BCAT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Motivating Operations (MO) - ANS An environmental variable that alters the reinforcing
effectiveness of some stimulus, object, or event.
Contingency - ANS Refers to dependent and/or temporal relations between operant behavior
an it's controlling variables.
Satiation - ANS Repeated presentation of a reinforcer weakens its effectiveness and for this
reason the rate of responses declines.
Positive Reinforcement - ANS A type of reinforcement in which the presentation of the
stimulus is contingent upon the response, resulting in an increase in the future probability of
that response
Negative Reinforcement - ANS A type of reinforcement in which removal of a stimulus is
contingent on a response, resulting in an increase in the future probability of that response.
Positive Punishment - ANS A type of punishment in which stimulus presentation is contingent
on a response, resulting in the decrease of the future probability of that response
Negative Punishment - ANS A type of punishment in which stimulus removal is contingent on
a response, resulting in the decrease of the future probability of that response.
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, Establishing Operations (EO) - ANS Increases motivation for something and increases
likelihood you will try to access that reinforcer
Abolishing Operations (AO) - ANS Decreases motivation for something and decreases
likelihood you will try to access that reinforcer
Discriminative Stimulus (SD) - ANS A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response
will be reinforced and in the absence of which that response will not be reinf
Stimulus Control (Discriminative Control) - ANS The tendency for the target behavior to occur
in the presence of the SD (b/c it was reinforced in the past)
Discrimination Training - ANS Teach the child to respond to/tell the difference between two
(or more) SDs.
Discrete Trial Training (DTT) - ANS A specific method of teaching in which a task is isolated
and taught across multiple trials. A specific opportunity (antecedent) is presented and a specific
response is expected. A consequence follows the response.
Fluency-Based Training - ANS Taking an existing skill and increasing accuracy and speed of
skill performance in order to develop competence
Errorless Learning - ANS Involves early and immediate prompting of the target response so
that the learner's response is sure to be correct.
Most-to-Least Prompting - ANS Fading from one type of prompt to another less intrusive
prompt. Most assistance to least assistance.
Least-to-Most Prompting - ANS Staring with a least intrusive prompt possible and the client is
not successful, therefore having to move to more intrusive prompts until the client responds.
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Motivating Operations (MO) - ANS An environmental variable that alters the reinforcing
effectiveness of some stimulus, object, or event.
Contingency - ANS Refers to dependent and/or temporal relations between operant behavior
an it's controlling variables.
Satiation - ANS Repeated presentation of a reinforcer weakens its effectiveness and for this
reason the rate of responses declines.
Positive Reinforcement - ANS A type of reinforcement in which the presentation of the
stimulus is contingent upon the response, resulting in an increase in the future probability of
that response
Negative Reinforcement - ANS A type of reinforcement in which removal of a stimulus is
contingent on a response, resulting in an increase in the future probability of that response.
Positive Punishment - ANS A type of punishment in which stimulus presentation is contingent
on a response, resulting in the decrease of the future probability of that response
Negative Punishment - ANS A type of punishment in which stimulus removal is contingent on
a response, resulting in the decrease of the future probability of that response.
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, Establishing Operations (EO) - ANS Increases motivation for something and increases
likelihood you will try to access that reinforcer
Abolishing Operations (AO) - ANS Decreases motivation for something and decreases
likelihood you will try to access that reinforcer
Discriminative Stimulus (SD) - ANS A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response
will be reinforced and in the absence of which that response will not be reinf
Stimulus Control (Discriminative Control) - ANS The tendency for the target behavior to occur
in the presence of the SD (b/c it was reinforced in the past)
Discrimination Training - ANS Teach the child to respond to/tell the difference between two
(or more) SDs.
Discrete Trial Training (DTT) - ANS A specific method of teaching in which a task is isolated
and taught across multiple trials. A specific opportunity (antecedent) is presented and a specific
response is expected. A consequence follows the response.
Fluency-Based Training - ANS Taking an existing skill and increasing accuracy and speed of
skill performance in order to develop competence
Errorless Learning - ANS Involves early and immediate prompting of the target response so
that the learner's response is sure to be correct.
Most-to-Least Prompting - ANS Fading from one type of prompt to another less intrusive
prompt. Most assistance to least assistance.
Least-to-Most Prompting - ANS Staring with a least intrusive prompt possible and the client is
not successful, therefore having to move to more intrusive prompts until the client responds.
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