QASP-S Exam with all Correct & 100% Verified Answers
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Positive Behavior Support ✔Correct Answer-an approach used to support behavior change. The
method is not designed to "fix" the person & never uses punishment. Main idea: teaching someone a
more effective/ acceptable bx will decrease problem bx.
Who is a bx support plan for? ✔Correct Answer-indv who display challenging bx to the extent that
it severely impacts their life.
-can be developed and used at any age.
PBS in a School Setting ✔Correct Answer-Proact, Safety Care, Be aware of antecedant strategies,
ensure safety of kiddo and others around.
What is a good bx support plan look like? ✔Correct Answer-- more proactive strategies than
reactive ones
- helps to ensure that the focus of the plan is on providing ways to support the person to have a good
life, enabling the person to learn better and more effective ways of getting what they need.
Proactive Strategies ✔Correct Answer-Intended to make sure the person gets what they need &
includes ways to teach the person appropriate communication & life skills.
Reactive Strategies ✔Correct Answer-Designed to keep the person & those around them safe from
harm. They provide a way to react quickly when person is distressed & more likely to display
challenging behavior.
Functions of Behaviors & Alternatives ✔Correct Answer-Sensory:teach them to ask for desired
object/ activity, use preferred sensory items to create new activities, have sensory time & structured
activity so stimming doesn't take over
Escape:Teach them to say yes/ no, ask for break/ all done, introduce them to a less preferred activity
gradually, change the way you ask them to do something
Attention: Teach them to tap/ vocalize sign for desired item; give frequent positive social attn
Tangibles:teach them to ask for object/ activity, Give what they asked for as soon as appropriate,
teach them to get something themselves, Make sure they are not left too long w/o food/drink/
something meaningful to do.
What is Discrete Trial Training? ✔Correct Answer-a Method of teaching in simplified & structured
steps. A skill is broken down into steps & built up one step at a time. Each attempt is a "trial".
5 steps of DTT ✔Correct Answer-1.Antecedent-sets up the response (SD, environment)
2.Prompt
3.Response
4. Consequence for Correct Response/ Incorrect response
5. Inter-trial interval
, Pros of DTT ✔Correct Answer-Scripted to ensure all trials are consistent, can increase motivation &
learning, numerous learning opportunities, can be easily individualized, clear beginning & end to
each trial, can minimize failures
Cons of DTT ✔Correct Answer-Difficult to generalize, boring, lacks naturalistic reinforcement,
difficulty fading reinforcement
Purpose of Person Centered Planning ✔Correct Answer-ongoing problem solving process used to
help ppl w disabilities plan for the future:
-To look at the ind a different way
-To assist the focus person in gaining control of their own life
-To increase opportunities for participation in the community
-To recognize individual desires, interests & dreams
-Through team effort, develop a plan to turn dreams into reality.
Who is involved in Person Centered Planning? ✔Correct Answer-The focus person & whoever they
would like. Works best when there is an unbiased facilitator & a person to record what is shared.
Family members, professionals, friends, etc may be invited.
Steps of Person Centered Planning: Profiling ✔Correct Answer-1. Develop a history for focus
person. (Background, critical events, medical issues, major developments, important relationships)
2. Description of quality of life for FP. (Comm participation, comm presence, choices/rights, respect &
competence)
3. Personal preferences of FP. (Preferred activities, things they do not like)
Person Centered Planning Meeting ✔Correct Answer-1. Review the profile. Make comments &
observations
2. Review trends/ongoing events in the environment.
3. Share visions for the future to increase opportunities.
4. ID obstacles & opportunities, things that could make vision a reality
5. ID strategies: action steps for implementation
6. Getting started: ID action steps that can be done in a short time.
7. ID the need for service delivery to be more responsive to ind needs.
Who was Hans Asperger? ✔Correct Answer-20th century, Austrian Pediatrician who published a
profile in 1944 of four boys with a specific pattern of bx: "autisitic psychopathy".
Characteristics of Aspergers (1944) ✔Correct Answer-"lack of empathy, little ability to form
friendships, one-sided conversations, intense absorption in a special interest & clumsy movements."
The term "Asperger Syndrome" was coined by: ✔Correct Answer-Lorna Wing, a British Researcher
in 1981 in her research to counter Kanner's findings on Autism.
Basic principles of Bx by Skinner (& others) ✔Correct Answer-Reinforcement
-Prompting
-Fading
-Shaping
-Schedules of Rx
(Principles are the pure science, not the applied science.)
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Positive Behavior Support ✔Correct Answer-an approach used to support behavior change. The
method is not designed to "fix" the person & never uses punishment. Main idea: teaching someone a
more effective/ acceptable bx will decrease problem bx.
Who is a bx support plan for? ✔Correct Answer-indv who display challenging bx to the extent that
it severely impacts their life.
-can be developed and used at any age.
PBS in a School Setting ✔Correct Answer-Proact, Safety Care, Be aware of antecedant strategies,
ensure safety of kiddo and others around.
What is a good bx support plan look like? ✔Correct Answer-- more proactive strategies than
reactive ones
- helps to ensure that the focus of the plan is on providing ways to support the person to have a good
life, enabling the person to learn better and more effective ways of getting what they need.
Proactive Strategies ✔Correct Answer-Intended to make sure the person gets what they need &
includes ways to teach the person appropriate communication & life skills.
Reactive Strategies ✔Correct Answer-Designed to keep the person & those around them safe from
harm. They provide a way to react quickly when person is distressed & more likely to display
challenging behavior.
Functions of Behaviors & Alternatives ✔Correct Answer-Sensory:teach them to ask for desired
object/ activity, use preferred sensory items to create new activities, have sensory time & structured
activity so stimming doesn't take over
Escape:Teach them to say yes/ no, ask for break/ all done, introduce them to a less preferred activity
gradually, change the way you ask them to do something
Attention: Teach them to tap/ vocalize sign for desired item; give frequent positive social attn
Tangibles:teach them to ask for object/ activity, Give what they asked for as soon as appropriate,
teach them to get something themselves, Make sure they are not left too long w/o food/drink/
something meaningful to do.
What is Discrete Trial Training? ✔Correct Answer-a Method of teaching in simplified & structured
steps. A skill is broken down into steps & built up one step at a time. Each attempt is a "trial".
5 steps of DTT ✔Correct Answer-1.Antecedent-sets up the response (SD, environment)
2.Prompt
3.Response
4. Consequence for Correct Response/ Incorrect response
5. Inter-trial interval
, Pros of DTT ✔Correct Answer-Scripted to ensure all trials are consistent, can increase motivation &
learning, numerous learning opportunities, can be easily individualized, clear beginning & end to
each trial, can minimize failures
Cons of DTT ✔Correct Answer-Difficult to generalize, boring, lacks naturalistic reinforcement,
difficulty fading reinforcement
Purpose of Person Centered Planning ✔Correct Answer-ongoing problem solving process used to
help ppl w disabilities plan for the future:
-To look at the ind a different way
-To assist the focus person in gaining control of their own life
-To increase opportunities for participation in the community
-To recognize individual desires, interests & dreams
-Through team effort, develop a plan to turn dreams into reality.
Who is involved in Person Centered Planning? ✔Correct Answer-The focus person & whoever they
would like. Works best when there is an unbiased facilitator & a person to record what is shared.
Family members, professionals, friends, etc may be invited.
Steps of Person Centered Planning: Profiling ✔Correct Answer-1. Develop a history for focus
person. (Background, critical events, medical issues, major developments, important relationships)
2. Description of quality of life for FP. (Comm participation, comm presence, choices/rights, respect &
competence)
3. Personal preferences of FP. (Preferred activities, things they do not like)
Person Centered Planning Meeting ✔Correct Answer-1. Review the profile. Make comments &
observations
2. Review trends/ongoing events in the environment.
3. Share visions for the future to increase opportunities.
4. ID obstacles & opportunities, things that could make vision a reality
5. ID strategies: action steps for implementation
6. Getting started: ID action steps that can be done in a short time.
7. ID the need for service delivery to be more responsive to ind needs.
Who was Hans Asperger? ✔Correct Answer-20th century, Austrian Pediatrician who published a
profile in 1944 of four boys with a specific pattern of bx: "autisitic psychopathy".
Characteristics of Aspergers (1944) ✔Correct Answer-"lack of empathy, little ability to form
friendships, one-sided conversations, intense absorption in a special interest & clumsy movements."
The term "Asperger Syndrome" was coined by: ✔Correct Answer-Lorna Wing, a British Researcher
in 1981 in her research to counter Kanner's findings on Autism.
Basic principles of Bx by Skinner (& others) ✔Correct Answer-Reinforcement
-Prompting
-Fading
-Shaping
-Schedules of Rx
(Principles are the pure science, not the applied science.)
