BCAT - FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
An activity schedule would be most appropriate when teaching which of the following skills?
Getting dressed
Therapists/RBTs are responsible for collecting various types of data within ABA treatment sessions.
Which of the following is NOT a type of data discussed within this training?
Behavior management
Which of the following statements is true regarding data collection?
Data should be taken during every ABA teaching session on all targeted behaviors
Asking a learner to sort laundry and pointing to the bin where the socks should be placed is an
example of what type of prompt?
Gesture prompt
Which of the following operants is often referred to as requesting?
Mand
Which best describes why therapists should conduct preference assessments?
To identify potential reinforcers
The belief that a being has an innate right to be valued and receive ethical treatment is best described
by which of the following terms discussed in this training?
Compassion
Data is collected and graphed for all skill acquisition and behavior reduction targets. Which of the
following is an example of skill acquisition data that may be found within an ABA program book?
- Task Analysis Data
- DTT data
- NET data
Clients have the right to:
- be free from restraint
- be free from abuse or harm
- be informed about their treatment
The long term goal is for the client to _______________ in the classroom.
learn
Which of the following are appropriate strategies for maintaining confidentially when working in the
community with the clients?
Be prepared for the worst and remain confident that you do not have to reveal the client's private
information to any strangers in the community
, In the new DSM-5 diagnosis, there are specifiers. Which of the following is NOT true regarding
specifiers?
Severity Specifiers indicate only the severity level of social communication
An increase in the amount of work or positive behavior the client must demonstrate to gain access to
tokens should ____________.
Gradually increase over time
Which of the following best describes the therapist's or RBT's role in the assessment process?
- The therapist/RBT should never be ultimately responsible for any type of assessment
- The therapist/RBT may be asked to probe skills or check for generalization
Which BEST describes the setting(s) in which the therapist/RBTs may be required to provide therapy
session?
In the home, school and community
It ___________ matter if reinforcers used as rewards for token economy are used at other times
because ________________.
does; they should be reserved only for reward within the token economy so they do not decrease the
motivational value
What BEST describes the ethical consideration that comes into play when soliciting referrals from
current clients?
Exploitive Relationship - Should not be putting clients in this position. This is taking advantage of a
client who may not wish to provide a referral, but feels that they have to in order to have you
continue to provide therapy to their child.
The sequence of the activities on the activity schedule must be arranged in advance before the clients
uses the schedule to complete the risk(s). Which of the following statements best describes a true
statement about how activities are arranges on the schedule?
The final step or activity in the schedule should lead to reinforcement
Research suggests the following may be useful tactics for evoking an EO for mand behavior EXCEPT
____________.
Interrupted chain
The best definition or reinforcement is:
A consequence provided contingent on a particular response that maintains or increases that
behavior in the future under similar circumstances
An instructor gives the SD, "Write the letter S," and then shows the learner how to do so by writing an
S on the paper. This is an example of what type of prompt?
Model prompt
Physically altering or exaggerating part of the stimuli to emphasize it to the learner best describes
which stimulus prompt?
Redundancy
An activity schedule would be most appropriate when teaching which of the following skills?
Getting dressed
Therapists/RBTs are responsible for collecting various types of data within ABA treatment sessions.
Which of the following is NOT a type of data discussed within this training?
Behavior management
Which of the following statements is true regarding data collection?
Data should be taken during every ABA teaching session on all targeted behaviors
Asking a learner to sort laundry and pointing to the bin where the socks should be placed is an
example of what type of prompt?
Gesture prompt
Which of the following operants is often referred to as requesting?
Mand
Which best describes why therapists should conduct preference assessments?
To identify potential reinforcers
The belief that a being has an innate right to be valued and receive ethical treatment is best described
by which of the following terms discussed in this training?
Compassion
Data is collected and graphed for all skill acquisition and behavior reduction targets. Which of the
following is an example of skill acquisition data that may be found within an ABA program book?
- Task Analysis Data
- DTT data
- NET data
Clients have the right to:
- be free from restraint
- be free from abuse or harm
- be informed about their treatment
The long term goal is for the client to _______________ in the classroom.
learn
Which of the following are appropriate strategies for maintaining confidentially when working in the
community with the clients?
Be prepared for the worst and remain confident that you do not have to reveal the client's private
information to any strangers in the community
, In the new DSM-5 diagnosis, there are specifiers. Which of the following is NOT true regarding
specifiers?
Severity Specifiers indicate only the severity level of social communication
An increase in the amount of work or positive behavior the client must demonstrate to gain access to
tokens should ____________.
Gradually increase over time
Which of the following best describes the therapist's or RBT's role in the assessment process?
- The therapist/RBT should never be ultimately responsible for any type of assessment
- The therapist/RBT may be asked to probe skills or check for generalization
Which BEST describes the setting(s) in which the therapist/RBTs may be required to provide therapy
session?
In the home, school and community
It ___________ matter if reinforcers used as rewards for token economy are used at other times
because ________________.
does; they should be reserved only for reward within the token economy so they do not decrease the
motivational value
What BEST describes the ethical consideration that comes into play when soliciting referrals from
current clients?
Exploitive Relationship - Should not be putting clients in this position. This is taking advantage of a
client who may not wish to provide a referral, but feels that they have to in order to have you
continue to provide therapy to their child.
The sequence of the activities on the activity schedule must be arranged in advance before the clients
uses the schedule to complete the risk(s). Which of the following statements best describes a true
statement about how activities are arranges on the schedule?
The final step or activity in the schedule should lead to reinforcement
Research suggests the following may be useful tactics for evoking an EO for mand behavior EXCEPT
____________.
Interrupted chain
The best definition or reinforcement is:
A consequence provided contingent on a particular response that maintains or increases that
behavior in the future under similar circumstances
An instructor gives the SD, "Write the letter S," and then shows the learner how to do so by writing an
S on the paper. This is an example of what type of prompt?
Model prompt
Physically altering or exaggerating part of the stimuli to emphasize it to the learner best describes
which stimulus prompt?
Redundancy
