CS303 - Applied Behavioral Analysis Exam Practice
Questions with Accurate Solutions
According to the text, what are some factors that could explain the increase in the number of children
served under the special education category of autism? - Answer a) A greater number of special
education classes, more teachers with knowledge of autism, and greater parental involvement
b) Increased parental education and advocacy related to educating their children with autism
C) Better diagnostic procedures, wider awareness of the disorder, and parental preference for the
autism label over other disability labels
d) Increased state and federal funding as mandated in the No Child Left Behind legislation
From the perceptual and cognitive view, goals for teaching children with autism may include teaching
students to communicate with people in _______ ways. - Answer a) cognitive
b) developmental
c) evidence-based
D) socially appropriate
Many parents of children with autism ______. - Answer a) find autism support groups to be irrelevant
B) face continuous and pervasive challenges
c) should be encouraged to stay current with CPR and first aid training
d) seamlessly incorporate their child with autism into the family unit
Research points toward organic causes of autism such as genetic predisposition, abnormal brain
structure, and ______. - Answer A) abnormal brain chemistry
b) cold, non-responsive parents
c) lack of affective contact
d) lead-based paints
The developmental theory holds that ______ has/have caused individuals with autism to fail to meet
typical developmental milestones. - Answer a) traumatic brain injuries
b) environmental stress
,C) brain malfunctions
d) genetic mutations
The text focuses on school-age students who meet the criteria for ______ as defined by the American
Psychiatric Association and who also have ______ with more severe symptoms. - Answer a) intellectual
disabilities; autism spectrum disorder
b) autism; autism spectrum disorder
C) autism spectrum disorder; intellectual disabilities
d) special education services; autism
Under current diagnostic criteria, students who used to be diagnosed as having Asperger's syndrome are
now said to have ______. - Answer a) Rett syndrome
b) childhood disintegrative disorder
c) pervasive developmental disorders
D) high-functioning autism
What do we mean when we say it's important for teachers to be intuitively sensitive? - Answer a)
Teachers must seek to anticipate the needs of the children in their classroom to reduce students' need
to ask for help.
b) Children with autism are very intuitive, and teachers should attend to that factor.
C) Because of low language ability, teachers must attend to behaviors and contextual factors to
understand what children with autism are really trying to communicate.
d) Teachers must be able to sense whether their students are achieving the program's goals and making
progress with developing skills.
What is a possible consequence of a child with autism's tightly narrow activity focus? - Answer a) His
behavioral excesses will likely make up for these behavioral deficits, leading to more on-task behavior.
b) He often seeks to avoid unpleasant sensory input or obtain sensory input.
C) She may show an extreme resistance to relatively benign changes to environmental variables.
d) She will bond most closely with only three to four of her most consistent caregivers.
Who can diagnose autism? - Answer a) Well-baby pediatricians
,B) Psychologists or psychiatrists trained to use the DSM-5 for that purpose
c) Special education administrators
d) Special education teachers
Why does the general public often not realize a child with autism has a disability when he/she displays
aggressive or bizarre behavior in public places? - Answer a) Because of a lack of understanding of the
characteristics of autism
b) Because all children with autism have unique needs and characteristics
C) Because individuals with autism usually appear physically normal
d) Because many families attempt to hide the autism diagnosis
Why is consistency an important teacher characteristic? - Answer a) Because students with autism do
not communicate well
B) Because individuals with autism typically dislike change and prefer set routines
c) Because it enables the teacher to better elicit responses from students who cannot easily decipher
subtle social cues
d) Because of the idiosyncratic response to common stimuli that students with autism often have
Why is generalization important when teaching students with autism? - Answer a) It results in an
emphasis on skills as well as on age-appropriate settings and activities.
b) It results in a list of skills that a particular student needs to function in settings in which he currently
participates.
C) It increases the likelihood that the student will be able to use skills independently in all settings.
d) It helps teachers apply strategies to deal with students' behavior excesses.
Why might the current diagnostic criteria (DSM-5) for children with autism present barriers to early
diagnosis? - Answer a) Many children with mild symptoms of autism do not fit the characteristics
included in the DSM-5 guidelines.
b) Since autism spectrum disorder is an umbrella term, the diagnostic criteria do not provide enough
detail to diagnose very young children
C) Some individuals previously included under the PDD diagnosis (diagnosed in early childhood) will be
excluded from the current ASD diagnosis.
, d) The criteria require assessment of skills that generally appear only around age 3.
