BCAT COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT
VERIFIED QUESTIONS COMPLETE
ANSWERS GRADED APLUS
◉ Shaping
Answer: Reinforcing successive approximations to a terminal
behavior.
◉ Manding
Answer: Requesting an item or activity.
◉ Scenario: A thirsty child points to a cup and says "Water!" to get a
drink.
Answer: Manding.
◉ Tacting
Answer: Commenting on or labeling something in the environment.
◉ Scenario: An airplane flies overhead, and a child points and says
"Plane!" without wanting anything.
Answer: Tacting.
, ◉ Echoic Behavior
Answer: Repeating exactly what someone else says.
◉ Intraverbal Behavior
Answer: Responding to others, such as filling in a blank or
answering questions.
◉ Joint Attention
Answer: Two people using eye contact or gestures to share attention
on an object or event.
◉ Operational Definitions
Answer: Definitions of target behaviors that are objective and
measurable.
◉ Four Functions of Behavior
Answer: Attention, escape, automatic, and access to tangibles.
◉ Scenario: A child screams during math class, and the teacher
sends them to the hallway.
Answer: Escape function (the child gets out of a non-preferred task).
◉ Behavior Momentum (High-Probability Sequence)
VERIFIED QUESTIONS COMPLETE
ANSWERS GRADED APLUS
◉ Shaping
Answer: Reinforcing successive approximations to a terminal
behavior.
◉ Manding
Answer: Requesting an item or activity.
◉ Scenario: A thirsty child points to a cup and says "Water!" to get a
drink.
Answer: Manding.
◉ Tacting
Answer: Commenting on or labeling something in the environment.
◉ Scenario: An airplane flies overhead, and a child points and says
"Plane!" without wanting anything.
Answer: Tacting.
, ◉ Echoic Behavior
Answer: Repeating exactly what someone else says.
◉ Intraverbal Behavior
Answer: Responding to others, such as filling in a blank or
answering questions.
◉ Joint Attention
Answer: Two people using eye contact or gestures to share attention
on an object or event.
◉ Operational Definitions
Answer: Definitions of target behaviors that are objective and
measurable.
◉ Four Functions of Behavior
Answer: Attention, escape, automatic, and access to tangibles.
◉ Scenario: A child screams during math class, and the teacher
sends them to the hallway.
Answer: Escape function (the child gets out of a non-preferred task).
◉ Behavior Momentum (High-Probability Sequence)
