BCAT Exam Questions and Answers!!

Autism is... - ANSWER A neurodevelopment disorder ASD (autism spectrum disorder) is characterized by: - ANSWER Difficulties in social interaction, communication, and repetitive behaviors T/F- ABA is the cure for Autism - ANSWER False Three-Term Contingency (ABC) - ANSWER Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence Behavior must: - ANSWER Occur outside of the person Be observable by another person We seek to understand how ________ influence the occurrence of behavior A. Everything B. Private Events C. Environmental events D. Rewards - ANSWER Environmental events Which is not an area we would work on with our clients? - ANSWER Feeling angry (would work on hitting, communication, difficulties w/social interaction) Frequency - ANSWER The number of times the behavior occurs ABC Data - ANSWER recording of the antecedent, behavior, and consequence of problem behaviors whole interval time sampling - ANSWER The target behavior (behavior you're trying to eliminate), is recorded as a (+) if occurs throughout the entire interval Rate - ANSWER The ratio of number of times a behavior occurs per unit of time Percent - ANSWER Count of behavior/number of opportunities x 100 Scatterplot - ANSWER When the target behavior occurs