BCAT Practice Exam| 75 Questions| Correct Answers| Verified

Which data recording method would be best used to measure the time between when a cue was delivered and a learner responded to the cue? - ANSWER Latency Susan's tantrums seemed to last longer with every passing day. Which data collection procedure would be the best to use to determine how long her tantrums last? - ANSWER Duration Which of the following data collection methods might be useful for determining how many times a learner say, "oh no!" - ANSWER Frequency Jamaal is collecting data on Freddie's on-task behavior. He looks to see if Freddie is on-task for an entire 10-second interval. If he is, he marks yes. If Freddie looks around during the 10 seconds, he marks no. What type of data recording is Jamaal using? - ANSWER Whole interval The "behavioral" dimension of ABA refers to - ANSWER Being able to observe and measure behavior Which of the following is true regarding the role of the RBT in the behavior assessment process? - ANSWER RBTs assist in the implementation of functional behavior assessments What is interobserver agreement (IOA)? - ANSWER When 2 data collectors agree on data collected at the same time during the display of the behavior Which of he following is an example of an issue related to boundaries of competence - ANSWER An RBT deciding which data to collect to build a verbal behavior program Which activity is appropriate for an RBT to engage in when data are being collected for the behavior intervention process? - ANSWER Collecting frequency data during an observation of the learner In ABA, which is the best reason why behaviors are targeted for increase? - ANSWER so learners can increase overall skill repertories Behavioral shaping involves - ANSWER Reinforcing successive approximations of a larger behavior In discrete trial instruction, a short instruction delivered to a learner is called: - ANSWER A discriminative stimulus (SD) Prompting before a learner can select an incorrect response is called: - ANSWER Errorless learning