BACB Systems, Supervision, and Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which step should occur first when designing a staff training program based on behavioral principles?
- Select the training format
- Conduct a task analysis and define target competencies (Correct answer)
- Schedule training sessions
- Purchase training materials
Correct answer: Conduct a task analysis and define target competencies
Effective behavioral staff training begins with a task analysis to identify the specific skills and competencies trainees must demonstrate, ensuring training targets are clearly defined.
Question 2: According to BACB standards, an RBT must receive supervision from a qualified BCBA or BCaBA with what minimum frequency?
- Once per year
- Once per month with at least one direct observation (Correct answer)
- Weekly with daily written feedback
- Every session
Correct answer: Once per month with at least one direct observation
BACB RBT standards require at least one monthly supervisory contact that includes direct, in-person or remote observation of the RBT implementing behavior-analytic services.
Question 3: In OBM, which intervention uses publicly posted data showing individuals' or teams' performance to increase motivation?
- Response cost
- Token economy
- Performance feedback with public posting (Correct answer)
- Noncontingent reinforcement
Correct answer: Performance feedback with public posting
Public posting of performance data provides visible, ongoing feedback that can function as a reinforcer or establishing operation, often increasing the rate of desired work behaviors.
Question 4: What does 'treatment integrity' (also called procedural fidelity) measure in ABA?
- Whether the client's behavior changed as expected
- The degree to which an intervention is implemented as designed and specified (Correct answer)
- The IOA between two observers
- The social acceptability of a procedure
Correct answer: The degree to which an intervention is implemented as designed and specified
Treatment integrity (procedural fidelity) measures how accurately and consistently an intervention is implemented according to its written protocol, ensuring changes in behavior can be attributed to the intended procedures.
Question 5: Which competency area on the BACB Fifth Edition Task List covers selecting and implementing interventions to address behavioral excesses?
- Section B: Concepts and Principles
- Section E: Ethics
- Section H: Selecting and Implementing Interventions (Correct answer)
- Section D: Behavior Change Considerations
Correct answer: Section H: Selecting and Implementing Interventions
Section H of the BACB Fifth Edition Task List addresses selecting, implementing, and evaluating behavior-reduction and behavior-acquisition interventions.
Question 6: A BCBA is training a new RBT and uses BST. After modeling the procedure, the BCBA should do what next?
- Provide written instructions for the RBT to study independently
- Have the RBT rehearse the procedure and then provide specific performance feedback (Correct answer)
- Schedule a follow-up observation in two weeks
- Move on to the next skill in the training curriculum
Correct answer: Have the RBT rehearse the procedure and then provide specific performance feedback
Following modeling in BST, the trainee rehearses the skill (role-play or in vivo practice) and the trainer delivers specific, immediate performance feedback to shape accurate implementation.
BACB Systems, Supervision, and Management 2
Which step should occur first when designing a staff training program based on behavioral principles?