BCBA PREP EXAM 2023 -2024 LATEST ACTUAL EXAM

BCBA PREP EXAM 2023 -2024 LATEST ACTUAL
EXAM
What is reactivity? - ANSWER-the effects of an assessment procedure on the
behavior being assessed, most likely during direct observation when the
individual is aware they are being observed
What questions should be asked to determine the social significance and
habilitative (adjustment, competence) value of a potential target behavior? -
ANSWER-Will the behavior be reinforced in the person's daily life?
Is the behavior a necessary prerequisite for a useful skill?
Will the behavior increase the person's access to environments in which other
important behaviors can be learned or used?
Will the behavior predispose others to interact with the person in a more
appropriate and supportive manner?
Is the behavior a cusp or pivotal behavior?
Is the behavior age appropriate?
Does the behavior represent the actual problem or is it only indirectly related?
What are the two basic effects that a stimulus change has on behavior? -
ANSWER-1. an immediate but temporary effect of increasing or decreasing the
current frequency of the behavior (ex: a sudden downpour is likely to
immediately increase the frequency of all behavior that has resulted in the
person successfully escaping the rain in the past)
2. a delayed but relatively permanent effect in terms of frequency of that type of
behavior in the future
(ex: if the individual decided not to take an umbrella the downpour will decrease
the frequency of that behavior on cloudy days in the future)
What are the common attitudes and assumptions of science? - ANSWER
determinism, empiricism, experimentation, replication, parsimony, and
philosophic doubt
Explain the difference between EAB and ABA - ANSWER-EAB involves basic
research, reporting only on basic behavior experiments whose primary goal is to
discover and clarify the basic principles of behavior and determine functional
relations between behavior and controlling variables.
ABA involves applied research and has the goal of creating a technology for
improving socially significant behavior and to determine functional relations
between socially significant behavior and controlling variables.
Describe the methodological features of EAB - ANSWER-rate of response is the
most common dependent variable; repeated or continuous measurement is
made of carefully defined response classes; within-subject experimental
comparisons are used instead of group designs; visual analysis of graphed data
is preferred over statistical inference; a description of functional relations is
valued over formal theory testing.