BCAT PRACTICE TEST 2026 COGNITIVE
ABILITY EVALUATION STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What are teaching moments called that take place when naturally
occurring opportunities present themselves? (Section C) Answer:
Natural Environment Training
◉ After lunch, staff use a granola bar for a reinforcer. The child is not
working when the granola bar is presented. What do you do?
(Section B) Answer: Conduct a preference assessment to find new
reinforcer
◉ Which prompts are in order from most to least intrusive? (Section
C)
Physical, Verbal, Gestural
Verbal, Gestural, Physical
Gestural, Verbal, Physical Answer: Physical, Verbal, Gestural
◉ Which prompts are in order from least to most intrusive? (Section
C)
Physical, Verbal, Gestural
Verbal, Gestural, Physical
,Gestural, Verbal, Physical Answer: Gestural, Verbal, Physical
◉ You are teaching patients to wash hands and you prompt all of the
first steps and let the patient do last step independently. What
teaching strategy is being used? (Section C) Answer: Backwards
Chaining
◉ Amy's mom is using flash cards to help Amy study for a history
test. Amy's mom shows her the question on one side of the card and,
if Amy does not give the correct answer after ten seconds, her mom
shows her the answer on the other side. This is an example of which
ABA procedure? (Section C)
Prompt Fading
Prompt Delay
Stimulus Fading
Stimulus Delay Answer: Prompt Delay
◉ Maintaining a steady timing of teaching wherein more challenging
tasks are alternated with simpler tasks and multiple short breaks
occurring is called _____. (Section C) Answer: Pacing
◉ A form of negative punishment. Tokens are taken away from the
individual for occurrences of an undesirable behavior. (Section B)
Answer: Response Cost
, ◉ Billy hits his friend, Billy is removed from the area and sits and
watches his friends play his favorite game. This is an example of
which concept? (Section D) Answer: Timeout from Reinforcement
◉ Sally bites her nails. After her behavior intervention this behavior
decreased. 6 months later, Sally is found biting her nails again- what
is this? (Section D) Answer: Spontaneous Recovery
◉ When is an extinction burst? (Section D) Answer: Right after the
extinction begins
◉ What does the y-axis represent? (Section E) Answer: Dependent
variable
◉ A patient's mother invites you to a jewelry party on Friday night.
What should you do? (Section F) Answer: Decline and say no thank
you because it would create a dual relationship
◉ A patient's parents ask you to babysit- what should you do?
(Section F) Answer: Decline and say no thank you because it would
create a dual relationship
◉ Mand means (Section C) Answer: Request
ABILITY EVALUATION STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What are teaching moments called that take place when naturally
occurring opportunities present themselves? (Section C) Answer:
Natural Environment Training
◉ After lunch, staff use a granola bar for a reinforcer. The child is not
working when the granola bar is presented. What do you do?
(Section B) Answer: Conduct a preference assessment to find new
reinforcer
◉ Which prompts are in order from most to least intrusive? (Section
C)
Physical, Verbal, Gestural
Verbal, Gestural, Physical
Gestural, Verbal, Physical Answer: Physical, Verbal, Gestural
◉ Which prompts are in order from least to most intrusive? (Section
C)
Physical, Verbal, Gestural
Verbal, Gestural, Physical
,Gestural, Verbal, Physical Answer: Gestural, Verbal, Physical
◉ You are teaching patients to wash hands and you prompt all of the
first steps and let the patient do last step independently. What
teaching strategy is being used? (Section C) Answer: Backwards
Chaining
◉ Amy's mom is using flash cards to help Amy study for a history
test. Amy's mom shows her the question on one side of the card and,
if Amy does not give the correct answer after ten seconds, her mom
shows her the answer on the other side. This is an example of which
ABA procedure? (Section C)
Prompt Fading
Prompt Delay
Stimulus Fading
Stimulus Delay Answer: Prompt Delay
◉ Maintaining a steady timing of teaching wherein more challenging
tasks are alternated with simpler tasks and multiple short breaks
occurring is called _____. (Section C) Answer: Pacing
◉ A form of negative punishment. Tokens are taken away from the
individual for occurrences of an undesirable behavior. (Section B)
Answer: Response Cost
, ◉ Billy hits his friend, Billy is removed from the area and sits and
watches his friends play his favorite game. This is an example of
which concept? (Section D) Answer: Timeout from Reinforcement
◉ Sally bites her nails. After her behavior intervention this behavior
decreased. 6 months later, Sally is found biting her nails again- what
is this? (Section D) Answer: Spontaneous Recovery
◉ When is an extinction burst? (Section D) Answer: Right after the
extinction begins
◉ What does the y-axis represent? (Section E) Answer: Dependent
variable
◉ A patient's mother invites you to a jewelry party on Friday night.
What should you do? (Section F) Answer: Decline and say no thank
you because it would create a dual relationship
◉ A patient's parents ask you to babysit- what should you do?
(Section F) Answer: Decline and say no thank you because it would
create a dual relationship
◉ Mand means (Section C) Answer: Request
