BACB BCABA Exam Questions
Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (Page 2 )

Updated On: 16-Feb-2026

When presenting extinction as a possible treatment option to a client and his or her family, it is MOST important for a behavior analyst to?

  1. assure them that extinction is supported in the literature as an effective procedure.
  2. present it along with other interventions, including reinforcement based alternatives.
  3. discuss the risks and benefits of using extinction and assure them that it is the best option.
  4. explain his or her experience using extinction with similar cases.

Answer(s): B



A person engages in target behaviors in environments different from the original training environment. This is a demonstration of

  1. stimulus generalization.
  2. response generalization.
  3. stimulus discrimination.
  4. response induction.

Answer(s): A



Terry notices that his heart rate increases and he begins to sweat when he enters the dentist's office because the office is associated with painful, unpleasant dental work. He also is reluctant to make appointments and seems to want to do anything else but go to the dentist. His physical symptoms are an example oF.

  1. operant behavior.
  2. respondent behavior.
  3. escape conditioning.
  4. aversive conditioning.

Answer(s): B



The defining feature of operant conditioning, as contrasted with respondent conditioning, is that the probability of behavior in operant conditioning is changed because of

  1. changes in consequences.
  2. conditioning history.
  3. environmental changes.
  4. stimulus pairing.

Answer(s): A



Echoic behavior is controlled by a

  1. non-verbal stimulus, the response matches that stimulus, and reinforcer is specific.
  2. verbal stimulus, the response matches that stimulus, and reinforcer is non-specific.
  3. verbal stimulus, the response matches that stimulus, and reinforcer is specific.
  4. verbal stimulus, the response does not match that stimulus, and reinforcer is non-specific.

Answer(s): B






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