BCAT Test – Complete Practice Questions and Correct Verified Answers (Updated for 2026)

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ASD: iA1-A3: iSocial icommunication i- i>>must ihave ideficits iin iALL i3 isections

-A1: iSOCIAL iEMOTIONAL iRECIPROCITY
i>deficits iin isocial iemotional ireciprocity, ireduced isharing iinterest, idont irespond ito
ismiles
i>no igive iand itake


i>sympt: iabnorm isocail iapproach, ifailure ito ihave itypical iconvo, ireduc ishare iof
iemotions, ilack iof isocial iinterac iinitiation, ipoor isocial iimmitation


-A2: iNONVERBAL iCOMMUNICATION
i>deficits iin inonverbal icommun ibehav iused iin isocial iinterac, ipoorly iin iverbal ito inon
iverbal icommun
i>>>>may italk, ibut inot ihave isame ifacail iexpressions iand ibody ilang ito ishow itheir iemot


i>eye icontact iform iof inonverbal,,most ipronounced ideficit


-A3: iDEVELOPING, iMAINTATING, iAND iUNDERSTANDING iRELATIONSHIPS
i>narrow irange iof iinterests, imakes idiff ito irelate ito iothers
i>difficult ito ido idress iup iwith ijoint iatten
i>use ippl ias itools ito iget itheir ineeds imet
i>inapprop iinterest iw/ ikids
i>lack iof iTHEORY iOF iMIND i(going iin iothers ishoes,perspective itaking)


ASD: iB1-B4: iStereotypes ipatterns iof ibx, iinterset, iand iactivities i- i-at ileast i2 iof i4
isyptoms


-B1: iSTEREOTYPES/REPETITIVE iMOVEMENTS, iUSE iOF iOBJECTS iOR iSPEECH
i> irepetitive ispeech
i>motor imovements: ihandflapping, itouching iitems ias iwalk ipast, iECHOLALIA i(repeat
iyour iwords/what ithey iare ihearing)


B2: iINSITENCE iOF iSAMENESS, iINFLEXIBLE iADHERENCE iTO iROUTINES, iOR
iRITUALIZED iPATTERNS iOF iVERBAL/NONVERBAL iBX
i>Rigiditiy, irigid ithinking, i"overly irule ibound", iexcessive iresistance ito ichange, iritualized
ipatterns iof inonverbal iand iverbal ibehav, icompulsions


B3: iHIGHLY iRESTRICTED, iFIXATED iINTERSTS
i> imany iunusual iperservative iinterests
i> ibeing ioverly iperfectionistic, iexcessive ifocus ion inon-relavent ior inonfunc iparts iof
iobjects, iattachement ito iunusual iinanimat iobj, iunusual ifears


B4: iHYPER/HYPOSENSORY iINPUT
i> iatypical isensory ibehav
i> ihyposensitive:under isensitivity i(low ipain itol)
i> ihypersensitivity: ibeing itoo isensitive iabout icertain ithings i(ex: ihigh ipain itoler)

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ASD iHigh ifunctioning i(level i1) i- i-requires isupport

-deff iin isocial icommun icause inoticable iimpairment, idiff iinitiating isocial iinterac, idemon
iclear iex iof iatypical/unsuccessful iresponses iin isocial iovertures iof iothers


-Rituals iand irepetitive ibehav icause isigif iinterference iw/ ifunc iin i1+ icontexts; iresists
iattemps iby ithers ito iinterrupt iRRBs ior ito ibe irediected ifrom ifixations


Level i2: iMidfunctioning i- i-Requires isubstantial isupport

-marked ideficits iin iverbal/nonverbal isocial icommun iskills i, isoical iimpairment iapparent
iEVEN iW/ iSUPPORTS iIN iPLACE,


-RRBs iappear ifrequently ienough ito ibe iobvious ito ithe icasual iobserver iand iinterfere iw/
ifunc iin ivarity iof icontexts....


Level i3 iLow iFuncitoning: i- i-requires ivery isubstantial isupport

-Severe ideficits iin iverbal/nonverbal isocial icommun icause iVERY iSEVERE iIMPAIR iIN
iFUNC, ivery ilimited isocial iinterac,


-RRBs imarkedly iinterfere iw/ ifunc iin iall ispheres

-very idiff ito iredirect iform ifixated iinterests

Research iTreatment iintensity i- i-25-40 ihrs ia iweek iis ithe iintensity iof iEIBI!!!

-comprehensive iautism itreatment imost ieffective ifor ikids iage i1-9 iyears iold

-18months iearliest ito iget iASD idiagnosis, iget iservices iimmed ifor ibest iresults!!!

Early iintensive ibehav iintervention iresearch i- i-"God iFather istudy" i(1987): iLovaas, ialso
idid idiscrete itrial itraining


-had ikids iw/ iASD iassigned ito idiff itreatment igroups i(40 ihours, i15 ihours, iect)

-47% iwent ion ito itypical ioutcomes iand iwere iindistigushable ifrom itheir ipeers

-another istudy iin i1993 ishowed iabout i36% iso iits inot ias ihigh ibut istill igood

Knowledge iof ifoundational iautism iresearch i- i-4-5 itimes imore iboys ithan igirl

-one iin i68 iinvid iin iUS iaffected iby iASD

Names ito iRembmer i- i-Lovaas i(God ifather istudy iand iDTT)

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-Koegel iand iKoegel: iPRT, inatural ienviro itrain

Numbers ito iremember: i- i-recommend: i25-40 ihours ia iweek

-"comprehensive" ispcifically iis iusually i30-40 ihours ia iweek

-ages imost ieffective: i1-9 iyears i(low ias i18 imonths)

Diff ib/w ievid ibased iand inon ievid ibased i- i-reputable isources ilike ipeer ireviewed
ijournals i(JABA iand iJEAB) ior iconfercence i(ABA) iput ion iby igood isources: iABA
iinternational, iCAL-ABA


-Not iall ithese ireputable iand ineed ito ibe ichecked ibefore iconsidered iin icirriculum.....
iNON ievid ibased: inon-peer ireviewed iarticles


Reinforcement i- i-increases ibehavior iin ifuture

Pos iReinf i- i-Adding isomething ito iinc ifuture ibehav

ex:
>child isays iexcuse ime iand iyou igive ihigh ifive...in ifuture ishes isays iexcuse ime iagain
icuz iyou igave ia ihigh ifive


>child icurses iand idad ipays iatten ito ichild. iAs iresult idad igave iatten.. cursing iinc iin
future ieven iwhen inot iintentions

Negative iReinforcement i- i-Take iaway isomething ito iinc ifuture ibehavior

-ex:
>child isays i"all idone" iand iyou iend iaversive itask. iin ifuture isays i"all idone" ito iend
iaversive itask


>Child icries iwhen ihes iasked ito ieat icilantro. iDad itakes iaway icilantro. iAs ia iresult idad
itaking iaway icilantro, icrying iinc iin ifuture




***wahtever istops/takes iaway isomething iaversive

kid icrys icuz isupposed ito igo ito ischool, imom isays iokay, ikids icrys ieveryday iso idoesnt
ihave ito igo ito ischool


Punishment i- i-ALWAYS idec ifuture ibehav

-teaches iwhat iNOT ito ido