BCAT Practice Exam Questions & Answers!!!

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. - ANSWER 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. - ANSWER 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. - ANSWER 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. - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER E