CARD EXAM 1 BCAT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

CARD EXAM 1 BCAT 2025
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION



QUESTION 1



steps for shaping - ANSWERS-1) identify baseline

2) select new target approximation

3) only reinforce new approximation until consistent

4) select new approximation and repeat process

5) continue to increase approximation until desired skill is achieved



QUESTION 2



Task analysis - ANSWERS-Identify every step needed to complete a sequence and
identify learners skill.



QUESTION 3



Behavior chain - ANSWERS-Ca be used for one skill or an entire routine.
Complex behavior compromised of many single responses that occur in a sequence




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QUESTION 4



chaining - ANSWERS-A procedure used to tach behavior chain, used wherever 2
or more behaviors are combined together to form a complex skill.



QUESTION 5



forward chaining - ANSWERS-Moves learner from the first step to the last



QUESTION 6



backward chaining - ANSWERS-moves learner from the last step to the first



QUESTION 7



total task presentation - ANSWERS-A procedure used to simultaneously tach all of
the steps of the behavior chain during each presentation of the learning task. May
provide prompts.




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QUESTION 8



Discrimination training - ANSWERS-Is used to teach the learner the salient
difference between 2 or more instructions and stimuli.



QUESTION 9



acquisition item/target - ANSWERS-term used to describe the items being taught



QUESTION 10



distracter item - ANSWERS-not the target. used to teach the learner the difference
between the target and other items



QUESTION 11



mass trial - ANSWERS-introducing the same SD over multiple trials




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