Getting ready for your BCBA exam? You’re in the right place.
I created RBTExamPrep.com to give you the most realistic BCBA mock exam experience possible 185 questions designed to feel just like the real thing.
My goal isn’t just to help you pass, but to help you understand every concept deeply.
Whether you get a question right or wrong, you’ll see detailed feedback explaining why, so you’ll be ready for that type next time. I want you to walk into test day feeling confident, calm, and prepared.
Many students have shared that these questions felt almost identical to the real exam and that’s exactly what I was aiming for. I’d love to hear how you did please share your score in the comments below! It really helps encourage others who are preparing for the exam. 🙂
I built this site to keep high-quality BCBA prep resources free and accessible for everyone, which is why it’s supported by ads. If it helped you, it’d mean a lot if you shared it with your peers.
If you want to keep practicing, check out the BCBA section for more tests and study materials!
Bookmark this site using Ctrl + D or tap ‘Add to Favorites’ on your mobile browser.
Results
#1. After two months of an intensive behavior intervention plan, a client named Leo, who previously engaged in frequent off-task behavior, is now consistently completing his independent work during class. Recognizing Leo’s significant improvement, his teacher, Ms. Davis, gradually shifts her attention and verbal praise from frequently acknowledging Leo’s on-task behavior to focusing more on other students in the classroom who are still struggling. Ms. Davis assumes Leo no longer needs constant reinforcement. A few weeks later, Leo’s on-task behavior begins to decrease, and off-task behaviors re-emerge. What behavior-change process is most likely occurring regarding Leo’s improved on-task behavior?
Extinction in Applied Behavior Analysis occurs when a previously reinforced behavior is no longer followed by the reinforcing consequence resulting in a decrease in the future frequency of that behavior In this scenario Leos ontask behavior was likely being reinforced by the teachers attention and praise as part of the initial behavior plan When Ms Davis shifts her attention away from Leos appropriate behavior she is effectively withholding the reinforcer that was maintaining his ontask behavior Since this is not a deliberate planned intervention to decrease Leos appropriate behavior but rather an oversight due to his improvement it is considered an unintentional extinction procedure This highlights the importance of continuing to reinforce desired behaviors even after initial improvement to ensure their maintenance and generalization Punishing behavior involves adding an aversive stimulus or removing a desirable one to decrease future behavior which is not what Ms Davis is doing Planned ignoring is a deliberate extinction procedure for a problem behavior not the desired behavior Continuous reinforcement would mean reinforcing every instance of ontask behavior which is clearly not happening as her attention has shifted
Bookmark this site using Ctrl + D or tap ‘Add to Favorites’ on your mobile browser.