BCBA review

A new behavior analyst is taking an OBM class to expand her competencies into the business world. For an assignment, she must collect data on how late technicians are to their sessions. The analyst tells her supervisee to collect the data for her. What ethical code does this violate?

• None. This is not unethical.

• Multiple relationships

• Exploitative relationships

• Nonharassment

Tony Perkins starts a new weight training regimen. He uses a mixture of protein powder, energy drinks, and other supplements throughout the course of his routine. He thinks he is spending too much money on these items, so he wants to determine what is effective and what is not. What should he do?

• Conduct a parametric analysis

• Conduct a component analysis

• Conduct an indirect assessment

• Use anecdotal evidence to make his determination

Two detectives are interviewing witnesses at the scene of a crime. The detectives ask the witnesses how many people they saw run out the building. All three witnesses say they saw four people run out of the building. Later on, the detectives find out there were only two people running from the building. The witness data lacks?

• Validity

• Accuracy

• Reliability

• IOA

The pomodoro method is a popular way to study that involves extended periods of study time followed by short breaks. If the breaks are 10 minutes long in between study periods, what is the IRT of studying?

• 5 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 10 minutes

• Cannot determine

You have a report due at work in one week. Currently, you are on a vacation, but your boss keeps texting you reminding you about the report. Finally, you decide to send the first page of the report to your boss who stops texting you, letting you enjoy your vacation. The boss stopping texting most likely functions as?

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

A team of evaluators are asked to conduct research for the military. The military wants to know all possible scenarios that could occur on the battlefield so that they can prepare their training regiment. The evaluators are doing what?

• Multiple exemplar training

• Training common stimuli

• General case analysis

• None of the above

The company you currently works for offers you a job as the new employee trainer. This job is contingent on you passing your BCBA exam. Part of this job is teaching new employees how to write session notes. For the most part, writing session notes is almost the same across all companies in your state. What type of chaining should you use to teach session notes?

• Forward

• Backward

• Total task

• Behavior chain interruption

Lisa turns 16 and gets her license. Her dad teaches her how to pump gas at the gas station next to her house. The next week, Lisa drives to her friend's house and gets gas at the gas station down the street. This scenario is an example of?

• Response generalization

• Stimulus generalization

• Overgeneralization

• Shaping procedure

A BCBA reaches out to a former client for a testimonial to use in their new advertising campaign. The former client happily agrees to provide the testimonial. 3 months later, the client brings in their other child for evaluation at the BCBA's clinic and starts services the next week. What should the BCBA do with the testimonial?

• Nothing, the testimonial was given when the client was not receiving services

• Add a disclaimer to the testimonial regarding the new relationship

• Remove the testimonial as the client is no longer a former client, but is now a current client

• Ask the client if they would like to have the testimonial removed

Last night, Juan and Jackie went out for seafood. Jackie ordered the spicy seabass, and woke up with heartburn. She took an antacid, and the heartburn went away. Taking an antacid is what in relation to waking up with heartburn?

• The antecedent

• The response

• The consequence

• The prompt