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BCAT EXAM LATEST 2024 ALL POSSIBLE EXAM QUESTIONS
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What are the three parts of the discrete trial? - Correct Answer - The antecedent (SD/MO), the response, and the consequence
A motivating operation that increases the effectiveness of a stimulus to function as a reinforcer in known as an - Correct Answer - Establishing Operation
The best definition of reinforcement is: - Correct Answer - A consequence provided contingent on a particular response that maintains or increases that behavior in the future under similar circumstances
What are the four categories of responses? - Correct Answer - Incorrect, correct, prompted, no response
A stimulus that cues the learner to respond and indicates the availability of reinforcement for a given behavior is known as a: - Correct Answer - SD (Discriminative Stimulus)
An instructor is trying to teach an individual to follow the instruction, "sit down". After the learner complies and sits down, the ABA instructor says, "Yay!!!" Which increases the likelihood that the learner will sit down in the future when given the instruction. What is the praise functioning as? - Correct Answer - A secondary reinforcer
What is a discrete trial? - Correct Answer - An instructional sequence used in ABA that has a definite beginning and end
Shaping refers to: - Correct Answer - Reinforcing successive approximations to a target behavior while no longer reinforcing previous approximations
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pg. 2 Types of chaining procedures include: - Correct Answer - Forward Chaining, Backward Chaining, and Total Task Presentation
A behavior chain is: - Correct Answer - A series of behaviors performed in a specific sequence in which the completion of one behavior acts as the SD for the next response
Discrimination Training refers to: - Correct Answer - Teaching a learner to discriminate between two or more SDs/antecedents
Which of the following is a guideline for using effective prompting? - Correct Answer - Use the least intrusive prompt possible that will ensure success for the learner
Asking a learner to sort laundry and pointing to the bin where the socks should be places is an example of what type of prompt? - Correct Answer - Gesture prompt
When is the Most to Least prompting procedure typically used? - Correct Answer - During errorless learning, when first introducing a new response
An instructor gives the SD, "Write the letter S," and then shows the learner how to do so my baiting an S on the paper. This is an example of what type of prompt? - Correct Answer - Model prompt
A discrimination training step involving the presentation of multiple SDs to a learner in
no particular order is called: - Correct Answer - Random rotation
Which part of a behavior intervention plan describes proactive interventions that should be taken prior to the behavior occurring, in order to reduce the likelihood of the behavior happening? - Correct Answer - Antecedent modifications
How often should an ABA technician checked the session notes and supervisor notes in a client treatment plan? - Correct Answer - Before every session and/or every time a lesson is conducted
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pg. 3 Who is allowed to make changes and modifications to the client treatment plan? - Correct Answer - BCBA/program supervisor overseeing the client's s program
For advanced learners, therapists should avoid _____ when possible - Correct Answer - Direct prompting of answers
_____ generally have good communication skills, are learning abstract concepts, and can respond to social cues - Correct Answer - Advanced learners
A client continuously has trouble finding his homework folder in his messy backpack.The therapist/RBT asks, "why can't you find your book?" and helps the client reenact finding his homework folder. Which best describes this type of prompt as discussed within this training? - Correct Answer - Experiential
Prompts for ________ are more direct and used to teach repertoires of basic information in a DTT format - Correct Answer - Early learners
One way a _____ can be used is to provide the client with some sort of template or graphic organizer as a prompting method - Correct Answer - Visual model prompt
When using the Acting Confused prompt, the therapist: - Correct Answer - Pretends to be confused or not to understand the client's vague or incomplete response
Which best describes advances prompting strategies as discussed within this training? - Correct Answer - Aim to help the client learn to "figure out" the response more independently
When using prompts with an advanced learner, the therapist/RBT should: - Correct Answer - Always try to use the least amount of prompting needed
What is most important to know about a behavior to determine an effective intervention?
- Correct Answer - The function of the behavior
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pg. 4 The necessary part of a behavior intervention plan that describes the substitute response for the problem behavior that will be prompted and reinforced is called the: - Correct Answer - Replacement behavior
Differential Reinforcement of Alternative behaviors (DRA) is described as: - Correct Answer - The delivery of reinforcement for an alternative behavior while withholding reinforcement for the problem behavior
Robert is implementing a procedure with his client to reduce his pinching behavior.Every 5 minutes that his client does not engage in pinching, Robert gives him a desired reinforcer, and then resets the time to start the next 5 minute interval. This procedure is
called: - Correct Answer - DRO
You are implementing a new extinction procedure with a client. The BCBA wrote a plan for the client's screaming behavior. The screaming seems to be maintained by attention.Within the first 3 minutes of implementing extinction during a break, the client's screaming has increased in frequency and intensity. The client is now stomping his feet and banging objects. As the ABA instructor, your should: - Correct Answer - Continue witht he procedure as instructed, as the increase is liekly teh result of an extinction burst
In ABA, the function of behavior is determined by identifying the ABC of the behavior.What does ABC stand for? - Correct Answer - Antecedent, behavior, consequence
The four common functions of behavior include: - Correct Answer - Escape, automatic, tangible, attention
When graphing behavioral data, it is important to record all of the following pieces of
information, except: - Correct Answer - The learner's mood
Which of the following statements is true regarding data collection? - Correct Answer - Data should be taken during every ABA teaching session on all targeted behaviors
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