BCBA Behavior Reduction Procedures Practice Questions - Free Mock Test 2025
Test your knowledge of BCBA Behavior Reduction Procedures with 5 free practice questions covering punishment, extinction, and ethical considerations.
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About Behavior Reduction Procedures
This domain covers 15-20% of BCBA exam questions and focuses on evidence-based procedures for reducing challenging behaviors while maintaining ethical standards.
Key Topics:
- Extinction procedures and burst effects
- Differential reinforcement strategies
- Punishment procedures and considerations
- Functional communication training
- Antecedent interventions
- Crisis management procedures
📝 Sample Practice Questions
Here are 5 authentic BCBA Behavior Reduction Procedures questions from our question bank:
Question 1
A BCBA is tasked with reducing a client's elopement behavior, which occurs to gain access to preferred items. What is the most appropriate intervention strategy?
A) Use a physical barrier to prevent elopement
B) Teach the client to request preferred items appropriately
C) Implement a response cost procedure for elopement
D) Ignore the elopement behavior
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B) Teach the client to request preferred items appropriately
Explanation: Teaching the client to request preferred items appropriately provides a functional alternative to elopement and addresses the underlying function of the behavior.
Question 2
A BCBA is consulting on a case where a client exhibits self-injurious behavior maintained by attention. Which intervention is most aligned with ethical behavior reduction practices?
A) Implement a punishment procedure to immediately reduce the behavior
B) Teach the client to request attention appropriately using a communication device
C) Ignore the self-injurious behavior to extinguish it
D) Provide attention on a fixed-time schedule regardless of behavior
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B) Teach the client to request attention appropriately using a communication device
Explanation: Teaching an appropriate communication response to request attention addresses the function of the behavior ethically and provides a replacement behavior.
Question 3
A client engages in loud vocalizations to gain attention from peers. Which intervention would be most appropriate to reduce this behavior?
A) Implement a response cost procedure for loud vocalizations
B) Teach the client to gain attention using an appropriate signal
C) Use a time-out procedure every time loud vocalizations occur
D) Ignore the loud vocalizations completely
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B) Teach the client to gain attention using an appropriate signal
Explanation: Teaching the client to gain attention using an appropriate signal provides a functional alternative to loud vocalizations and meets the same behavioral function.
Question 4
Your client engages in self-injurious behavior (SIB) when frustrated. Your intervention plan includes antecedent manipulation and extinction. The SIB increases for a short time after implementing the plan. What should you do?
A) Immediately change your intervention plan because it is not working
B) Continue with the plan as this is a normal extinction burst
C) Increase the intensity of the intervention and add punishment
D) Consult with your supervisor and reassess the functional behavior assessment
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B) Continue with the plan as this is a normal extinction burst
Explanation: A temporary increase in the target behavior is expected when extinction is used. Continuing the plan allows you to see if the behavior will eventually decrease as expected.
Question 5
A BCBA is working with a client who engages in property destruction to gain access to tangibles. Which strategy should be prioritized to reduce this behavior?
A) Implement a Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior (DRO) schedule
B) Teach the client to ask for tangibles using a communication device
C) Use a response blocking procedure every time property destruction occurs
D) Establish a punishment procedure for property destruction
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B) Teach the client to ask for tangibles using a communication device
Explanation: Teaching the client to ask for tangibles provides a functional communication alternative to property destruction and addresses the underlying motivation.
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