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1. A behavior plan for disruptive behavior includes: "Provide frequent praise and attention during appropriate engagement with activities. When disruption occurs, use planned ignoring - turn away, remove eye contact, do not speak to or about the client until 10 seconds of appropriate behavior occurs." During implementation, the client throws a toy that nearly hits another child. What should you do?

A) Continue planned ignoring as stated in the plan

B) Have the client pick up the toy, and then resume planned ignoring

C) Reprimand the client for dangerous behavior

D) End planned ignoring permanently since it's not safe

A) Continue planned ignoring as stated in the plan

2. You are implementing a behavior plan in a classroom with 8 students. Your client begins engaging in disruptive behavior that is not dangerous but is distracting other students. The behavior plan specifies planned ignoring for disruptive behavior. However, the teacher asks you to intervene because it's affecting the other students' learning. What should you do?

A) Follow the teacher's instructions and intervene

B) Implement the behavior plan as written while positioning yourself to minimize disruption to others, and communicate with your supervisor

C) Remove your client from the classroom

D) Stop implementing the behavior plan entirely

B) Implement the behavior plan as written while positioning yourself to minimize disruption to others, and communicate with your supervisor

3.** You are working with a 7-year-old client who engages in property destruction. During today's session, he threw a book at 10:15 AM, flipped a table at 10:47 AM, and ripped a worksheet at 11:03 AM during your 2-hour session. His behavior plan requires you to calculate rate of behavior. What is the rate of property destruction for this session?

A) 3 per session

B) 0.67 per hour

C) 1.5 per hour

D) A and D

C) 1.5 per hour

4.** A client is learning to tolerate delay of reinforcement. Two weeks ago, they received reinforcement immediately after each correct response. Last week, you implemented a 2- second delay. This week, the plan calls for a 5-second delay. Today, during the second trial, the client provides a correct response. You wait 5 seconds, but at 4 seconds the client begins to whine. What should you do?

A) Provide reinforcement immediately to prevent escalation

B) Complete the 5-second delay as planned while monitoring whether the delay needs to be adjusted

C) Extend the delay to 10 seconds to teach better tolerance

D) Remove all reinforcement

B) Complete the 5-second delay as planned while monitoring whether the delay needs to be adjusted

5.* A behavior plan includes: "Provide reinforcement on an FI-2 minute schedule for ontask behavior." You start the timer. After 2 minutes, you look at the client - they are off-task (looking out the window). What should you do?

A) Reset the timer and provide no reinforcement

B) Wait until the client returns to on-task behavior, then provide reinforcement

C) Provide reinforcement anyway since 2 minutes elapsed

D) Extend the interval to 3 minutes

B) Wait until the client returns to on-task behavior, then provide reinforcement

6.** A behavior analyst asks you to collect momentary time sampling data on stereotypy during a classroom observation. You set a timer to beep every 60 seconds during a 30- minute observation. When the timer beeps, you mark YES if stereotypy is occurring at that exact moment. At the end of the observation, you have 19 YES marks and 11 NO marks. How should you report this data, and what is a limitation of this measurement approach?

A) Report 19 instances of stereotypy; this measures exact frequency

B) Report that stereotypy occurred during 63% of intervals; this may underestimate or overestimate actual occurrence if behavior is brief or happens between observations

C) Report 19 minutes of stereotypy; this gives exact duration

D) Report 30 total observations; this method has no limitations

B) Report that stereotypy occurred during 63% of intervals; this may underestimate or overestimate actual occurrence if behavior is brief or happens between observations

7.** You're collecting data on a client's hand-flapping behavior using 10-second partial interval recording during a 5-minute observation period. You mark an interval if the behavior occurs at ANY point during that interval. At the end of the observation, you've marked 18 out of 30 intervals. The behavior analyst asks you what this means. What is the MOST accurate interpretation?

A) The client engaged in hand-flapping for 18 seconds total

B) The client engaged in hand-flapping 18 times

C) Hand-flapping occurred during at least some portion of 60% of the intervals observed

D) The client engaged in hand-flapping for 60% of the total observation time

C) Hand-flapping occurred during at least some portion of 60% of the intervals observed

8.** You are implementing a token economy with a 9-year-old client. They can earn tokens for: following instructions (1 token), completing work tasks (2 tokens), and using appropriate language (1 token). Tokens can be exchanged for: 5 minutes of preferred activity (5 tokens), small snack (3 tokens), or break from work (4 tokens). During a session, the client earns 6 tokens, then exchanges them for 5 minutes of preferred activity. Ten minutes later, they ask to exchange tokens again, but they only have 1 token. What should you do?

A) Let them exchange the 1 token since they've been performing well

B) Explain how many tokens are needed for each backup reinforcer and provide opportunities to earn more tokens

C) Give them free access to prevent problem behavior

D) Remove the token economy since they're frustrated

B) Explain how many tokens are needed for each backup reinforcer and provide opportunities to earn more tokens

9.** A behavior plan states: "Implement DRO 5-minutes. If no aggression occurs for 5 minutes, provide access to preferred toy for 2 minutes." You start the timer. At 4 minutes 30 seconds, the client hits a peer. What should you do?

A) Still provide the reinforcer since they were close

B) Reset the timer to 0 and do not provide reinforcement

C) Reduce the interval to 3 minutes

D) Provide half the reinforcement

B) Reset the timer to 0 and do not provide reinforcement

10.** A client's goal is to complete math worksheets independently. Today they completed a 20-problem worksheet with 17 problems correct, 2 problems incorrect, and 1 problem left blank. Yesterday they completed 15/18 problems correctly. The supervisor asks you to graph the data as percentage correct. What should you graph for today and yesterday?

