BACB-Behavior Analyst Certification Board

Which of the following is not true?

A Data can be accurate but not reliable
B Data can be valid but not reliable
C Data can be valid but not accurate
D Data can be accurate but not valid

Which of the following is NOT a dimension of applied behavior analysis?

Options :
A : Effective
B : Technological
C : Applied
D : Empirical

A behavior analyst is evaluating a child's aggressive behavior in a school setting. She observes that the aggression occurs most frequently when the child is asked to complete a difficult task. Which principle best explains the relationship between the task demand and the aggressive behavior?

A) Extinction
B) Avoidance
C) Negative reinforcement
D) Positive reinforcement

A college professor, before handing out an exam, informs the class that each person can leave class as soon as they finish the exam. What type of contingency is he implementing?

A. Independent Group Contingency
B. Dependent group contingency
C. Interdependent group contingency
D. Naturalistic group contingency

Jessica reprimands Lucky every time he barks when she is trying to record a video. The reprimands seem to make Lucky bark even more. What are the reprimands serving as?

A A positive reinforcer
B A positive punisher
C A negative reinforcer
D A negative punisher

Every night before Jessica goes to Yoga, she picks up her yoga mat, carries it to the door, and gives Lucky a cookie on her way out. From the very first time Lucky saw the cookie, he began to salivate. After a couple of weeks, whenever Jessica picked up her yoga mat, Lucky began to salivate. The yoga mat appears to be a _______.

A conditioned stimulus
B unconditioned stimulus
C a response
D a reinforcer

What is/are the features of a tact?

A. point to point correspondence
B. Formal Similarity
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A or B

What is the only verbal operant under the direct control of a motivating operation?

A. tact
B. Echoic
C. Mand
D. Intraverbal