cleans the work area and organizes materials without being asked.
C. Marco finds what his colleagues are doing incorrectly and trains them on the correct
procedure.
D. Lynn reads informational articles about ABA when she is at home. - ANSWER-B
Feedback: Cleaning the work area and organizing materials without being asked is an example
of discretionary effort.
QUESTION: *Which of the following best explains the primary purpose of the BACB's
Professional and Ethical Compliance code?*
A. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to offer suggestions as how
to treat clients and colleagues.
B. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to restrict the practice of
behavior analysis to certain well-defined circumstances.
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C. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to provide guidelines for
certified and credentialed individuals to follow when they are providing behavior analysis
services.
D. The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to mandate specific tasks
and behaviors for all certified and credentialed individuals. - ANSWER-C
Feedback: The purpose of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code is to provide guidelines
for providing behavior analytic services.
QUESTION: *Which of the following can be said about the uniqueness of people with autism?*
A. People with autism all have complex developmental needs.
B. People with autism are more alike than different in terms of skills.
C. While they may share some characteristics, people with autism are different from each
other.
D. The characteristics of those with autism make them more similar than not. - ANSWER-C
Feedback: People with autism share some characteristics but are very different from one
another.
QUESTION: *Which of the following best describes autism spectrum disorders?*
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A. A range of developmental disorders that affect a person's ability to understand appropriate
social etiquette
B. Persistent deficits in social communication, social interaction, and engagement in repetitive
or stereotypical movements that impair a person's everyday functioning
C. 3 specific disorders that cause limitations in social communication, social interaction, and
repetitive patterns of behavior
D. A sliding scale of severity of intellectual disability based on an individual's ability to engage in
appropriate social communication and spatial understanding - ANSWER-B
*If you have an individual who engages in escape behaviors you should:*
A. Alternate antecedent interventions daily to see which ones are the most effective.
B. Provide all antecedent interventions that can prevent escape.
C. Tailor antecedent interventions to the person you support based on data from the FBA.
D. Choose 3 antecedent interventions for escape maintained behaviors - ANSWER-C
Feedback: You should tailor the antecedent interventions based on the data from the FBA. Just
trying random interventions out without knowing how the person will respond is risky
QUESTION: *After cleaning up a work area contaminated with BBPs or OPIMs you observe
blood on your arm. You identify the blood is not yours. Your skin is intact and you have no cuts
or abrasions where you find the blood. What should you do?*
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A. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and do not report the incident as an
exposure.
B. Wash the blood off of your skin with soap and water and report the incident as an exposure
immediately.
C. Delay medical attention but report an exposure to your employer.
D. Seek immediate medical attention but do not report the incident until evaluated. - ANSWER-
A
Feedback: Because the blood did not come in contact with your eyes, nose, mouth, or any
broken skin, you do not need to report the incident.
QUESTION: *Which of the following behaviors might serve a "gain attention" function?*
A. Running out of the room
B. Staring at a ceiling fan in a room
C. Making silly noises
D. Hiding in a closet - ANSWER-C
Feedback: Making silly noises might serve as a "gain attention" function.
QUESTION: *A BBP exposure incident includes contact with blood or OPIM via all except:*
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