A) Today: 85%, Yesterday: 83%

B) Today: 17%, Yesterday: 15%

C) Today: 85%, Yesterday: 100%

D) Today: 90%, Yesterday: 83%

A) Today: 85%, Yesterday: 83%

11.** During a parent training session that your supervisor is conducting, the parent says, "Our pediatrician mentioned that he might have ADHD in addition to autism. What do you think?" The behavior analyst explains they cannot diagnose ADHD but can speak to behavior observations. The parent turns to you and asks, "Well, you work with him every day - do you think he has ADHD?" How should you respond?

A) Share your opinion since you do work with the client daily

B) "I can share observations about his behavior, but diagnosis is outside my scope of practice."

C) Answer yes or no, but make it clear that you are not an expert

D) Ignore the question

B) "I can share observations about his behavior, but diagnosis is outside my scope of practice."

12.** A skill acquisition plan states: "Use a VR4 schedule to maintain requesting behavior once it reaches mastery level." Yesterday, you provided reinforcement after the 1st, 5th, 10th, and 13th requests (after 1, 4, 5, and 3 responses respectively, averaging 3.25). Today, you should provide reinforcement:

A) After every 4th request exactly

B) After requests that vary around an average of 4

C) After a random number of requests with no pattern

D) After the same requests as yesterday

B) After requests that vary around an average of 4

13.** A client engages in yelling and aggression to escape difficult tasks. The behavior plan includes Functional Communication Training (FCT): teaching them to request a break by handing you a "break" card. During implementation, the client appropriately hands you the break card during a math task. What should you do, and what is the goal of this intervention?

A) Praise them for asking appropriately but continue with the task; the goal is to eliminate break-taking

B) Immediately provide a break and enthusiastic praise; the goal is to replace problem behavior with an appropriate functionally equivalent response that produces the same outcome

C) Give them a shorter break than they would get for problem behavior

D) Provide a break but no praise since breaks shouldn't be reinforcing

B) Immediately provide a break and enthusiastic praise; the goal is to replace problem behavior with an appropriate functionally equivalent response that produces the same outcome

14.** You are teaching a client to identify letters using discrete trial training. The teaching procedure states: 1) Gain attention, 2) Present SD "Touch B", 3) Wait 3 seconds for response, 4) If correct, provide enthusiastic praise and token; if incorrect, provide no reaction and prompt next trial. During trial 5, you present three letters (B, R, M) and say "Touch B." The student touches R. What is your NEXT step?

A) Say "no" and repeat the trial

B) Remove the materials briefly, re-present the array, give the instruction "Touch B" while pointing to the B, then provide neutral acknowledgment if correct

C) Provide hand-over-hand assistance

D) Move to the next trial and come back to this later

B) Remove the materials briefly, re-present the array, give the instruction "Touch B" while pointing to the B, then provide neutral acknowledgment if correct

15.** A behavior analyst is conducting a functional analysis with a client you work with. During the "attention" condition, you are instructed to sit near the client with a magazine, provide attention only when the target behavior occurs, and otherwise ignore the client. During the "demand" condition, you present tasks and remove them contingent on problem behavior. During the "play" condition, you provide continuous attention and access to preferred items with no demands. What is your responsibility during this assessment?

A) Interpret the results and adjust the conditions if you think they're not working

B) Follow the written protocol exactly without deviation and collect accurate data

C) Comfort the client and intervene before problem behavior occurs

D) Modify the conditions based on the client's emotional state

B) Follow the written protocol exactly without deviation and collect accurate data

16.** You complete a session note from yesterday's session based on memory because you forgot to take data during the session. Your session note states: "Client completed 15 trials of receptive identification with 80% accuracy. Aggression occurred 3 times during demands." What is the problem with this documentation?

A) The format is incorrect

B) You are reporting data that was not actually collected, which is fabrication of data and a serious ethical violation; you should document that data was not collected and inform your supervisor

C) Session notes should be longer

D) You should have reported percentages for aggression too

B) You are reporting data that was not actually collected, which is fabrication of data and a serious ethical violation; you should document that data was not collected and inform your supervisor

17.** A behavior plan includes a strategy to provide the client with frequent breaks before problem behavior occurs. This is an example of:

A) Consequence intervention

B) Antecedent intervention

C) Punishment procedure

D) Extinction

B) Antecedent intervention

18.** A behavior plan specifies: "Provide reinforcement on an FR5 schedule for complying with instructions." During today's session, you give 12 instructions. The client complies with instructions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (you provide reinforcement), 6, 7, 9, and 11. They do not comply with instructions 8, 10, and 12. According to the FR5 schedule, when should you provide reinforcement?

A) After complying with instructions 5 and 10

B) After complying with instructions 5, 7, 9, and 11 (every 5 compliance responses)

C) After complying with instructions 5 only (because non-compliance breaks the count, reset to zero after instruction 8)

D) After complying with instructions 5 and 11 (reset count after each non-compliance)

C) After complying with instructions 5 only (because non-compliance breaks the count, reset to zero after instruction 8)

19.** You're beginning work with a new client. The behavior analyst tells you, "Spend the first few sessions just pairing yourself with reinforcement - no demands yet." What does this mean you should do?

