BCAT EXAM TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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 - ANSWER -Insistence on
sameness
Early intensive behavioral intervention for a 3-year old is MOST likely to last for -
ANSWER -At least 1 year
You are using an extinction procedure for a child with ASD who runs away every time
they are presented with their math homework. When the child asks for a break, you then
give them 5 minutes to take a break before starting the math homework. What strategy
are you using? - ANSWER -Differentual reinforcement of an alternative behavior
Forward chaining should be used when... - ANSWER -The first step is the easiest and
offers behavior momentum
Evidence based practice considers... - ANSWER -Best evidence available, clinical
expertise, patient preference
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 talking about Frozen. This behavior
demonstrates - ANSWER -A highly restricted, fixed, and abnormally intense interest
According to research, when is ABA most effective - ANSWER -Prior to the age of 4
Removing an aversive event from the environment that causes the future frequency of
a behavior to increase is known as - ANSWER -Negative reinforcement
You are working with a 7-year/old girl with ASD on completing household chores. Her
parents and you have placed a contingency that in order for the girl to eat ice cream she
must finish vacuuming the dining room and the living room. After she vacuums the
dining room, she becomes frustrated and says that she is done and ready for her ice
cream. Based on the contingency stated, you should remind her of the expectation and
tell her - ANSWER -She did not finish the task and cannot have an ice cream
Which of the following is considered a behavior? - ANSWER -Anything a person says
or does
, Which teaching procedure used multiple, quick trials? - ANSWER -Discrete trial training
You are teaching a 3-year-old boy with ASD how to tie his shoes for the first time. The
boy does not respond to any of your instructions. To ensure the child is successful,
which type of promoting should you use? - ANSWER -Most to least
A BI is teaching a child with ASD to do the dishes which involves several steps. Which
of the following teaching procedures would be the MOST effective? - ANSWER
Chaining techniques
You are taking a field trip at the local community garden with a 5-year-old boy with
ASD. You point to an object and you ask him, "What is this?" and he says, "Tree." You
tell him, "That's correct." You continue to do this until you eventually stop asking the
question and the boy is able to point and label objects in the environment. What
technique is this? - ANSWER -Tact training
You are working with a 5-year-old with ASD on shaping his approximation of
"bathroom." He is able to say "b" initially and after 2 sessions, "bath." What
approximation should be reinforced? - ANSWER -Only "bath" or any closer
approximation
You are working with a 6-year-old with ASD who hits her sister. Each time the sister
cries for the mother after she is hit and the mother comes into the room to reprimand
the child. The hitting behavior seems to be increasing. What is the MOST likely function
of the hitting behavior? - ANSWER -Attention
You are working with a client who engages in self-injurious behavior when she starts
starts to get frustrated with a task. A functional approach to teach language skills,
addressing the self-injurious behavior, would be to - ANSWER -Reqire the child to
appropriately communicate needs prior to engaging in self-injurious behavior.
You are using behavior momentum as an antecedent strategy. What instruction should
you start with? - ANSWER -A known instruction
A client loves to get up during sitting and attending activites to look out the window. The
BCBA has instructed you to allow the client to look out the window every 5 minutes
during a session, as part of the behavior plan. Allowing the client to look outside is an
example of - ANSWER -Non-contingent reinforcement
According to the behavior intervention plan, at the beginnign of every half hour, the BI
must record whether the child with ASD is humming. This data collection is an example
of - ANSWER -Momentary time sampling
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 - ANSWER -Insistence on
sameness
Early intensive behavioral intervention for a 3-year old is MOST likely to last for -
ANSWER -At least 1 year
You are using an extinction procedure for a child with ASD who runs away every time
they are presented with their math homework. When the child asks for a break, you then
give them 5 minutes to take a break before starting the math homework. What strategy
are you using? - ANSWER -Differentual reinforcement of an alternative behavior
Forward chaining should be used when... - ANSWER -The first step is the easiest and
offers behavior momentum
Evidence based practice considers... - ANSWER -Best evidence available, clinical
expertise, patient preference
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 talking about Frozen. This behavior
demonstrates - ANSWER -A highly restricted, fixed, and abnormally intense interest
According to research, when is ABA most effective - ANSWER -Prior to the age of 4
Removing an aversive event from the environment that causes the future frequency of
a behavior to increase is known as - ANSWER -Negative reinforcement
You are working with a 7-year/old girl with ASD on completing household chores. Her
parents and you have placed a contingency that in order for the girl to eat ice cream she
must finish vacuuming the dining room and the living room. After she vacuums the
dining room, she becomes frustrated and says that she is done and ready for her ice
cream. Based on the contingency stated, you should remind her of the expectation and
tell her - ANSWER -She did not finish the task and cannot have an ice cream
Which of the following is considered a behavior? - ANSWER -Anything a person says
or does
, Which teaching procedure used multiple, quick trials? - ANSWER -Discrete trial training
You are teaching a 3-year-old boy with ASD how to tie his shoes for the first time. The
boy does not respond to any of your instructions. To ensure the child is successful,
which type of promoting should you use? - ANSWER -Most to least
A BI is teaching a child with ASD to do the dishes which involves several steps. Which
of the following teaching procedures would be the MOST effective? - ANSWER
Chaining techniques
You are taking a field trip at the local community garden with a 5-year-old boy with
ASD. You point to an object and you ask him, "What is this?" and he says, "Tree." You
tell him, "That's correct." You continue to do this until you eventually stop asking the
question and the boy is able to point and label objects in the environment. What
technique is this? - ANSWER -Tact training
You are working with a 5-year-old with ASD on shaping his approximation of
"bathroom." He is able to say "b" initially and after 2 sessions, "bath." What
approximation should be reinforced? - ANSWER -Only "bath" or any closer
approximation
You are working with a 6-year-old with ASD who hits her sister. Each time the sister
cries for the mother after she is hit and the mother comes into the room to reprimand
the child. The hitting behavior seems to be increasing. What is the MOST likely function
of the hitting behavior? - ANSWER -Attention
You are working with a client who engages in self-injurious behavior when she starts
starts to get frustrated with a task. A functional approach to teach language skills,
addressing the self-injurious behavior, would be to - ANSWER -Reqire the child to
appropriately communicate needs prior to engaging in self-injurious behavior.
You are using behavior momentum as an antecedent strategy. What instruction should
you start with? - ANSWER -A known instruction
A client loves to get up during sitting and attending activites to look out the window. The
BCBA has instructed you to allow the client to look out the window every 5 minutes
during a session, as part of the behavior plan. Allowing the client to look outside is an
example of - ANSWER -Non-contingent reinforcement
According to the behavior intervention plan, at the beginnign of every half hour, the BI
must record whether the child with ASD is humming. This data collection is an example
of - ANSWER -Momentary time sampling