______ can help reduce a child's resistance when change occurs. - Answer a) Negative reinforcement
B) Prior cognitive preparation
c) Self-stimulatory behavior
d) Peer pairing
______ is an umbrella term for a wide range of symptoms that include restricted, repetitive patterns of
behavior such as the presence of stereotyped behavior, interests, and activities along with persistent
deficits in social interaction and social communication and across multiple contexts. - Answer a)
Childhood disintegrative disorder
b) Autism
C) Autism spectrum disorder
d) Asperger's syndrome
______ posits that brain malfunction can lead children with autism to have specific differences in their
thinking ability and differences in the way they receive external input. - Answer A) Perceptual and
cognitive theory
b) Neurological research
c) The behavioral explanation
d) Developmental theory
A teacher needs to like children. - Answer TRUE
False
In most cases, autism is believed to be present at birth. - Answer TRUE
False
The exact etiology of autism is not known, though there is strong evidence for genetic links. - Answer
TRUE
False
Questions with Accurate Solutions
According to the text, what are some factors that could explain the increase in the number of children
served under the special education category of autism? - Answer a) A greater number of special
education classes, more teachers with knowledge of autism, and greater parental involvement
b) Increased parental education and advocacy related to educating their children with autism
C) Better diagnostic procedures, wider awareness of the disorder, and parental preference for the
autism label over other disability labels
d) Increased state and federal funding as mandated in the No Child Left Behind legislation
From the perceptual and cognitive view, goals for teaching children with autism may include teaching
students to communicate with people in _______ ways. - Answer a) cognitive
b) developmental
c) evidence-based
D) socially appropriate
Many parents of children with autism ______. - Answer a) find autism support groups to be irrelevant
B) face continuous and pervasive challenges
c) should be encouraged to stay current with CPR and first aid training
d) seamlessly incorporate their child with autism into the family unit
Research points toward organic causes of autism such as genetic predisposition, abnormal brain
structure, and ______. - Answer A) abnormal brain chemistry
b) cold, non-responsive parents
c) lack of affective contact
d) lead-based paints
The developmental theory holds that ______ has/have caused individuals with autism to fail to meet
typical developmental milestones. - Answer a) traumatic brain injuries
b) environmental stress
,C) brain malfunctions
d) genetic mutations
The text focuses on school-age students who meet the criteria for ______ as defined by the American
Psychiatric Association and who also have ______ with more severe symptoms. - Answer a) intellectual
disabilities; autism spectrum disorder
b) autism; autism spectrum disorder
C) autism spectrum disorder; intellectual disabilities
d) special education services; autism
Under current diagnostic criteria, students who used to be diagnosed as having Asperger's syndrome are
now said to have ______. - Answer a) Rett syndrome
b) childhood disintegrative disorder
c) pervasive developmental disorders
D) high-functioning autism
What do we mean when we say it's important for teachers to be intuitively sensitive? - Answer a)
Teachers must seek to anticipate the needs of the children in their classroom to reduce students' need
to ask for help.
b) Children with autism are very intuitive, and teachers should attend to that factor.
C) Because of low language ability, teachers must attend to behaviors and contextual factors to
understand what children with autism are really trying to communicate.
d) Teachers must be able to sense whether their students are achieving the program's goals and making
progress with developing skills.
What is a possible consequence of a child with autism's tightly narrow activity focus? - Answer a) His
behavioral excesses will likely make up for these behavioral deficits, leading to more on-task behavior.
b) He often seeks to avoid unpleasant sensory input or obtain sensory input.
C) She may show an extreme resistance to relatively benign changes to environmental variables.
d) She will bond most closely with only three to four of her most consistent caregivers.
Who can diagnose autism? - Answer a) Well-baby pediatricians
,B) Psychologists or psychiatrists trained to use the DSM-5 for that purpose
c) Special education administrators
d) Special education teachers
Why does the general public often not realize a child with autism has a disability when he/she displays
aggressive or bizarre behavior in public places? - Answer a) Because of a lack of understanding of the
characteristics of autism
b) Because all children with autism have unique needs and characteristics
C) Because individuals with autism usually appear physically normal
d) Because many families attempt to hide the autism diagnosis
Why is consistency an important teacher characteristic? - Answer a) Because students with autism do
not communicate well
B) Because individuals with autism typically dislike change and prefer set routines
c) Because it enables the teacher to better elicit responses from students who cannot easily decipher
subtle social cues
d) Because of the idiosyncratic response to common stimuli that students with autism often have
Why is generalization important when teaching students with autism? - Answer a) It results in an
emphasis on skills as well as on age-appropriate settings and activities.
b) It results in a list of skills that a particular student needs to function in settings in which he currently
participates.
C) It increases the likelihood that the student will be able to use skills independently in all settings.
d) It helps teachers apply strategies to deal with students' behavior excesses.
Why might the current diagnostic criteria (DSM-5) for children with autism present barriers to early
diagnosis? - Answer a) Many children with mild symptoms of autism do not fit the characteristics
included in the DSM-5 guidelines.
b) Since autism spectrum disorder is an umbrella term, the diagnostic criteria do not provide enough
detail to diagnose very young children
C) Some individuals previously included under the PDD diagnosis (diagnosed in early childhood) will be
excluded from the current ASD diagnosis.
, d) The criteria require assessment of skills that generally appear only around age 3.
______ can help reduce a child's resistance when change occurs. - Answer a) Negative reinforcement
B) Prior cognitive preparation
c) Self-stimulatory behavior
d) Peer pairing
______ is an umbrella term for a wide range of symptoms that include restricted, repetitive patterns of
behavior such as the presence of stereotyped behavior, interests, and activities along with persistent
deficits in social interaction and social communication and across multiple contexts. - Answer a)
Childhood disintegrative disorder
b) Autism
C) Autism spectrum disorder
d) Asperger's syndrome
______ posits that brain malfunction can lead children with autism to have specific differences in their
thinking ability and differences in the way they receive external input. - Answer A) Perceptual and
cognitive theory
b) Neurological research
c) The behavioral explanation
d) Developmental theory
A teacher needs to like children. - Answer TRUE
False
In most cases, autism is believed to be present at birth. - Answer TRUE
False
The exact etiology of autism is not known, though there is strong evidence for genetic links. - Answer
TRUE
False
