BACA COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Symptoms of autism found in a 15 month old - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Does not look where you
point
Does not speak
Does not respond when being called by name
Can autism be detected before the child reaches 2? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Yes
How is autism diagnosed? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A child's behavior
Learning the history of their development
What is true about the presentation of autism? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Every child with autism
displays at least 4 symptoms of impairment i social interaction
The severity of symptoms can be mild to severe
Symptoms vary
T/F: All toddlers with autism do not have language skills - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅False
The following can co-occur with autism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅ADHD symptoms
Intellectual Developmental Disorder
Anxiety
T/F: Studies how that the earlier a child receives intensive ABA-based treatment, the more substantial
the progress and the better the prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True
What should you do after the student responds correctly to your instruction? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Reinforce the response
, When should you introduce distractor trials? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅When the target response
can be completed without any assistance
An appropriate instruction should: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Be brief and clear
T/F: Prompt fading means giving your student a little less assistance each time over several trials -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True
What is a way to prompt the student's attention? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Hold preferred item up
to your eye
Call their name
What is a prompt? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Any assistance you give the student to help him
respond correctly
First step of DTT - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Establish the student's attention
Which response should get the best reward? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A correct response
completed independently
When beginning to teach a response using errorless teaching: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Start by
giving the most assistance necessary
If only physical prompts are used to help a student complete a puzzle, you can fade prompts by going: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Manually guiding their hands > guiding only wrists > guiding only elbow >
no guidance
If the student makes an error after you've started to fade your prompt, you should: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Go back to the original prompt and fade more slowly
What are examples of prompts? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Pointing toward the target item
ANSWERS
Symptoms of autism found in a 15 month old - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Does not look where you
point
Does not speak
Does not respond when being called by name
Can autism be detected before the child reaches 2? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Yes
How is autism diagnosed? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A child's behavior
Learning the history of their development
What is true about the presentation of autism? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Every child with autism
displays at least 4 symptoms of impairment i social interaction
The severity of symptoms can be mild to severe
Symptoms vary
T/F: All toddlers with autism do not have language skills - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅False
The following can co-occur with autism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅ADHD symptoms
Intellectual Developmental Disorder
Anxiety
T/F: Studies how that the earlier a child receives intensive ABA-based treatment, the more substantial
the progress and the better the prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True
What should you do after the student responds correctly to your instruction? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Reinforce the response
, When should you introduce distractor trials? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅When the target response
can be completed without any assistance
An appropriate instruction should: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Be brief and clear
T/F: Prompt fading means giving your student a little less assistance each time over several trials -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True
What is a way to prompt the student's attention? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Hold preferred item up
to your eye
Call their name
What is a prompt? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Any assistance you give the student to help him
respond correctly
First step of DTT - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Establish the student's attention
Which response should get the best reward? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A correct response
completed independently
When beginning to teach a response using errorless teaching: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Start by
giving the most assistance necessary
If only physical prompts are used to help a student complete a puzzle, you can fade prompts by going: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Manually guiding their hands > guiding only wrists > guiding only elbow >
no guidance
If the student makes an error after you've started to fade your prompt, you should: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Go back to the original prompt and fade more slowly
What are examples of prompts? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Pointing toward the target item