A) Provide reinforcement on a variable schedule

B) Engage in preferred activities with the client, provide frequent access to preferred items without contingencies, be playful and fun, and avoid placing demands

C) Sit quietly and observe the client

D) Immediately begin discrete trial training

B) Engage in preferred activities with the client, provide frequent access to preferred items without contingencies, be playful and fun, and avoid placing demands

20.** During a session, you observe and record the following: (A) Client is sitting at table with no materials, therapist is on phone; (B) Client begins hitting head with open palm repeatedly; (C) Therapist immediately comes over, holds client's hands gently, and says "it's okay, I'm here, let's take a break." This same pattern occurs 3 more times during the session with slight variations. The next day, your supervisor asks what you think might be maintaining the behavior. What is the MOST professional and appropriate response?

A) "The client is clearly seeking attention - we should ignore the behavior"

B) "I observed that head-hitting was frequently followed by therapist attention and interaction. The data shows a pattern, but you would need to analyze it to determine the function"

C) "The behavior is dangerous, so function doesn't matter"

D) "I don't know, I just collect the data"

B) "I observed that head-hitting was frequently followed by therapist attention and interaction. The data shows a pattern, but you would need to analyze it to determine the function"

21.** A behavior plan states: "Use a least-to-most starting with a verbal prompt for hanging up backpack." You say "hang up your backpack" and the client does not respond. According to the prompt hierarchy in the plan (verbal > gestural > partial physical > full physical), what should you do next?

A) Repeat the verbal prompt louder

B) Wait longer for the client to respond to the verbal prompt

C) Move to a gestural prompt by pointing to the hook

D) Provide hand-over-hand guidance immediately

C) Move to a gestural prompt by pointing to the hook

22.** You've been implementing an extinction procedure for a client's attention-seeking whining for 5 sessions. During session 1, whining occurred 12 times. Session 2: 8 times. Session 3: 15 times. Session 4: 10 times. Session 5: 6 times. The client's mother calls your supervisor and says "the behavior is getting worse, this isn't working." What is the most likely explanation?

A) The extinction procedure is not working; change the intervention

B) The mother is using subjective information to draw her conclusion

C) The function was identified incorrectly; conduct a new assessment

D) Add punishment to the procedure

B) The mother is using subjective information to draw her conclusion

23.** A parent approaches you after a session and says, "How did the session go today? I heard my son had a great week at school!" You know from reviewing the client's file that the school contacted the behavior analyst yesterday with concerns about increased aggression at school. What should you say?

A) Share the information about school since the parent should know

B) "He had a great session today! We worked on several goals and he earned lots of reinforcement." Keep information to what you directly observed

C) "You should ask the behavior analyst about school"

D) Say nothing about the session to maintain confidentiality

C) "You should ask the behavior analyst about school"

24.** A behavior plan for task refusal includes: "DRA - teach and reinforce requesting a break using the break card. When the client uses the break card appropriately, provide immediate 2-minute break. If client engages in task refusal (pushing materials, dropping to floor), continue with demand using least-to-most prompting without providing break." During a math activity, the client pushes the worksheet onto the floor. What should you do?

A) Remove the worksheet and give a break

B) Prompt the client to pick up the worksheet and continue with the task

C) Remove the worksheet and prompt them to use the break card

D) Provide a break and then re-present the task

B) Prompt the client to pick up the worksheet and continue with the task

25.** You arrive for a session and realize you left your data collection sheets at home. The session is 2 hours long and targets multiple goals. What should you do?

A) Try to remember everything and write it down after the session

B) Skip data collection for the session

C) Use whatever materials are available to collect data during the session

D) Cancel the session

C) Use whatever materials are available to collect data during the session

26.** You are implementing a backward chaining procedure to teach a child to tie their shoes. Which step would you teach FIRST?

A) Making the first loop

B) Crossing the laces

C) Pulling the final knot tight

D) All steps simultaneously

C) Pulling the final knot tight

27.** A behavior technician is working with a client who screams during transitions. The supervisor wants to know the total amount of time the client spends screaming, not just how many times it happens. During a 45-minute observation, you record that screaming occurred from 9:15-9:18 AM, 9:30-9:31 AM, and 9:42-9:46 AM. What is the total duration of screaming, and what percentage of the observation did the client spend screaming?

A) 8 minutes; 17.8%

B) 3 occurrences; 6.7%

C) 8 minutes; 6.7%

D) 10 minutes; 22.2%

A) 8 minutes; 17.8%

28.** A client has been making excellent progress. The parents are thrilled and mention at the end of a session that they'd like to write a positive review of your services on social media, including your name and the agency name. What should you do?

A) Encourage them to write the review as they are a current client

B) Recommend they speak with the behavior analyst about appropriate ways to provide feedback

C) Ask them to write the review but not mention your name

D) Tell them reviews aren't necessary

B) Recommend they speak with the behavior analyst about appropriate ways to provide feedback

29.** A behavior plan includes: "NCR - provide 30 seconds of attention every 3 minutes regardless of behavior. Set a timer." During a session, 1 minute after you provided attention on schedule, the client begins engaging in the target problem behavior (which has historically been maintained by attention). What should you do?

A) Provide attention immediately since the reinforcement is noncontingent

B)Reset the timer and start a new 3-minute interval

C)Continue to withhold attention until the timer signals the next scheduled attention delivery

D)Stop the NCR procedure

C)Continue to withhold attention until the timer signals the next scheduled attention delivery

30.** You're implementing a discrete trial instruction program teaching a client to identify emotions from pictures. The program specifies errorless learning procedures. On the current target, you've presented 12 trials today: 10 correct responses with a gestural prompt (pointing), 2 correct independent responses. If you continued errorless learning without fading, what is most likely to occur?

A) The chance of generalization will increase

B) The client will begin to regress

C) Prompt dependency will appear

D) You will become a conditioned punisher

C) Prompt dependency will appear

31.** You're measuring a client's aggressive behavior (hitting, kicking, biting) using frequency recording. During a session, the client hits a peer once, then immediately kicks the same peer, then bites their own hand. How many instances of aggression should you record, and why is this approach most appropriate for this behavior?

A) 1, because it was one episode directed at the same person; frequency is appropriate because each instance is discrete

B) 3, because each topography counts separately; frequency is appropriate because the behavior has a clear beginning and end

C) 2, because biting self doesn't count as aggression; frequency is appropriate for rate calculation

D) 3, but duration would be more appropriate for this type of behavior

B) 3, because each topography counts separately; frequency is appropriate because the behavior has a clear beginning and end

32.** A behavior analyst is working with a client who engages in loud vocalizations approximately 40 times per hour. The analyst implements a procedure where the client receives access to preferred activities for every 5-minute period in which vocalizations do not occur. This procedure is BEST described as:

A) DRA

B) DRI

C) DRO

D) None of the above

C) DRO

33.** A 6-year-old client elopes (runs away) from structured activities. A functional assessment indicates the behavior is maintained by escape from demands. The behavior plan includes teaching the client to request a break by giving the teacher a "break" card. The client successfully uses the break card 8 times during today's session and receives immediate breaks. However, elopement still occurred 3 times. Record this behavior using percentage of opportunities measurement.

A) 11 opportunities

B) 8 responses

C) 73%

D) 27%

C) 73%

34.** A student is learning to respond to teacher instructions. You need to measure the time between when the teacher says "come here" and when the student takes their first step toward the teacher. During today's session: Trial 1 = 8 seconds, Trial 2 = 12 seconds, Trial 3 = 4 seconds, Trial 4 = 15 seconds, Trial 5 = 6 seconds. The behavior plan criterion is that the average must be below 5 seconds. Did the student meet criterion today, and what type of measurement are you using?

A) Yes, this is duration recording

B) No, this is latency recording

C) Yes, this is interresponse time

D) No, this is frequency recording

B) No, this is latency recording

35.** You need to describe a behavioral incident in a session note. Which description is MOST appropriate and objective?

A) "The client was extremely angry and aggressive during the session due to frustration with task demands"

B) "The client exhibited aggressive behavior including throwing materials, overturning the desk, and attempting to hit staff."

C) "The client had a really bad day and was very upset"

D) "The client acted out because they didn't want to work"

B) "The client exhibited aggressive behavior including throwing materials, overturning the desk, and attempting to hit staff."

36.** Your supervisor asks you to conduct a Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement preference assessment with a new client before their session. You lay out 7 items, and across trials, the client selects items in this order: bubbles, playdoh, bubbles (after it was returned), car, book, bubbles (after it was returned again), blocks. You notice the client keeps choosing bubbles when it's available. What is the CORRECT implementation of MSWO?

A) You implemented incorrectly; selected items should not be returned to the array.

B) You implemented correctly by returning bubbles. This suggests the client has limited interests

C) MSWO requires returning items after each trial. The pattern is invalid because the client chose the same item

D) The assessment should be stopped after an item is chosen twice

A) You implemented incorrectly; selected items should not be returned to the array.

37.** A behavior contract with a 12-year-old client states: "If you complete all academic tasks with no more than 2 redirections during the session, you earn 30 minutes of video game time. If you engage in any physical aggression, you lose video game access for that day." Today, the client completed all tasks with 1 redirection, but during the last 5 minutes, they pushed another student. According to the contract, what happens?

A) They earn the video game time because they met the criteria

B) They lose video game access for today

C) Give them 15 minutes since they met half the criteria

D) Allow the client to apologize and provide reinforcement

B) They lose video game access for today

38.** A client is learning to put on their coat independently. The task analysis has 8 steps. Currently, you complete steps 1-7, and the client independently completes step 8 (pulling the zipper up completely after you start it). Once the client masters step 8 independently for 3 consecutive sessions, you will have them complete steps 7 and 8, then eventually 6, 7, and 8, etc. What chaining procedure are you using?

A) Backward chaining

B) Forward chaining

C) Total task chaining

D) Behavior chain interruption

A) Backward chaining

39.** A family you've been working with for 6 months asks if you'd be willing to babysit their other child (who is not your client) on Saturday evenings. They offer to pay you $25/hour. You could use the extra money. What should you do?

A) Accept, since it's their other child, not your client

B) Accept and let your supervisor know

C) Decline the offer

D) Accept only after checking with your supervisor

C) Decline the offer

40.** You are entering data from today's session into the data collection system. You notice that the data shows the client has met their goal criterion (80% accuracy for 3 consecutive sessions) on a receptive identification target. However, you have concerns about the quality of the responses - the client needed longer latencies than usual and seemed to be guessing. What should you do?

A) Enter the data as collected and discuss with your supervisor

B) Change the data to show they didn't meet criterion since you have concerns

C) Enter the data and say nothing

D) Don't enter the data until you discuss it with the supervisor

A) Enter the data as collected and discuss with your supervisor

41.** Lisa is helping a 6-year-old client increase the use of functional communication. Each time the child appropriately requests a snack using their communication device, the Lisa immediately gives the child a small portion of their favorite chips and praises them warmly. Over the next several sessions, the child begins to use their communication device more frequently to request snacks. What explains the change in behavior?

