BCBA Behavior Assessment Practice Questions
Domain F of the BCBA Test Content Outline (6th ed.) · 23 of the 175 scored questions (13%)
185 questions across all nine domains in 4 hours, with a score for behavior assessment so you know where you stand.
Free behavior assessment drillIn a standard functional analysis, what does the alone condition primarily test?
Behavior Assessment on the BCBA
Behavior Assessment is 23 of the 175 scored questions. It follows a case from the first file review to the treatment goals: gathering records, assessing skills, identifying preferences, finding the function of problem behavior with descriptive assessment and functional analysis, and deciding what the data say about services and referrals.
- Share of the exam
- 23 of 175 scored questions (13%) on every exam form
- Outline tasks
- 8 (F.1 to F.8)
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 68 behavior assessment questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What behavior assessment questions test
- Reviewing educational, medical and historical records at the start of a case (task F.1)
- Cultural variables in the assessment process (task F.2)
- Assessing skill strengths and areas of need (task F.3)
- Preference assessments: single stimulus, paired stimulus, multiple stimulus with and without replacement, and free operant (task F.4)
- Descriptive assessments such as ABC recording and scatter plots, and their limits (task F.5)
- Functional analyses: test and control conditions, reading multielement FA data, and variations such as the IISCA, latency-based and trial-based FAs (task F.6)
- Using assessment data to decide on behavior-analytic services or referral, and to set socially significant, client-informed and culturally responsive goals (tasks F.7–F.8)
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185 questions across all nine domains in 4 hours, with a score for behavior assessment so you know where you stand.
Free behavior assessment drillHow to study it
- Learn what each preference assessment trades off: MSWO is fast and gives a hierarchy, but problem behavior or a dislike of losing items can make free-operant methods the better choice.
- For FA data, compare each test condition with the play (control) condition. Elevated responding in one condition points to that function; elevated responding across all conditions, including alone, suggests automatic reinforcement.
- Remember that descriptive assessments show correlations, not function. Only a functional analysis manipulates variables.
- Rule out medical causes early. Pain and illness change behavior, and referral questions are common.
Common questions
How many behavior assessment questions are on the BCBA exam?
Twenty-three of the 175 scored questions, 13% of the exam, across eight tasks from F.1 (record review) to F.8 (prioritizing goals).
Do I need to know the IISCA for the BCBA exam?
Task F.6 asks you to design and evaluate functional analyses. Expect questions on the standard multielement functional analysis and its conditions, and on common variations, including the interview-informed synthesized contingency analysis (IISCA), latency-based and trial-based FAs, and when each one fits.
185 questions across all nine domains in 4 hours, with a score for behavior assessment so you know where you stand.
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Sources
Original practice questions for exam preparation, written to the BACB’s BCBA Test Content Outline (6th ed.) and the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts (2022). Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). BCBA® and BACB® are registered trademarks of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.