Behavioral Practice Test 2026

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Q1Domain Verified

A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCB

Training the client in an alternative, functionally equivalent communicative response that is reinforce

is designing an intervention to decrease the frequency of a client's self-injurious behavior (SI

. They have collected baseline data showing the SIB occurs most frequently when the client is presented with academic demands in a quiet, isolated setting. The BCBA is considering a functional communication training (FCT) approach. Which of the following is the MOST crucial initial step in developing an effective FCT intervention for this scenario? A) Implementing a differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) schedule to reinforce any behavior other than SIB. B) Conducting a functional analysis (FA) to precisely identify the maintaining consequence for the SIB.

D) Developing a comprehensive visual schedule to increase the client's predictability of academic demands.

Q2Domain Verified

A consultant is observing a classroom of young children with autism and notices that a particular child, Leo, consistently engages in repetitive hand-flapping when transitioning between activities. The consultant hypothesizes that the hand-flapping serves an automatic reinforcement function. To empirically test this hypothesis, which of the following assessment strategies would be MOST appropriate and ethically sound for the consultant to employ?

Interview the child's parents and teachers about when and where the hand-flapping occurs and what they have observed to be associated with it.

Administer a preference assessment to identify highly motivating items that can be used as reinforcers for an incompatible behavior.

Implement a brief functional analysis (FA) with conditions for "demand," "attention," and "tangible," and include a "no consequence" condition to control for automatic reinforcement.

Conduct a structured observation with an antecedent-behavior-consequence (ABC) data collection system, focusing on the immediate sensory consequences of the hand-flapping.

Q3Domain Verified

A BCBA is working with a client who exhibits severe aggression towards peers during group activities. The aggression appears to be maintained by peer attention. The BCBA decides to implement a multi-component intervention that includes teaching the client a functional communication skill (e.g., asking to join the group) and a differential reinforcement procedure. Which of the following differential reinforcement procedures would be MOST strategically aligned with the goal of reducing aggression maintained by peer attention and increasing appropriate social interaction?

Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior (DRI) by reinforcing sitting quietly and looking at peers.

Differential Reinforcement of Low Rates of Behavior (DRL) by reinforcing aggression occurring at a rate below a specified threshold.

Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior (DRA) by reinforcing asking to join the group.

Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO) by reinforcing any behavior other than aggression.

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