A) Positive reinforcement

B) Negative reinforcement

C) Positive punishment

D) Negative punishment

A) Positive reinforcement

42.** You discover that another technician has been taking photos of clients during sessions and posting them on their personal social media with captions like "Great session today! #ABA #autism" without showing faces. What should you do?

A) Tell the technician privately that this might not be appropriate

B) Share the posts to promote positive ABA experiences

C) Report the technician to the board for an ethics violation

D) Inform your supervisor immediately

D) Inform your supervisor immediately

43.** A client has learned to mand (request) for "cookie," "juice," and "iPad" at the table during structured trials. The behavior analyst now wants to teach the client to mand in the natural environment when they want these items. Which of the following might be useful in promoting this goal?

A) Continue structured trials but in different locations

B) Contrive opportunities for the client to mand throughout the day

C) Ask a stakeholder or different therapist to run mand trials

D) All the above

B) Contrive opportunities for the client to mand throughout the day

44.** During a therapy session, a client frequently throws puzzle pieces when asked to clean up. The RBT implements a new procedure where, each time the client throws a puzzle piece, the RBT immediately requires the client to pick up all the pieces and place them back in the box before continuing the activity. After a few days, the puzzle throwing decreases noticeably. What explains what is occurring in this situation the best?

A) Negative Reinforcement

B) Response Cost

C) Extinction

D) Positive punishment

D) Positive punishment

45. You are collecting whole interval data on "on-task behavior," defined as eyes on materials, hands on materials, and working on the assigned task. You're using 15-second intervals during a 10-minute work session. In interval #5, the student looks at their materials for 13 seconds, then looks at the ceiling for 2 seconds. In interval #6, the student works for all 15 seconds. How should you score these two intervals?

A) Interval 5: YES, Interval 6: YES

B) Interval 5: NO, Interval 6: YES

C) Interval 5: YES, Interval 6: NO

D) Both intervals: NO

B) Interval 5: NO, Interval 6: YES

46.** You are teaching color discrimination. You present a red card, blue card, and green card in random positions. You say "touch red." The client touches the green card. According to the teaching plan, you should: re-present the trial with the red card in the same position and provide a gestural prompt (pointing). The client touches the red card. What is the best response given this is a teaching trial?

A) Provide reinforcement since they got it correct based on the reinforcement schedule

B) Provide brief, neutral acknowledgment but no true reinforcement

C) Provide no reinforcement since they needed a prompt

D) Repeat the trial again without prompting

B) Provide brief, neutral acknowledgment but no true reinforcement

47.** A behavior plan includes: "Provide reinforcement using a whole-interval DRO-30 seconds. If problem behavior does not occur during the entire 30-second interval, provide reinforcement." You start the timer. At 22 seconds, the client briefly engages in problem behavior (2 seconds), then stops. At 30 seconds, the client is not engaging in problem behavior. What should you do?

A) Provide reinforcement since problem behavior is not occurring at the 30-second mark

B) Do not provide reinforcement and reset the timer; the problem behavior occurred during the interval, so the criterion was not met

C) Provide half reinforcement

D) Shorten the interval to 20 seconds

B) Do not provide reinforcement and reset the timer; the problem behavior occurred during the interval, so the criterion was not met

48.** A client successfully requests "juice" by pointing to a picture card, and you provide juice from their cup. This is an example of:

A) Contrived reinforcement

B) Natural reinforcement

C) Artificial reinforcement

D) Punishment

B) Natural reinforcement

49.** You've been collecting data on tantrums for 3 weeks. When you graph the data, you notice an increasing trend, but the behavior plan was specifically designed to decrease tantrums. Your supervisor is on vacation for another week. What should you do?

A) Wait for your supervisor to return to mention it

B) Modify the intervention yourself to try to improve outcomes

C) Contact the designated backup supervisor immediately to review the data and determine if modifications to the plan are needed

D) Continue implementing the plan and don't worry about it

C) Contact the designated backup supervisor immediately to review the data and determine if modifications to the plan are needed

50.** A parent says: "I've been having trouble with bedtime. He won't stay in bed and keeps coming out of his room. What should I do?" What is the most appropriate response?

A) "Have you tried using a sticker chart? That works for lots of kids"

B) "That's a common issue. Let me share what I know about bedtime routines from my training"

C) "That sounds frustrating. I'd recommend discussing this with your behavior analyst"

D) "I can't help with that - I only work on the goals in the behavior plan"

C) "That sounds frustrating. I'd recommend discussing this with your behavior analyst"

51.** A behavior plan includes DRI for thumb-sucking. The plan states, "reinforce handson-activity with praise on a fixed interval 2 minute schedule." During a 20-minute session, you provide reinforcement at minutes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20, but only when the client's hands are actively engaged with toys or activities. At minute 11, you notice the client has their thumb in their mouth while holding a toy with the other hand. Should you provide reinforcement at minute 12?

A) Yes, provide reinforcement at minute 12 regardless

B) Wait until the client's hands are engaged in incompatible activity, then provide reinforcement

C) Yes, because they're also holding a toy

D) Provide a reduced amount of reinforcement

B) Wait until the client's hands are engaged in incompatible activity, then provide reinforcement

52.** A client engages in hand-mouthing. The behavior plan states: "Use response blocking - gently redirect the hand away from the mouth before contact occurs when you observe the client beginning to move their hand toward their face." During a session, you observe the client raise their hand toward their mouth. What should you do?

