BACB Exam BCABA Topic 5 Question 98 Discussion

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Question #: 98
Topic #: 5

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Which is NOT a characteristic of applied behavior analysis?

Adescribing behavior in a way that can be objectively measured

Bprecisely describing procedures and the rationales for using them

Can emphasis on the current function of the behavior in question

Dreliably determining the variables that initially caused the behavior

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Suggested Answer: C

by Annita at Sep 15, 2024, 11:10 AM

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Lashon

5 days ago

Haha, option D is a classic trick question. Behavior analysts are more interested in what's maintaining the behavior now, not what caused it initially.

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Gerald

7 days ago

Option A seems like the obvious choice here. ABA is all about objectively measuring behavior, not just describing it in vague terms.

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Valentine

14 days ago

I'm pretty sure option D is the correct answer, since determining the initial causes of behavior is more of a focus in clinical psychology than in applied behavior analysis.

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