QASP-S CERTIFICATION TEST STUDY
GUIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS BANK AND
VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. Generality - ANSWER ✓ #settings #behavior #ExtendAcross
2. Effective - ANSWER ✓ #DoesitWork #ClinicallySignificant
3. Technological - ANSWER ✓ #TaskAnalysis #StepByStep
4. Analytical - ANSWER ✓ #Control # FunctionalRelation (increasing or
decreasing bx)
5. Conceptually Systematic - ANSWER ✓ #TieBackToBasicPrinciples Ex:
Reinf.
6. Applied - ANSWER ✓ The behavior targeted for change must be socially
significant behavior that will improve the person's life. #SociallySignificant
#improvingsomeoneslife
7. Behavioral - ANSWER ✓ #Observable #Clear
8. Pivotal Skill Areas - ANSWER ✓ motivation, response to multiple cues, self
managm. social initiation
9. operant conditioning - ANSWER ✓ to increase or decrease a bx by adding a
consequence Ex: if the consequence changes so will the bx will probs
change too esp if it is positive
,10.validity - ANSWER ✓ data that shows what is being meassured, & reasons
for meassuring it
11.BIP - ANSWER ✓ proactive and reactive strategies for problem bx
12.FBA - ANSWER ✓ goals between goals and objectives, info about the
problem bx and how it serves for the person
13.TEACHH - ANSWER ✓ in a box in a seperate area, Ex. PECS
14.what is skills steaming - ANSWER ✓ modeling, role play, performance,
feedback, generalization
15.Functunal Communication Training FCT - ANSWER ✓ teach
communication as a replacment for problem bx
16.IOA - ANSWER ✓ comparing observation from two or more in regards to
an event
17.IEP - ANSWER ✓ 1 goal a year, 3 objectives, benchmarks through the year
18.Trial of Impairments - ANSWER ✓ Social communication, social
interaction, social imagination
19.Rate of Autism - ANSWER ✓ 1 in 59
20.Rate of Autism in boys - ANSWER ✓ 1 in 42
21.Rate of Autism in girls - ANSWER ✓ 1 in 189
22.Positive Behavior Support - ANSWER ✓ an approach used to support
behavior change. The method is not designed to "fix" the person & never
uses punishment. Main idea: teaching someone a more effective/ acceptable
bx will decrease problem bx.
23.Who is a bx support plan for? - ANSWER ✓ indv who display challenging
bx to the extent that it severely impacts their life.
24.-can be developed and used at any age.
,25.PBS in a School Setting - ANSWER ✓ Proact, Safety Care, Be aware of
antecedant strategies, ensure safety of kiddo and others around.
26.What is a good bx support plan look like? - ANSWER ✓ - more proactive
strategies than reactive ones
- helps to ensure that the focus of the plan is on providing ways to
support the person to have a good life, enabling the person to learn
better and more effective ways of getting what they need.
27.Proactive Strategies - ANSWER ✓ Intended to make sure the person gets
what they need & includes ways to teach the person appropriate
communication & life skills.
28.Reactive Strategies - ANSWER ✓ Designed to keep the person & those
around them safe from harm. They provide a way to react quickly when
person is distressed & more likely to display challenging behavior.
29.Functions of Behaviors & Alternatives - ANSWER ✓ Sensory:teach them to
ask for desired object/ activity, use preferred sensory items to create new
activities, have sensory time & structured activity so stimming doesn't take
over
30.Escape:Teach them to say yes/ no, ask for break/ all done, introduce them to
a less preferred activity gradually, change the way you ask them to do
something
31.Attention: Teach them to tap/ vocalize sign for desired item; give frequent
positive social attn
32.Tangibles:teach them to ask for object/ activity, Give what they asked for as
soon as appropriate, teach them to get something themselves, Make sure
they are not left too long w/o food/drink/ something meaningful to do.
33.What is Discrete Trial Training? - ANSWER ✓ a Method of teaching in
simplified & structured steps. A skill is broken down into steps & built up
one step at a time. Each attempt is a "trial".
, 34.5 steps of DTT - ANSWER ✓ 1.Antecedent-sets up the response (SD,
environment)
2.Prompt
3.Response
4. Consequence for Correct Response/ Incorrect response
5. Inter-trial interval
35.Pros of DTT - ANSWER ✓ Scripted to ensure all trials are consistent, can
increase motivation & learning, numerous learning opportunities, can be
easily individualized, clear beginning & end to each trial, can minimize
failures
36.Cons of DTT - ANSWER ✓ Difficult to generalize, boring, lacks naturalistic
reinforcement, difficulty fading reinforcement
37.Components of BIP - ANSWER ✓ 1) Problem Behaviors
2) Function of Behaviors
3) Behavioral Strategies/Interventions
4) Data Collection
38.Backup Reinforcers - ANSWER ✓ Activity, item, or privilege that the child
enjoys that acts as a reward.
39.Generalized Reinforcers - ANSWER ✓ Reinforcer that has become such due
to a history of being paired with other reinforcers.
40.Response-Cost - ANSWER ✓ Removing reinforcement for undesirable or
disruptive behavior.
Ex) Removing token from token board.