A) Allow them to put their hand in their mouth, then redirect

B) Gently intercept and redirect the hand before it reaches the mouth using the least amount of physical contact necessary

C) Say "no" loudly

D) Ignore the behavior

B) Gently intercept and redirect the hand before it reaches the mouth using the least amount of physical contact necessary

53.** You're conducting ABC observation for a 5-year-old client. You record the following sequences: The client is playing with blocks (A), drops to the floor and screams (B), teacher rushes over and asks "what's wrong, are you hurt?" while helping them up (C). Two minutes later: Teacher presents a math worksheet (A), client drops to floor and screams (B), teacher removes worksheet and says "okay, let's try something else" (C). What hypothesis about the function of screaming is MOST supported by these observations?

A) Attention-seeking

B) Escape from demands

C) Access to tangibles

D) Unable to narrow it down to one function

B) Escape from demands

54.** During a session at a client's home, you observe the client's mother yelling at her other child (not your client), saying things like "you're so stupid" and "I wish you were never born." The other child is crying. This happens multiple times during your 2-hour session. What should you do?

A) It's not your client, so it's not your concern

B) Tell the mother privately that she shouldn't talk to her child that way

C) Consult immediately with your supervisor

D) Wait to see if it happens again

C) Consult immediately with your supervisor

55.** A behavior plan states: "Aggression (hitting, kicking, biting) is maintained by escape from demands. Implement escape extinction: continue presenting demands and guiding completion even if aggression occurs." During a session, you present a math worksheet. The client crumples it and kicks you in the shin. According to the plan, what should you do?

A) Remove the worksheet immediately to ensure safety

B) Use the minimum necessary physical guidance to keep everyone safe, continue to present the demand

C) Send the client to take a break to deescalate the situation

D) End the session if the aggression does not stop for 15 minutes

B) Use the minimum necessary physical guidance to keep everyone safe, continue to present the demand

56.** You are implementing a stimulus fading procedure to teach a client to identify the letter "B." Initially, the "B" card is significantly larger and brighter than the comparison stimuli. Over the past 10 sessions, you've gradually made the "B" card more similar in size and color to the comparisons. Today, all cards are identical except for the letter shown, and the client correctly identifies "B" in 9 out of 10 trials. What does this suggest?

A) You should increase the prompt again to ensure success

B) The client has successfully learned to discriminate "B"

C) The fading was too fast

D) You should make the stimuli different again

B) The client has successfully learned to discriminate "B"

57.** A behavior plan includes a procedure you've never implemented before and don't fully understand. The plan states: "Implement chained DRO with progressive schedule thinning." Your supervisor sent you the plan via email and said "start tomorrow." What should you do?

A) Look up the procedure Online and do your best

B) Ask other technicians on your team how to do the procedure

C) Request guidance from your supervisor before starting the plan

D) Ask ChatGPT to explain it

C) Request guidance from your supervisor before starting the plan

58.** You are teaching a client to wash their hands using a most-to-least prompting hierarchy: full physical > partial physical > gestural > verbal > independent. Currently, the client requires a partial physical prompt (light touch on elbow) to turn on the water. The client has successfully turned on the water with only this partial physical prompt for 4 consecutive sessions. According to most-to-least prompting procedures, what should you do on the next session?

A) Attempt a gestural prompt first

B) Continue with partial physical prompts until the client initiates independently

C) Move directly to no prompt to test for independence

D) Increase to a full physical prompt to ensure success

A) Attempt a gestural prompt first

59.** A teenager receives a monthly allowance of $50. Their parents implement a new rule: every time the teenager fails to complete their assigned household chores, $5 is deducted from that month's allowance. Over the next three months, data shows that the frequency of incomplete chores decreases from an average of 6 times per month to 1 time per month. The teenager reports wanting to keep as much of their allowance as possible. What behavioral principle explains the decrease in incomplete chores?

A. Positive reinforcement

B. Negative punishment

C. Positive punishment

D. Negative reinforcement

B. Negative punishment

60.** You are a newly certified RBT working at a clinic. Your BCBA supervisor is responsible for overseeing your implementation of behavior intervention plans with four different clients. According to the RBT Ethics Code and supervision requirements, what is the minimum percentage of your total work hours that must include direct observation and feedback from your supervising BCBA to maintain your RBT certification?

A. 2% of hours worked per month, with at least one face-to-face supervision contact

B. 5% of hours worked per month, with at least two face-to-face supervision contacts

C. 10% of hours worked per month, with supervision occurring across all clients and settings

D. 15% of hours worked per month, with daily check-ins via phone or email

B. 5% of hours worked per month, with at least two face-to-face supervision contacts

61.** You're required to complete 8 hours of supervision each month per your certification requirements. Your employer schedules you for only 4 hours per month and says "that's all we can budget for." What should you do?

A) Accept the 4 hours as clinics are not required to meet your supervision hours

B) Advocate for the required supervision hours, documenting your requests, and if not resolved, report the issue to your certification board

C) Count any informal conversations with supervisors as supervision hours

D) Falsify your supervision documentation

B) Advocate for the required supervision hours, documenting your requests, and if not resolved, report the issue to your certification board

62.** A teaching program specifies using video modeling to teach a client to wash their face. The program states: "Show 2-minute video of peer model washing face, then immediately prompt client to wash face following the same steps, reinforcing completion of each step." You show the video, and the client watches it. What should you do next?

A) Show the video again to ensure they understand

B) Prompt them through face-washing routine

C) Ask the client to explain what they saw

D) Wait until the next day to implement

B) Prompt them through face-washing routine

63.** A 4-year-old client is learning to request "break" using a picture card. Initially, you held the card in front of them during difficult tasks. Now you place the card on the table within reach. Eventually, you'll move it across the room. Today, the client spontaneously picked up the card and handed it to you during a difficult task without any prompts. According to the skill acquisition plan, you should provide a break immediately plus enthusiastic praise if behavior occurs unprompted. However, you had just given them a break 90 seconds ago, and you know the reinforcement schedule is FI5 minutes. What should you do?

