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Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst Questions 172–186 (page: 24)

Updated On: 31-Jan-2026

Deane's friend takes her to the mall every week. She frequently hugs people whom she does not know. The behavior analyst wants to use an intervention that includes reinforcement of appropriate behavior when Deane does something other than hugging.
Which intervention would be MOST appropriate?

  1. Teach her friend to provide reinforcement when Deane greets others appropriately.
  2. The behavior analyst goes to the mall and gives tokens to Deane for appropriate interactions.
  3. Teach her friend to hug Deane when she appropriately interacts with others.
  4. Teach her friend to provide tokens for appropriate interactions.

Answer(s): A



Post-reinforcement pause is MOST characteristic of which schedule?

  1. continuous reinforcement
  2. fixed ratio
  3. variable interval
  4. variable ratio

Answer(s): B



When given free access to playing with blocks, crayons, and trucks, Jeff plays with blocks about 50% of the time, plays with crayons about 30% of the time, and plays with trucks the remaining 20% of the time.
According to the Premack principle, which of the following is true?

  1. Playing with trucks will serve as a reinforcer for playing with crayons.
  2. Playing with trucks will serve as a reinforcer for playing with blocks.
  3. Playing with crayons will serve as a reinforcer for playing with blocks.
  4. Playing with crayons will serve as a reinforcer for playing with trucks.

Answer(s): D



When using time-out in a classroom, which concern is the MOST important to consider?

  1. Escape behavior could be punished.
  2. Removal from the classroom may decrease learning opportunities.
  3. The limited potential for abuse of the technique.
  4. The social validity of time-out.

Answer(s): B



A behavior analyst is asked to consult about a 10-year-old child who gets out of his seat during class at least once every 15 minutes. The behavior analyst wants the teacher to collect data on the child's on-task behavior. Given that the teacher works alone in the classroom with 30 children, the BEST procedure to employ would bE.

  1. interval recording.
  2. latency recording.
  3. duration recording.
  4. time sampling.

Answer(s): D



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