ACES FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
_____ should be built into routine by changing the sequence of activities frequently -
ANSWER-Flexibility
(T/F) a social story should take no more than a few weeks to be effective - ANSWER-
False
(T/F) A video presentation of a social story is acceptable? - ANSWER-True
(T/F) any reasonable attempts should be reinforced when implementing PRT -
ANSWER-True
(T/F) BI's need to report restraint to their supervisor only when there is an injury -
ANSWER-False
(T/F) Over 15 million American children and adult are believed to have some form of
ASD - ANSWER-False
(T/F) PECS is one of the many types of augmentative communication systems (ACS)
available to assist clients with functional communication - ANSWER-T
(T/F) Prevalence of ASD is 1in 88 - ANSWER-False - 1-59
(T/F) social stories addressing a behavior should only be read when the behavior
occurs - ANSWER-False
(T/F) social stories are written in a story format and should always include pictures or
photos - ANSWER-False
(T/F) structure should be blended into and not faded out of clients lives similar to
prosthetics for an individual with a physical disability - ANSWER-TRUE
(T/F) the inability to read should not hinder the use of social stories - ANSWER-True
(T/F) the progression of language includes songs, verbal approximation, and clear
imitation in that order - ANSWER-True
(T/F) Theory of mind is the ability to accurately guess what another person is thinking or
feeling and involves perspective taking and joint attention - ANSWER-True
4 main functions of behavior - ANSWER-Attention/access to tangibles:
social positive reinforcement:
getting attention from someone or access to something (increase behavior)
, escape avoidance:
social negative reinforcement:
escaping or avoiding someone or a task/activity (increase behavior)
Sensory stimulation:
Automatic positive reinforcement:
stimulating the senses (without social attention) (increase behavior)
Pain attenuation:
Automatic negative reinforcement:
attenuating pain (without social attention) (increase behavior)
A discontinuous measurement procedure that involves classifying responses into
severity codes, duration codes or independence/prompting codes - ANSWER-Discrete
categorization
A discontinuous measurement procedure that involves observing a client at
predetermined times at the end of an internal and recording if the behavior is occurring
at that precise moment - ANSWER-Momentary time sampling
A discontinuous measurement procedure that involves observing a client at regular
intervals and recoding if the behavior occurred during the entire interval of time -
ANSWER-Whole interval recording
A discontinuous measurement procedure that involves recording whether or not a
behavior occurred at any time during an interval of time - ANSWER-Partial interval
recording
A discontinuous measurement procedure that involves the number of instances
opportunities to respond required to achieve a performance standard - ANSWER-Trials
to criterion
A discontinuous Measurement procedure that is used for various skill acquisition
program where 80-90% accuracy determines if the skill has been acquired - ANSWER-
percent occurrence
A physical restraining only considered a last resort when a person is in danger to self for
others - ANSWER-True
A shadow Aide follows a client in a school setting providing _____ to the
environment/material as needed until the client is independently functioning in all areas
- ANSWER-Prompting and Modifications
A social story describes a situation, skill, or concept in terms of relevant social cues,
perspective and ____ in a specifically defined style and format. - ANSWER-Common
responses
_____ should be built into routine by changing the sequence of activities frequently -
ANSWER-Flexibility
(T/F) a social story should take no more than a few weeks to be effective - ANSWER-
False
(T/F) A video presentation of a social story is acceptable? - ANSWER-True
(T/F) any reasonable attempts should be reinforced when implementing PRT -
ANSWER-True
(T/F) BI's need to report restraint to their supervisor only when there is an injury -
ANSWER-False
(T/F) Over 15 million American children and adult are believed to have some form of
ASD - ANSWER-False
(T/F) PECS is one of the many types of augmentative communication systems (ACS)
available to assist clients with functional communication - ANSWER-T
(T/F) Prevalence of ASD is 1in 88 - ANSWER-False - 1-59
(T/F) social stories addressing a behavior should only be read when the behavior
occurs - ANSWER-False
(T/F) social stories are written in a story format and should always include pictures or
photos - ANSWER-False
(T/F) structure should be blended into and not faded out of clients lives similar to
prosthetics for an individual with a physical disability - ANSWER-TRUE
(T/F) the inability to read should not hinder the use of social stories - ANSWER-True
(T/F) the progression of language includes songs, verbal approximation, and clear
imitation in that order - ANSWER-True
(T/F) Theory of mind is the ability to accurately guess what another person is thinking or
feeling and involves perspective taking and joint attention - ANSWER-True
4 main functions of behavior - ANSWER-Attention/access to tangibles:
social positive reinforcement:
getting attention from someone or access to something (increase behavior)
, escape avoidance:
social negative reinforcement:
escaping or avoiding someone or a task/activity (increase behavior)
Sensory stimulation:
Automatic positive reinforcement:
stimulating the senses (without social attention) (increase behavior)
Pain attenuation:
Automatic negative reinforcement:
attenuating pain (without social attention) (increase behavior)
A discontinuous measurement procedure that involves classifying responses into
severity codes, duration codes or independence/prompting codes - ANSWER-Discrete
categorization
A discontinuous measurement procedure that involves observing a client at
predetermined times at the end of an internal and recording if the behavior is occurring
at that precise moment - ANSWER-Momentary time sampling
A discontinuous measurement procedure that involves observing a client at regular
intervals and recoding if the behavior occurred during the entire interval of time -
ANSWER-Whole interval recording
A discontinuous measurement procedure that involves recording whether or not a
behavior occurred at any time during an interval of time - ANSWER-Partial interval
recording
A discontinuous measurement procedure that involves the number of instances
opportunities to respond required to achieve a performance standard - ANSWER-Trials
to criterion
A discontinuous Measurement procedure that is used for various skill acquisition
program where 80-90% accuracy determines if the skill has been acquired - ANSWER-
percent occurrence
A physical restraining only considered a last resort when a person is in danger to self for
others - ANSWER-True
A shadow Aide follows a client in a school setting providing _____ to the
environment/material as needed until the client is independently functioning in all areas
- ANSWER-Prompting and Modifications
A social story describes a situation, skill, or concept in terms of relevant social cues,
perspective and ____ in a specifically defined style and format. - ANSWER-Common
responses
