ABAT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the best way to prevent prompt dependence? - Answers -fade and eliminate
prompts as quickly as possible
The Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) provides us with what 2 types of strategies? -
Answers -Proactive and reactive
what term defines the freedom to live as one chooses or act/decide without consulting
others? - Answers -Self-determinism
During the transition from recess back to class the teacher withholds reinforcement if
she see's John pulling shirts of other peers. The teacher will deliver reinforcement if
John is observed walking with his hands in his pockets during the transition. The
teacher likes this intervention because Johnny cannot physically pull on the shirts of
peers when his hands are in his pockets. What type of differential reinforcement has
been used? - Answers -Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior (DRI)
What is the name of the process that changes the value of a stimulus as a reinforcer? -
Answers -Motivating Operation
When is it necessary to seek mentorship from other professionals? - Answers -When
the procedure or intervention is out of our scope of practice and experience
When teaching your client how to complete a 6 piece puzzle, you wait for the client to
independently complete puzzle piece one then you prompt pieces two through six. What
teaching style has been implemented? - Answers -Forward Chaining
All the following are characteristics of DTT or Discrete Trial Teaching except for?
Limited distractions
Single, discrete behaviors taught
Adult-led
Skills are taught during natural routines - Answers -Skills are taught during natural
routines
Which ASD level of severity would your client be at if they have fixed rituals and/or
repetitive behaviors that interfere greatly with functioning in all domains? - Answers -
Level 3
Your client displays severe anxiety during transitions at school. Which visual support
could you implement at the beginning of each school day to help ease the transition
process? - Answers -Daily Schedule
Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) involves teaching kids skills during natural routines
with those who are typically present during those routines. With that in mind, who is
, considered the primary therapist for a young child according to PRT? - Answers -a
parent
Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Gestational Diabetes
Father's age
Maternal Vaccinations while in utero
Familial history of Autoimmune Disorders - Answers -Maternal Vaccinations while in
utero
Which of the following is a proactive strategy that might be included in a Behavior
Intervention Plan (BIP)?
Response cost
Reinforcement
Response blocking and redirection
Providing a visual schedule for the day - Answers -Providing a visual schedule for the
day
When do we use Errorless learning? - Answers -When teaching a new skill
Knowing when and how to respond in various environments refers to which skill area in
PRT? - Answers -Response to multiple cues
Your client has a hard time trainsitioning to the table. To help encourage them to follow
this instruction, you first ask them to follow a few easier instructions, such as give a high
give, touch head, and stand up in a quick succession while delivering praise for
following each instruction. You then present the Sd "let's walk to the table" and provide
access to a preferred toy at the table for a successful transition. Which antecedent
intervention did you just use? - Answers -Behavior Momentum
You ask your client to go throw the trash away. You record that it took your client 10
seconds from the demand placed to comply with the demand. What measurement
procedure has been collected? - Answers -Latency
In order for a measurement technique to be valid it must: - Answers -measure what it
was intended to measure
Which federal law passed in 1975 requiring schools to provide an education to eligible
individuals with disabilities? - Answers -Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA)
Discrete Trial Teaching or DTT involves teaching what type of behavior? - Answers -
simple, single discrete behaviors
What is the best way to prevent prompt dependence? - Answers -fade and eliminate
prompts as quickly as possible
The Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) provides us with what 2 types of strategies? -
Answers -Proactive and reactive
what term defines the freedom to live as one chooses or act/decide without consulting
others? - Answers -Self-determinism
During the transition from recess back to class the teacher withholds reinforcement if
she see's John pulling shirts of other peers. The teacher will deliver reinforcement if
John is observed walking with his hands in his pockets during the transition. The
teacher likes this intervention because Johnny cannot physically pull on the shirts of
peers when his hands are in his pockets. What type of differential reinforcement has
been used? - Answers -Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior (DRI)
What is the name of the process that changes the value of a stimulus as a reinforcer? -
Answers -Motivating Operation
When is it necessary to seek mentorship from other professionals? - Answers -When
the procedure or intervention is out of our scope of practice and experience
When teaching your client how to complete a 6 piece puzzle, you wait for the client to
independently complete puzzle piece one then you prompt pieces two through six. What
teaching style has been implemented? - Answers -Forward Chaining
All the following are characteristics of DTT or Discrete Trial Teaching except for?
Limited distractions
Single, discrete behaviors taught
Adult-led
Skills are taught during natural routines - Answers -Skills are taught during natural
routines
Which ASD level of severity would your client be at if they have fixed rituals and/or
repetitive behaviors that interfere greatly with functioning in all domains? - Answers -
Level 3
Your client displays severe anxiety during transitions at school. Which visual support
could you implement at the beginning of each school day to help ease the transition
process? - Answers -Daily Schedule
Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) involves teaching kids skills during natural routines
with those who are typically present during those routines. With that in mind, who is
, considered the primary therapist for a young child according to PRT? - Answers -a
parent
Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Gestational Diabetes
Father's age
Maternal Vaccinations while in utero
Familial history of Autoimmune Disorders - Answers -Maternal Vaccinations while in
utero
Which of the following is a proactive strategy that might be included in a Behavior
Intervention Plan (BIP)?
Response cost
Reinforcement
Response blocking and redirection
Providing a visual schedule for the day - Answers -Providing a visual schedule for the
day
When do we use Errorless learning? - Answers -When teaching a new skill
Knowing when and how to respond in various environments refers to which skill area in
PRT? - Answers -Response to multiple cues
Your client has a hard time trainsitioning to the table. To help encourage them to follow
this instruction, you first ask them to follow a few easier instructions, such as give a high
give, touch head, and stand up in a quick succession while delivering praise for
following each instruction. You then present the Sd "let's walk to the table" and provide
access to a preferred toy at the table for a successful transition. Which antecedent
intervention did you just use? - Answers -Behavior Momentum
You ask your client to go throw the trash away. You record that it took your client 10
seconds from the demand placed to comply with the demand. What measurement
procedure has been collected? - Answers -Latency
In order for a measurement technique to be valid it must: - Answers -measure what it
was intended to measure
Which federal law passed in 1975 requiring schools to provide an education to eligible
individuals with disabilities? - Answers -Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA)
Discrete Trial Teaching or DTT involves teaching what type of behavior? - Answers -
simple, single discrete behaviors