A) Explain that it's too soon for another break and continue working

B) Provide the break immediately

C) Give them a shorter break than usual

D) Ignore the request since they just had a break

B) Provide the break immediately

64.** A 9-year-old client consistently engages in disruptive behavior (yelling, throwing materials) during math instruction but rarely during reading or art activities. The behavior stops immediately when math materials are removed. During free time, the behavior almost never occurs. The behavior analyst conducts a preference assessment and discovers the client loves math games and chooses math-related activities frequently. What does this information suggest about the function of the disruptive behavior during math instruction?

A) The client dislikes math and is escaping from the activity

B) The behavior is likely escape-maintained from academic activities

C) The client wants access to preferred math activities

D) The behavior is escape-maintained from from non-preffered academic activities

B) The behavior is likely escape-maintained from academic activities

65.** A behavior analyst has written a new skill acquisition program for your client focusing on receptive identification of community helpers. Before you implement the program, you notice that several steps seem unclear, and you're unsure about the mastery criteria. Your next session is in 2 hours. What should you do?

A) Implement programs you understand and skip the unclear parts

B) Contact your supervisor and don't start session until you receive feedback

C) Search online for similar programs and implement based on what you find

D) Text a technician on the team to clarify

B) Contact your supervisor and don't start session until you receive feedback

66.** You are running discrete trial teaching on color identification. The client correctly identifies "blue" when shown a blue card among 3 colors. You immediately deliver enthusiastic praise and a small piece of cookie (based on preference assessment results). Two things concern you: 1) The client seems to be getting full after 15 trials, and their motivation is decreasing, 2) You're worried about giving too much food. What should you do?

A) Continue exactly as written since the plan specifies this reinforcer

B) Switch to a different reinforcer to avoid satiation

C) Let the consultant know about your concerns

D) Both A and C

B) Switch to a different reinforcer to avoid satiation

67.** A skill acquisition plan states: "Provide a 2-second time delay before prompting during receptive identification tasks." You place three objects in front of the client and say "give me the car." What should you do next?

A) Immediately prompt the correct response to prevent errors

B) Wait 2 seconds for an independent response and then repeat the SD

C) Wait 2 seconds for an independent response then prompt

D) Wait for the client to respond, regardless of how long it takes

C) Wait 2 seconds for an independent response then prompt

68.** While reviewing a client's file, you notice that another behavior technician has been writing notes like "had a good session," "client was happy," and "behavior was better" without any objective data or specific information about what occurred. What should you do FIRST?

A) Ignore it since it's not your responsibility

B) Confront the other technician directly

C) Inform your supervisor

D) Start writing your notes the same way

C) Inform your supervisor

69.** You've been implementing a behavior plan for 4 weeks. Based on your experience with the client, you believe that using a different reinforcer than what's specified in the plan would be more effective. Your supervisor is difficult to reach and often dismisses your suggestions. What should you do?

A) Implement the plan as written and document your concerns in writing to your supervisor, requesting a meeting to discuss potential modifications

B) Make the change since you work with the client more than anyone else

C) Stop implementing the plan until you can discuss it

D) Ask the parents to request the change

A) Implement the plan as written and document your concerns in writing to your supervisor, requesting a meeting to discuss potential modifications

70.** You have been teaching a client to request a break by saying "break please" during table-top work sessions in the therapy room. The client has mastered this skill with 90% independence across three consecutive sessions with you. However, the client's teacher reports that at school, the client does not request breaks appropriately and instead engages in problem behavior to escape difficult tasks. The parents also report the client doesn't use this skill at home during homework time. What has NOT occurred, and what should be the next step in programming?

A. Generalization has not occurred; program for generalization by teaching the skill across different settings, people, and materials

B. Maintenance has not occurred; continue practicing the skill in the therapy room for several more months

C. Acquisition has not occurred; the client needs to reach 100% independence before moving forward

D. Discrimination has not occurred; teach the client that "break please" only works in the therapy room

A. Generalization has not occurred; program for generalization by teaching the skill across different settings, people, and materials

71.** You are to implement DRA for a client who frequently screams to gain adult attention during group activities. The replacement behavior identified in the behavior plan is raising their hand and waiting to be called on. What is the correct implementation of this procedure?

A. Reinforce any behavior the client engages in except screaming, including talking out or leaving their seat

B. Wait until the client stops screaming, then immediately provide attention to reinforce the absence of screaming

C. Ignore all of the client's behaviors for 5-minute intervals, then provide reinforcement

D. Provide attention and praise specifically for hand-raising while withholding attention for screaming

D. Provide attention and praise specifically for hand-raising while withholding attention for screaming

72.** A client consistently engages in tantrums during transitions between activities. You use a visual schedule with pictures of each activity to help the client understand what is coming next. After implementing the visual schedule for two weeks, tantrum frequency during transitions decreases significantly. What type of intervention strategy is the visual schedule?

A. Consequence intervention

B. Antecedent intervention

C. Punishment procedure

D. Extinction procedure

B. Antecedent intervention

73.** A client's grandmother, who is not the legal guardian, approaches you after a session and asks you to send her copies of the client's progress reports and data because "the parents won't tell me anything." She seems genuinely concerned. What should you do?

