BCAT Practice Exam Questions And Answers
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Which of the following statements is true?
A. Accurate data is sometimes necessary for making sure that behavior change plans are relevant to
the person receiving them.
B. Accurate data is always necessary for building behavior change plans and measuring progress.
C. If most of the data collected is accurate, then it will be enough to make decisions about the
behavior.
D. If only a small amount of data is collected over time, we still can make conclusions about the
success of failure of a treatment plan.
B
Under What circumstances is it alright not to take data immediately after a behavior occurs?
A. When you don't have a pencil or date collection device handy.
B. When it is time to transition to another activity and you might have time later.
C. When the demands of the intervention of the behavior of the person precludes taking data
immediately.
C
Least intrusive interventions are preferable because:
A. They offer the person a greater opportunity to self-monitor their own behavior.
B. They are not preferable because they take too long to be affective.
C. They are the easiest to use.
D. they are always appropriate.
A
If an intrusive intervention such as punishment or physical intervention must be used, it is important
to:
A. Make sure staff has clean background checks.
B. Make sure that only the bigger staff members implement them.
C. Make sure the data and the client are monitored for unintended side effects and the rate of
progress.
D. Make sure the intervention is used on only the days that the behaviors are really bad.
C
The end goal is to generalize imitation skills so students are able to copy the behavior of:
A. Peers.
B. Teachers.
C. Skill trainers/paraprofessionals.
D. Parents.
E. All of the above
E
Another end goal of imitation training is for the learner to continue to imitate behaviors in the
absence of:
A. Direct instruction and continuous reinforcement.
B. A model.
C. the SD "Do this".
D. Direct reinforcement.
A
, True or False: Motor Imitation and Verbal Imitation can be taught simultaneously.
A. True
B. False
A
The antecedent of imitation is:
A. Reinforcement of imitative behavior.
B. The person mimicking the movement of the model.
C. The SD "Do this".
D. A stimulus involving motor movements by a model.
D
In the early phases of a toy or object imitation, it is best to start with:
A. Novel materials that the child has not been exposed to.
B. Toys that the student has shown interest in.
C. objects that evoke problem behavior in the learner.
D. Musical instruments because all children with autism enjoy music.
B
The SD for both gross motor and toy imitation should be:
A. Specific
B. Non-specific
B
What kind of imitation generally assists in the development of verbal imitation and speech?
A. Fine motor
B. Gross motor
C. Object
D. Oral motor
D
Pointing, giving thumbs up, squeezing playdough, and pressing buttons are common beginning targets
of what kind of imitation?
A. toy/object imitation.
B. Gross motor imitation.
C. Fine motor imitation.
D. Oral motor imitation.
C
Targets should be chosen based on:
A. What the teacher thinks is important.
B. The individual skill level of the student, as determined through assessments such as the VB-MAPP.
C. General expectations of like-aged learners.
D. The most complex skills that are age appropriate.
B
True or False: There are no prerequisite skills necessary to begin teaching imitation.
A. True
B. False
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Which of the following statements is true?
A. Accurate data is sometimes necessary for making sure that behavior change plans are relevant to
the person receiving them.
B. Accurate data is always necessary for building behavior change plans and measuring progress.
C. If most of the data collected is accurate, then it will be enough to make decisions about the
behavior.
D. If only a small amount of data is collected over time, we still can make conclusions about the
success of failure of a treatment plan.
B
Under What circumstances is it alright not to take data immediately after a behavior occurs?
A. When you don't have a pencil or date collection device handy.
B. When it is time to transition to another activity and you might have time later.
C. When the demands of the intervention of the behavior of the person precludes taking data
immediately.
C
Least intrusive interventions are preferable because:
A. They offer the person a greater opportunity to self-monitor their own behavior.
B. They are not preferable because they take too long to be affective.
C. They are the easiest to use.
D. they are always appropriate.
A
If an intrusive intervention such as punishment or physical intervention must be used, it is important
to:
A. Make sure staff has clean background checks.
B. Make sure that only the bigger staff members implement them.
C. Make sure the data and the client are monitored for unintended side effects and the rate of
progress.
D. Make sure the intervention is used on only the days that the behaviors are really bad.
C
The end goal is to generalize imitation skills so students are able to copy the behavior of:
A. Peers.
B. Teachers.
C. Skill trainers/paraprofessionals.
D. Parents.
E. All of the above
E
Another end goal of imitation training is for the learner to continue to imitate behaviors in the
absence of:
A. Direct instruction and continuous reinforcement.
B. A model.
C. the SD "Do this".
D. Direct reinforcement.
A
, True or False: Motor Imitation and Verbal Imitation can be taught simultaneously.
A. True
B. False
A
The antecedent of imitation is:
A. Reinforcement of imitative behavior.
B. The person mimicking the movement of the model.
C. The SD "Do this".
D. A stimulus involving motor movements by a model.
D
In the early phases of a toy or object imitation, it is best to start with:
A. Novel materials that the child has not been exposed to.
B. Toys that the student has shown interest in.
C. objects that evoke problem behavior in the learner.
D. Musical instruments because all children with autism enjoy music.
B
The SD for both gross motor and toy imitation should be:
A. Specific
B. Non-specific
B
What kind of imitation generally assists in the development of verbal imitation and speech?
A. Fine motor
B. Gross motor
C. Object
D. Oral motor
D
Pointing, giving thumbs up, squeezing playdough, and pressing buttons are common beginning targets
of what kind of imitation?
A. toy/object imitation.
B. Gross motor imitation.
C. Fine motor imitation.
D. Oral motor imitation.
C
Targets should be chosen based on:
A. What the teacher thinks is important.
B. The individual skill level of the student, as determined through assessments such as the VB-MAPP.
C. General expectations of like-aged learners.
D. The most complex skills that are age appropriate.
B
True or False: There are no prerequisite skills necessary to begin teaching imitation.
A. True
B. False
