BCAT Practice test exam 2024/2025 with correct
answers
Autism is a:
A. Neurodevelopment Disorder
B. Mood Disorder
C. Metabolic Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER A
ASD is characterized by:
A. "Difficulties with reading, writing and math"
B. "Difficulties in social interaction, communication and repetitive
behaviors"
C. "Difficulties with communication, acting out and academics"
D. "Difficulties with following instructions and self harming" - CORRECT
ANSWER B
ABA is the cure for autism
A. TRUE
B. FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER B
The three term contingency is
A. Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence
B. Lions-Tigers-Bears
C. Environmental Event-Behavior-Consequence
D. Antecedent-Behavior-Reward - CORRECT ANSWER A
Behavior must:
A. Occur outside of the person
B. Be observable by another person
C. Be defined as good or bad
,D. A and B - CORRECT ANSWER D
We seek to understand how ________ influence the occurrence of
behavior
A. Everything
B. Private Events
C. Environmental events
D. Rewards - CORRECT ANSWER C
Which is not an area we would work on with our clients?
A. Hitting classmates
B. Communication
C. Feeling Angry
D. Difficulties with social interaction - CORRECT ANSWER C
Frequency is:
A. The length of time it takes to START a behavior after the instruction
is given
B. Assigning numbers to different prompt levels
C. The number of times the behavior occurs
D. The length of time that a behavior occurs - CORRECT ANSWER C
ABC Data
A. "Records the antecedent, behavior and consequence of problem
behaviors"
B. Is when target behaviors occur
C. The length of time a behavior occurs
D. The ratio of number of times a behavior occurs per unit of time -
CORRECT ANSWER A
Whole-Interval Time Sampling
A. "Records the antecedent, behavior and consequence of problem
behaviors"
,B. The target behavior is recorded as a (+) if occurs throughout the
entire interval
C. The length of time a behavior occurs
D. The length of time it takes to START a behavior - CORRECT ANSWER
B
Rate
A. The behavior is recorded as a (+) if occurs at least once at any point
during the interval
B. The number of times the behavior occurs
C. Assigns numbers to different prompt levels
D. The ratio of number of times a behavior occurs per unit of time -
CORRECT ANSWER D
Percent
A. Count of Behavior/number of opportunities X 100
B. The ratio of number of times a behavior occurs per unit of time
C. The number of times the behavior occurs
D. The length of time that a behavior occurs - CORRECT ANSWER A
Scatterplot
A. The length of time a behavior occurs
B. The number of times the behavior occurs
C. When the target behavior occurs
D. The behavior is recorded as a (+) if occurs at least once at any point
during the interval - CORRECT ANSWER C
Duration
A. The ratio of number of times a behavior occurs per unit of time
B. The length of time it takes to START a behavior after the instruction
is given"
C. The number of times the behavior occurs
D. The length of time a behavior occurs - CORRECT ANSWER D
, Prompt Level
A. When the target behavior occurs
B. Assigning numbers to different prompt levels
C. Count of Behavior/number of opportunities X 100
D. "Records the antecedent, behavior and consequence of problem
behaviors" - CORRECT ANSWER B
Partial Interval Time Sampling
A. The behavior is recorded as a (+) if occurs at least once at any point
during the interval
B. The target behavior is recorded as a (+) if occurs throughout the
entire interval
C. The time it takes to START a behavior after the instruction is given
D. The number of times a behavior occurs - CORRECT ANSWER A
Latency
A. The length of time that a behavior occurs
B. When the behavior occurs
C. The length of time it takes to START a behavior after the instruction
is given
D. Count of behavior/number of opportunities X100 - CORRECT ANSWER
C
Positive reinforcement is when you add a stimulus to the environment
to increase the future frequency of that behavior.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER A
Low effort responses should receive the most powerful reinforcers.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER B
Positive reinforcement should be delivered:
answers
Autism is a:
A. Neurodevelopment Disorder
B. Mood Disorder
C. Metabolic Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER A
ASD is characterized by:
A. "Difficulties with reading, writing and math"
B. "Difficulties in social interaction, communication and repetitive
behaviors"
C. "Difficulties with communication, acting out and academics"
D. "Difficulties with following instructions and self harming" - CORRECT
ANSWER B
ABA is the cure for autism
A. TRUE
B. FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER B
The three term contingency is
A. Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence
B. Lions-Tigers-Bears
C. Environmental Event-Behavior-Consequence
D. Antecedent-Behavior-Reward - CORRECT ANSWER A
Behavior must:
A. Occur outside of the person
B. Be observable by another person
C. Be defined as good or bad
,D. A and B - CORRECT ANSWER D
We seek to understand how ________ influence the occurrence of
behavior
A. Everything
B. Private Events
C. Environmental events
D. Rewards - CORRECT ANSWER C
Which is not an area we would work on with our clients?
A. Hitting classmates
B. Communication
C. Feeling Angry
D. Difficulties with social interaction - CORRECT ANSWER C
Frequency is:
A. The length of time it takes to START a behavior after the instruction
is given
B. Assigning numbers to different prompt levels
C. The number of times the behavior occurs
D. The length of time that a behavior occurs - CORRECT ANSWER C
ABC Data
A. "Records the antecedent, behavior and consequence of problem
behaviors"
B. Is when target behaviors occur
C. The length of time a behavior occurs
D. The ratio of number of times a behavior occurs per unit of time -
CORRECT ANSWER A
Whole-Interval Time Sampling
A. "Records the antecedent, behavior and consequence of problem
behaviors"
,B. The target behavior is recorded as a (+) if occurs throughout the
entire interval
C. The length of time a behavior occurs
D. The length of time it takes to START a behavior - CORRECT ANSWER
B
Rate
A. The behavior is recorded as a (+) if occurs at least once at any point
during the interval
B. The number of times the behavior occurs
C. Assigns numbers to different prompt levels
D. The ratio of number of times a behavior occurs per unit of time -
CORRECT ANSWER D
Percent
A. Count of Behavior/number of opportunities X 100
B. The ratio of number of times a behavior occurs per unit of time
C. The number of times the behavior occurs
D. The length of time that a behavior occurs - CORRECT ANSWER A
Scatterplot
A. The length of time a behavior occurs
B. The number of times the behavior occurs
C. When the target behavior occurs
D. The behavior is recorded as a (+) if occurs at least once at any point
during the interval - CORRECT ANSWER C
Duration
A. The ratio of number of times a behavior occurs per unit of time
B. The length of time it takes to START a behavior after the instruction
is given"
C. The number of times the behavior occurs
D. The length of time a behavior occurs - CORRECT ANSWER D
, Prompt Level
A. When the target behavior occurs
B. Assigning numbers to different prompt levels
C. Count of Behavior/number of opportunities X 100
D. "Records the antecedent, behavior and consequence of problem
behaviors" - CORRECT ANSWER B
Partial Interval Time Sampling
A. The behavior is recorded as a (+) if occurs at least once at any point
during the interval
B. The target behavior is recorded as a (+) if occurs throughout the
entire interval
C. The time it takes to START a behavior after the instruction is given
D. The number of times a behavior occurs - CORRECT ANSWER A
Latency
A. The length of time that a behavior occurs
B. When the behavior occurs
C. The length of time it takes to START a behavior after the instruction
is given
D. Count of behavior/number of opportunities X100 - CORRECT ANSWER
C
Positive reinforcement is when you add a stimulus to the environment
to increase the future frequency of that behavior.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER A
Low effort responses should receive the most powerful reinforcers.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER B
Positive reinforcement should be delivered:
