BCAT STUDY EXAMS GUIDE ALL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The presentation of a food and the child says "I am hungry"(food is the stimulus).
The congestion the adult feels in their nose then they blow their nose (the congestion is
the stimulus). - ✔✔stimulus
✔✔discriminative stimulus (SD) - ✔✔Any event in the presence of which a target
behavior is likely to have consequences that affect its frequency.
✔✔"Touch the cat," "Give me red," "Where are you?," "How is the weather outside?" -
✔✔SD
✔✔stimulus control - ✔✔The tendency for the target behavior to occur in the presence
of the SD but not in the presence of the S-delta. (S-delta is not on the task list, therefore
it will not be explained).
✔✔When the phone rings, you answer it. (target behavior-answering the phone) When
the class bell rings in high school, the students change classes (target behavior-
changing classes). When asked "what is your favorite color?" the child says "red" (target
behavior-saying favorite color) - ✔✔stimulus control
, ✔✔response - ✔✔the specific instance of a particular behavior
✔✔When the phone rings, you answer it. (response-answering the phone) When the
class bell rings in high school, the students change classes (response -changing
classes). When asked "what is your favorite color?" the child says "red" (response-
saying favorite color)
Types of Responses: correct, incorrect and no response - ✔✔response
✔✔discrete trial - ✔✔One teaching technique used in ABA, 3-term contingency. It has 3
components (antecedent, response, consequence).
✔✔1) "Touch the cup." Child touches the cup. Therapist gives the child a piece of an
apple. 2) Teacher says "Hello Donna." Donna says "Hi." Teacher smiles at Donna. 3)
Therapist says "tell me three things that are green." Child says "Grass, leaves and
grapes." Therapist says "Way to go!" - ✔✔discrete trial
✔✔discrimination training - ✔✔The process of reinforcing a target response only when
the target antecedent or SD is present. Teaching the client to "tell the difference
between two or more SDs."
✔✔Teaching the child to be able to tell the difference between their mom and dad in
pictures with saying "Touch mom" or "Touch dad" and the child responds correctly.
When holding up an apple teaching the child to answer the different questions of "What
is it?" "What do you do with it?" and "What color is it?" using only the apple as the
stimulus. - ✔✔discrimination training
✔✔Simultaneous discrimination training - ✔✔When multiple objects are placed in front
of the child and they are asked to touch, point or pick up the item.
✔✔This type has a visual field and most likely involves using a table and chair or sitting
on the floor
Uses 7 step and the 4 step sequence of teaching (refer to initial training notes)
Examples of SDs that use this method: "Touch (color)", "Give me the (object)" "Point to
the (item)" - ✔✔simultaneous discrimination training
✔✔successive discrimination training - ✔✔When the target and the distractors cannot
be presented simultaneously. The target and the distractor occur across successive
trials
✔✔This type has NO visual field of stimuli.
Uses 3 step and the 2 step sequence of teaching (refer to initial training notes)
Examples of SDs that use this method: Telling the client to do an action like "Jump."
(They cant do anything else at the same time) Asking the client a question like "What is
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The presentation of a food and the child says "I am hungry"(food is the stimulus).
The congestion the adult feels in their nose then they blow their nose (the congestion is
the stimulus). - ✔✔stimulus
✔✔discriminative stimulus (SD) - ✔✔Any event in the presence of which a target
behavior is likely to have consequences that affect its frequency.
✔✔"Touch the cat," "Give me red," "Where are you?," "How is the weather outside?" -
✔✔SD
✔✔stimulus control - ✔✔The tendency for the target behavior to occur in the presence
of the SD but not in the presence of the S-delta. (S-delta is not on the task list, therefore
it will not be explained).
✔✔When the phone rings, you answer it. (target behavior-answering the phone) When
the class bell rings in high school, the students change classes (target behavior-
changing classes). When asked "what is your favorite color?" the child says "red" (target
behavior-saying favorite color) - ✔✔stimulus control
, ✔✔response - ✔✔the specific instance of a particular behavior
✔✔When the phone rings, you answer it. (response-answering the phone) When the
class bell rings in high school, the students change classes (response -changing
classes). When asked "what is your favorite color?" the child says "red" (response-
saying favorite color)
Types of Responses: correct, incorrect and no response - ✔✔response
✔✔discrete trial - ✔✔One teaching technique used in ABA, 3-term contingency. It has 3
components (antecedent, response, consequence).
✔✔1) "Touch the cup." Child touches the cup. Therapist gives the child a piece of an
apple. 2) Teacher says "Hello Donna." Donna says "Hi." Teacher smiles at Donna. 3)
Therapist says "tell me three things that are green." Child says "Grass, leaves and
grapes." Therapist says "Way to go!" - ✔✔discrete trial
✔✔discrimination training - ✔✔The process of reinforcing a target response only when
the target antecedent or SD is present. Teaching the client to "tell the difference
between two or more SDs."
✔✔Teaching the child to be able to tell the difference between their mom and dad in
pictures with saying "Touch mom" or "Touch dad" and the child responds correctly.
When holding up an apple teaching the child to answer the different questions of "What
is it?" "What do you do with it?" and "What color is it?" using only the apple as the
stimulus. - ✔✔discrimination training
✔✔Simultaneous discrimination training - ✔✔When multiple objects are placed in front
of the child and they are asked to touch, point or pick up the item.
✔✔This type has a visual field and most likely involves using a table and chair or sitting
on the floor
Uses 7 step and the 4 step sequence of teaching (refer to initial training notes)
Examples of SDs that use this method: "Touch (color)", "Give me the (object)" "Point to
the (item)" - ✔✔simultaneous discrimination training
✔✔successive discrimination training - ✔✔When the target and the distractors cannot
be presented simultaneously. The target and the distractor occur across successive
trials
✔✔This type has NO visual field of stimuli.
Uses 3 step and the 2 step sequence of teaching (refer to initial training notes)
Examples of SDs that use this method: Telling the client to do an action like "Jump."
(They cant do anything else at the same time) Asking the client a question like "What is
