BCAT EXAM PRPEP
You are working with a 6-year-old girl with ASD. When her friend comes over to the house to
play, your client only wants to play with her stuffed animals by lining them up. Her friend
becomes bored of the same sequence and wants to play other games. The behavior of the your
client is an example of
Deficit in nonverbal communication
Collaborative play
Inflexibility with routine
Lack of social-emotional reciprocity - ANSInflexibility with routine
A 4-year-old boy with ASD has trouble responding to 'What?' and 'Where?' questions when
reading a book. Which domain addresses these deficits?
Adaptive
Social
Language
Academic - ANSLanguage
A 6-year-old girl listens to the same song every day, multiple times a day and does not want to
listen to any other music. This is an example of
Stereotyped speech
Hypo-reactivity to sensory input
Insistence on sameness
Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity - ANSInsistence on sameness
Evidence based practice considers which of the following? Select all that apply.
Best evidence available
Clinical expertise
Patient preference
Latest technological advances - ANSBest evidence available
Clinical expertise
A behavioral interventionist is teaching a client how to engage in conversations. What deficit is
this goal targeting?
Social-emotional reciprocity
Stereotyped conversations
Restricted communication
, All of the above - ANSAll of the above
At pre-school, you notice that a 3-year-old boy with ASD prefers to play with toys on his own
and does not engage with his peers. Which of the following deficits is this an example of?
Developing and maintaining relationships
Insistence on sameness
Restricted behaviors
Nonverbal communication - ANSDeveloping and maintaining relationships
A child with ASD will often repeat a phrase from his teacher, "Good job students," about 10
times an hour. The behavior is maintained by automatic reinforcement. The phrase "Good job
students" represents
Intraverbal behavior
A stereotyped pattern of speech
Nonverbal communication
Hyperactivity to sensory input - ANSA stereotyped pattern of speech
A 10-year-old girl knows every detail about the Disney movie Frozen. When you try to talk about
other Disney movies, she always returns to talking about Frozen. This behavior demonstrates
Echolalia
A highly restricted, fixed, and abnormally intense interest
A struggle to focus on multiple tasks
Stereotyped speech patterns - ANSA highly restricted, fixed, and abnormally intense interest
When does the onset of autism typically begin?
Prior to a child's first words
Prior to age 1
Prior to age 3
Prior to school - ANSPrior to age 3
According to research, when is ABA most effective
Prior to the age of 4
Prior to starting kindergarten
A child is not speaking
Between the ages of 5 and 9 - ANSPrior to the age of 4
You are teaching a child their home address. When presenting the lesson, saying, "What's your
address?" is considered the
You are working with a 6-year-old girl with ASD. When her friend comes over to the house to
play, your client only wants to play with her stuffed animals by lining them up. Her friend
becomes bored of the same sequence and wants to play other games. The behavior of the your
client is an example of
Deficit in nonverbal communication
Collaborative play
Inflexibility with routine
Lack of social-emotional reciprocity - ANSInflexibility with routine
A 4-year-old boy with ASD has trouble responding to 'What?' and 'Where?' questions when
reading a book. Which domain addresses these deficits?
Adaptive
Social
Language
Academic - ANSLanguage
A 6-year-old girl listens to the same song every day, multiple times a day and does not want to
listen to any other music. This is an example of
Stereotyped speech
Hypo-reactivity to sensory input
Insistence on sameness
Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity - ANSInsistence on sameness
Evidence based practice considers which of the following? Select all that apply.
Best evidence available
Clinical expertise
Patient preference
Latest technological advances - ANSBest evidence available
Clinical expertise
A behavioral interventionist is teaching a client how to engage in conversations. What deficit is
this goal targeting?
Social-emotional reciprocity
Stereotyped conversations
Restricted communication
, All of the above - ANSAll of the above
At pre-school, you notice that a 3-year-old boy with ASD prefers to play with toys on his own
and does not engage with his peers. Which of the following deficits is this an example of?
Developing and maintaining relationships
Insistence on sameness
Restricted behaviors
Nonverbal communication - ANSDeveloping and maintaining relationships
A child with ASD will often repeat a phrase from his teacher, "Good job students," about 10
times an hour. The behavior is maintained by automatic reinforcement. The phrase "Good job
students" represents
Intraverbal behavior
A stereotyped pattern of speech
Nonverbal communication
Hyperactivity to sensory input - ANSA stereotyped pattern of speech
A 10-year-old girl knows every detail about the Disney movie Frozen. When you try to talk about
other Disney movies, she always returns to talking about Frozen. This behavior demonstrates
Echolalia
A highly restricted, fixed, and abnormally intense interest
A struggle to focus on multiple tasks
Stereotyped speech patterns - ANSA highly restricted, fixed, and abnormally intense interest
When does the onset of autism typically begin?
Prior to a child's first words
Prior to age 1
Prior to age 3
Prior to school - ANSPrior to age 3
According to research, when is ABA most effective
Prior to the age of 4
Prior to starting kindergarten
A child is not speaking
Between the ages of 5 and 9 - ANSPrior to the age of 4
You are teaching a child their home address. When presenting the lesson, saying, "What's your
address?" is considered the