41.DSM-IV and DSM-V changed for autism - ANSWER ✓ 1. 4 diagnosis
merged to one, ASD
2. 3 symptom categories merged to 2 (domains)
3. Sensory issues (B4) was added to domain B
4. Added Severity Assessment Scale (level 1 to level 3)
5. Added more assessments
6. New Social Communication Disorder without domain B symptoms
GUIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS BANK AND
VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. Generality - ANSWER ✓ #settings #behavior #ExtendAcross
2. Effective - ANSWER ✓ #DoesitWork #ClinicallySignificant
3. Technological - ANSWER ✓ #TaskAnalysis #StepByStep
4. Analytical - ANSWER ✓ #Control # FunctionalRelation (increasing or
decreasing bx)
5. Conceptually Systematic - ANSWER ✓ #TieBackToBasicPrinciples Ex:
Reinf.
6. Applied - ANSWER ✓ The behavior targeted for change must be socially
significant behavior that will improve the person's life. #SociallySignificant
#improvingsomeoneslife
7. Behavioral - ANSWER ✓ #Observable #Clear
8. Pivotal Skill Areas - ANSWER ✓ motivation, response to multiple cues, self
managm. social initiation
9. operant conditioning - ANSWER ✓ to increase or decrease a bx by adding a
consequence Ex: if the consequence changes so will the bx will probs
change too esp if it is positive
,10.validity - ANSWER ✓ data that shows what is being meassured, & reasons
for meassuring it
11.BIP - ANSWER ✓ proactive and reactive strategies for problem bx
12.FBA - ANSWER ✓ goals between goals and objectives, info about the
problem bx and how it serves for the person
13.TEACHH - ANSWER ✓ in a box in a seperate area, Ex. PECS
14.what is skills steaming - ANSWER ✓ modeling, role play, performance,
feedback, generalization
15.Functunal Communication Training FCT - ANSWER ✓ teach
communication as a replacment for problem bx
16.IOA - ANSWER ✓ comparing observation from two or more in regards to
an event
17.IEP - ANSWER ✓ 1 goal a year, 3 objectives, benchmarks through the year
18.Trial of Impairments - ANSWER ✓ Social communication, social
interaction, social imagination
19.Rate of Autism - ANSWER ✓ 1 in 59
20.Rate of Autism in boys - ANSWER ✓ 1 in 42
21.Rate of Autism in girls - ANSWER ✓ 1 in 189
22.Positive Behavior Support - ANSWER ✓ an approach used to support
behavior change. The method is not designed to "fix" the person & never
uses punishment. Main idea: teaching someone a more effective/ acceptable
bx will decrease problem bx.
23.Who is a bx support plan for? - ANSWER ✓ indv who display challenging
bx to the extent that it severely impacts their life.
24.-can be developed and used at any age.
,25.PBS in a School Setting - ANSWER ✓ Proact, Safety Care, Be aware of
antecedant strategies, ensure safety of kiddo and others around.
26.What is a good bx support plan look like? - ANSWER ✓ - more proactive
strategies than reactive ones
- helps to ensure that the focus of the plan is on providing ways to
support the person to have a good life, enabling the person to learn
better and more effective ways of getting what they need.
27.Proactive Strategies - ANSWER ✓ Intended to make sure the person gets
what they need & includes ways to teach the person appropriate
communication & life skills.
28.Reactive Strategies - ANSWER ✓ Designed to keep the person & those
around them safe from harm. They provide a way to react quickly when
person is distressed & more likely to display challenging behavior.
29.Functions of Behaviors & Alternatives - ANSWER ✓ Sensory:teach them to
ask for desired object/ activity, use preferred sensory items to create new
activities, have sensory time & structured activity so stimming doesn't take
over
30.Escape:Teach them to say yes/ no, ask for break/ all done, introduce them to
a less preferred activity gradually, change the way you ask them to do
something
31.Attention: Teach them to tap/ vocalize sign for desired item; give frequent
positive social attn
32.Tangibles:teach them to ask for object/ activity, Give what they asked for as
soon as appropriate, teach them to get something themselves, Make sure
they are not left too long w/o food/drink/ something meaningful to do.
33.What is Discrete Trial Training? - ANSWER ✓ a Method of teaching in
simplified & structured steps. A skill is broken down into steps & built up
one step at a time. Each attempt is a "trial".
, 34.5 steps of DTT - ANSWER ✓ 1.Antecedent-sets up the response (SD,
environment)
2.Prompt
3.Response
4. Consequence for Correct Response/ Incorrect response
5. Inter-trial interval
35.Pros of DTT - ANSWER ✓ Scripted to ensure all trials are consistent, can
increase motivation & learning, numerous learning opportunities, can be
easily individualized, clear beginning & end to each trial, can minimize
failures
36.Cons of DTT - ANSWER ✓ Difficult to generalize, boring, lacks naturalistic
reinforcement, difficulty fading reinforcement
37.Components of BIP - ANSWER ✓ 1) Problem Behaviors
2) Function of Behaviors
3) Behavioral Strategies/Interventions
4) Data Collection
38.Backup Reinforcers - ANSWER ✓ Activity, item, or privilege that the child
enjoys that acts as a reward.
39.Generalized Reinforcers - ANSWER ✓ Reinforcer that has become such due
to a history of being paired with other reinforcers.
40.Response-Cost - ANSWER ✓ Removing reinforcement for undesirable or
disruptive behavior.
Ex) Removing token from token board.
41.DSM-IV and DSM-V changed for autism - ANSWER ✓ 1. 4 diagnosis
merged to one, ASD
2. 3 symptom categories merged to 2 (domains)
3. Sensory issues (B4) was added to domain B
4. Added Severity Assessment Scale (level 1 to level 3)
5. Added more assessments
6. New Social Communication Disorder without domain B symptoms
