BCAT Practice test exam 2023 with 100

BCAT Practice test exam 2023 with 100% correct answers

Autism is a:

• Neurodevelopment Disorder
• Mood Disorder
• Metabolic Disorder - correct answer A

ASD is characterized by:

• "Difficulties with reading, writing and math"
• "Difficulties in social interaction, communication and repetitive behaviors"
• "Difficulties with communication, acting out and academics"
• "Difficulties with following instructions and self harming" - correct answer B

ABA is the cure for autism

A. TRUE

• FALSE - correct answer B

The three term contingency is

• Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence
• Lions-Tigers-Bears
• Environmental Event-Behavior-Consequence
• Antecedent-Behavior-Reward - correct answer A 1 / 4

Behavior must:

• Occur outside of the person
• Be observable by another person
• Be defined as good or bad
• A and B - correct answer D

We seek to understand how ________ influence the occurrence of behavior

• Everything
• Private Events
• Environmental events
• Rewards - correct answer C

Which is not an area we would work on with our clients?

• Hitting classmates
• Communication
• Feeling Angry
• Difficulties with social interaction - correct answer C

Frequency is:

• The length of time it takes to START a behavior after the instruction is given
• Assigning numbers to different prompt levels
• The number of times the behavior occurs
• The length of time that a behavior occurs - correct answer C 2 / 4

ABC Data

• "Records the antecedent, behavior and consequence of problem behaviors"
• Is when target behaviors occur
• The length of time a behavior occurs
• The ratio of number of times a behavior occurs per unit of time - correct answer A

Whole-Interval Time Sampling

• "Records the antecedent, behavior and consequence of problem behaviors"
• The target behavior is recorded as a (+) if occurs throughout the entire interval
• The length of time a behavior occurs
• The length of time it takes to START a behavior - correct answer B

Rate

• The behavior is recorded as a (+) if occurs at least once at any point during the interval
• The number of times the behavior occurs
• Assigns numbers to different prompt levels
• The ratio of number of times a behavior occurs per unit of time - correct answer D

Percent

• Count of Behavior/number of opportunities X 100
• The ratio of number of times a behavior occurs per unit of time
• The number of times the behavior occurs
• The length of time that a behavior occurs - correct answer A

Scatterplot 3 / 4

• The length of time a behavior occurs
• The number of times the behavior occurs
• When the target behavior occurs
• The behavior is recorded as a (+) if occurs at least once at any point during the interval - correct

answer C Duration

• The ratio of number of times a behavior occurs per unit of time
• The length of time it takes to START a behavior after the instruction is given"
• The number of times the behavior occurs
• The length of time a behavior occurs - correct answer D

Prompt Level

• When the target behavior occurs
• Assigning numbers to different prompt levels
• Count of Behavior/number of opportunities X 100
• "Records the antecedent, behavior and consequence of problem behaviors" - correct answer B

Partial Interval Time Sampling

• The behavior is recorded as a (+) if occurs at least once at any point during the interval
• The target behavior is recorded as a (+) if occurs throughout the entire interval
• The time it takes to START a behavior after the instruction is given
• The number of times a behavior occurs - correct answer A

Latency

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