A) Send her the information since she's family

B) Give her a summary verbally but don't send documents

C) Send the information but ask her not to tell the parents

D) Explain that you can only share information with authorized individuals

D) Explain that you can only share information with authorized individuals

74.** You are teaching a client a completely new skill: tying shoelaces. The client has never successfully tied their shoes before. Initially, what schedule of reinforcement do you think you should use to establish this new behavior most effectively?

A. Variable ratio schedule to prevent satiation

B. Fixed interval schedule to build steady responding

C. Continuous reinforcement where every correct response is reinforced

D. Fixed ratio 10 to make the behavior resistant to extinction

C. Continuous reinforcement where every correct response is reinforced

75.** Every time a client completes a math worksheet, you provide verbal praise and a sticker. Over the next month, the frequency of worksheet completion increases from 2 per week to 8 per week. What principle accounts for this increase?

A. Positive reinforcement

B. Negative reinforcement

C. Positive punishment

D. Negative punishment

A. Positive reinforcement

76.** You are implementing a behavior plan that includes extinction for screaming that is maintained by access to a preferred toy. Today is day 3 of implementation. During the first 15 minutes, the client screams 45 times (compared to 12 times during baseline), screams louder than you've ever heard, and starts banging on the table - something they've never done before. What is happening, and what should you do?

A) Stop extinction immediately

B) Continue implementing the plan as written

C) The behavior is not maintained by access to tangibles

D) You are implementing the plan incorrectly

B) Continue implementing the plan as written

77.** You're teaching a client to clean up toys using total task presentation. In general, this means you will do which of the following?

A) Teach the first step until mastery, then add the second step

B) Teach the last step first, then work backward

C) Have the client complete all steps of the task every time

D) Complete the task yourself while the client watches

C) Have the client complete all steps of the task every time

78.** Before implementing a new intervention to increase a client's spontaneous greetings, your BCBA asks you to collect baseline data for one week without changing anything about how you currently interact with the client. What is the purpose of collecting baseline data?

A. To demonstrate that you are capable of collecting data accurately

B. To establish the current level of the behavior before intervention

C. To prove to parents that intervention is needed

D. To determine which reinforcers the client prefers

B. To establish the current level of the behavior before intervention

79.** A behavior plan for elopement states: "Block attempts to elope by positioning yourself between client and door. Provide continuous attention and access to preferred activities to reduce motivation to elope." After implementing this for 2 weeks, elopement attempts have increased from 2 per day to 8 per day. What is the most likely problem?

A) The blocking procedure may be inadvertently reinforcing the behavior

B) The plan is lacking a punishment procedure

C) The plan needs more time to work; 2 weeks is not enough data

D) The client has figured out the plan and is trying to manipulate staff

A) The blocking procedure may be inadvertently reinforcing the behavior

80.** You are working with a client who often refuses to complete difficult academic tasks. Your supervising behavior analyst instructs you to use a "high-probability request sequence" before presenting the difficult task. What does a high-p request sequence manipulate in order to evoke behavior?

A) The value of reinforcement

B) The client's preferences

C) Environmental factors like furniture in the room or other noncritical stimlui

D) Behavioral momentum

D) Behavioral momentum

81.** A client has mastered identifying animals (dog, cat, bird, fish) when asked "what is it?" while looking at pictures in the therapy room. The skill acquisition plan now targets "tacting in natural environment." You take the client for a walk and see a dog. What should you do to implement this program?

A) Point to the dog and ask "what is it?"

B) Say "look, a dog!" before they can respond

C) Wait to see if the client labels the dog spontaneously

D) Take a picture and work on it during table time

C) Wait to see if the client labels the dog spontaneously

82.** You're teaching a student to write their name. Initially, they could not form any letters. You began by reinforcing any mark on the paper, then approximations of lines, then approximations of letters, and now they can write a recognizable version of the first 3 letters of their name. You continue to reinforce closer and closer approximations to correct letter formation. During today's session, the student writes the first letter perfectly (which they've done before), but makes the second letter backward (which is not unusual for them). Should you reinforce this response, and what teaching procedure are you using?

A) Yes, this meets the current criteria for reinforcement

B) No, never reinforce old approximations

C) Yes, but provide corrective feedback

D) No, withhold reinforcement and model correct formation

A) Yes, this meets the current criteria for reinforcement

83.** You are teaching a client to make a sandwich using backward chaining. The complete task analysis includes: (1) get bread, (2) get peanut butter, (3) get jelly, (4) open bread bag, (5) take out two slices, (6) spread peanut butter, (7) spread jelly, (8) put slices together. Using backward chaining, which step should you teach first?

A. Step 1 (get bread) - always start at the beginning of the chain

B. Step 8 (put slices together) - the last step in the sequence so the client contacts the terminal reinforcer immediately

C. Unclear based on this information

D. All steps simultaneously - have the client attempt the entire sequence at once

B. Step 8 (put slices together) - the last step in the sequence so the client contacts the terminal reinforcer immediately

84.** Your supervisor asks you to collect baseline data on a new target behavior before they write an intervention plan. When you ask for clarification on the operational definition, the supervisor says, "Just use your judgment - you know the client." What should you do?

A) Collect data using your own judgment of what the behavior is

B) Follow instructions and collect the data

C) Copy the definition from another similar behavior

D) Request a clear operational definition before collecting data

D) Request a clear operational definition before collecting data

85.** A client's father offers you a $200 gift card at the end of the year as a "thank you for all your hard work." What should you do?

A) Accept it graciously since it is a one time gift

B) Politely decline citing the ethical code

C) Accept it but don't ever actually spend it

D) Accept only if the client gives it to you directly

B) Politely decline citing the ethical code