QASP study guide Ques ons and answers RATED A+
2025/2026 NEW!! 100% VERIFIED CORRECT
pivotal behavior - Correct Answers A behavior that, when learned, produces corresponding
modifica ons or covaria on in other untrained behaviors.
Pivotal Response Training (PRT) - Correct Answers Targets increasing social-communica ve
repertoires and the child's responsiveness to the environment.
Focuses not only on language, but also on mo va on, self-regula on, responding to mul ple
cues, and self-ini a on of social interac ons
func onal communica on training - Correct Answers An antecedent interven on in which an
appropriate communica ve behavior is taught as a replacement behavior for problem behavior
usually evoked by an establishing opera on (EO).
TEACCH - Correct Answers A well research program used with individuals with ASD. The
program emphasizes language development and uses a variety of visual cues to facilitate
language development.
Behavior Interven on Plan (BIP) - Correct Answers Special educa on term used to describe
the wri.en plan used to address problem behavior that includes posi ve behavioral
interven ons, strategies and support. May include program modifica ons and supplementary
aids and services.
func ons of behavior - Correct Answers What the client is accessing or escaping by engaging
in the problem behavior
Access, a.en on, escape, automa c
, me-out - Correct Answers A disciplinary technique in which a child is separated from other
people for a specified me.
Should only be used if the func on of the problem behavior is a.en on (peer, adult).
Challenging behaviors - Correct Answers Destruc ve and/or disrup ve such as: hi4ng,
screaming, bi ng, and swearing.
posi ve programming - Correct Answers longitudinal, instruc onal program designed to give
the learner greater skills and competencies for the purpose of controlling or elimina ng
problem behavior in order to facilitate and enhance social integra on. In this sense it is based
on a func onal analysis of the preven ng problem and involves the systema c manipula on of
s mulus condi ons, consequences, instruc onal s muli and other variables in an effort to
establish the new, more adap ve behavioral repertoire.
posi ve behavior support plan - Correct Answers Typical plans involve an objec ve for the
interven on, preven on strategies, replacement behaviors, reinforcers, a.en on to what
should not be reinforced, and ways to monitor children's progress
delivering consequences - Correct Answers immediacy
opera onal defini on - Correct Answers a statement of the procedures used to define
research variables. The procedures included in defini ons should be repeatable by anyone or at
least by peers.
onset and offset behavior - Correct Answers Behavior must have a defined beginning and end
added to the defini on. Doing so increases the strength of your interven on by increasing the
likelihood of accurate measurement
, frequency/rate - Correct Answers Ra o of count per observa on me
baseline data - Correct Answers informa on gathered by scien sts to be used as a star ng
point to compare changes a7er the implementa on of the independent variable
topography - Correct Answers what a behavior looks like
generalliza on - Correct Answers interven on can only be deemed a success if change can be
shown in different environments and with mul ple people
evidence based - Correct Answers descrip on of medical techniques or prac ces that are
supported by scien fic evidence of their safety and efficacy, rather than merely on supposi on
and tradi on.
advocacy - Correct Answers Quality advocacy services are person-centered and developed
using a co-produc on approach that aims to maximize the par cipa on of people who use
services and their carers
person centered planning - Correct Answers a method of planning for people with disabili es
that places the person and his family at the center of the planning process
seeks to build a support network, increase independence and connect to the community
Circle of support - Correct Answers mee ng of extended family, friends, service providers, etc.
to ensure well-being of a child about to age out of cps care
essen al lifestyle plans - Correct Answers ELP is a guided process for learning how someone
wants to live and for developing a plan to help make it happen. It's also:
A snapshot of how someone wants to live today, serving as a blueprint for how to support
someone tomorrow;
2025/2026 NEW!! 100% VERIFIED CORRECT
pivotal behavior - Correct Answers A behavior that, when learned, produces corresponding
modifica ons or covaria on in other untrained behaviors.
Pivotal Response Training (PRT) - Correct Answers Targets increasing social-communica ve
repertoires and the child's responsiveness to the environment.
Focuses not only on language, but also on mo va on, self-regula on, responding to mul ple
cues, and self-ini a on of social interac ons
func onal communica on training - Correct Answers An antecedent interven on in which an
appropriate communica ve behavior is taught as a replacement behavior for problem behavior
usually evoked by an establishing opera on (EO).
TEACCH - Correct Answers A well research program used with individuals with ASD. The
program emphasizes language development and uses a variety of visual cues to facilitate
language development.
Behavior Interven on Plan (BIP) - Correct Answers Special educa on term used to describe
the wri.en plan used to address problem behavior that includes posi ve behavioral
interven ons, strategies and support. May include program modifica ons and supplementary
aids and services.
func ons of behavior - Correct Answers What the client is accessing or escaping by engaging
in the problem behavior
Access, a.en on, escape, automa c
, me-out - Correct Answers A disciplinary technique in which a child is separated from other
people for a specified me.
Should only be used if the func on of the problem behavior is a.en on (peer, adult).
Challenging behaviors - Correct Answers Destruc ve and/or disrup ve such as: hi4ng,
screaming, bi ng, and swearing.
posi ve programming - Correct Answers longitudinal, instruc onal program designed to give
the learner greater skills and competencies for the purpose of controlling or elimina ng
problem behavior in order to facilitate and enhance social integra on. In this sense it is based
on a func onal analysis of the preven ng problem and involves the systema c manipula on of
s mulus condi ons, consequences, instruc onal s muli and other variables in an effort to
establish the new, more adap ve behavioral repertoire.
posi ve behavior support plan - Correct Answers Typical plans involve an objec ve for the
interven on, preven on strategies, replacement behaviors, reinforcers, a.en on to what
should not be reinforced, and ways to monitor children's progress
delivering consequences - Correct Answers immediacy
opera onal defini on - Correct Answers a statement of the procedures used to define
research variables. The procedures included in defini ons should be repeatable by anyone or at
least by peers.
onset and offset behavior - Correct Answers Behavior must have a defined beginning and end
added to the defini on. Doing so increases the strength of your interven on by increasing the
likelihood of accurate measurement
, frequency/rate - Correct Answers Ra o of count per observa on me
baseline data - Correct Answers informa on gathered by scien sts to be used as a star ng
point to compare changes a7er the implementa on of the independent variable
topography - Correct Answers what a behavior looks like
generalliza on - Correct Answers interven on can only be deemed a success if change can be
shown in different environments and with mul ple people
evidence based - Correct Answers descrip on of medical techniques or prac ces that are
supported by scien fic evidence of their safety and efficacy, rather than merely on supposi on
and tradi on.
advocacy - Correct Answers Quality advocacy services are person-centered and developed
using a co-produc on approach that aims to maximize the par cipa on of people who use
services and their carers
person centered planning - Correct Answers a method of planning for people with disabili es
that places the person and his family at the center of the planning process
seeks to build a support network, increase independence and connect to the community
Circle of support - Correct Answers mee ng of extended family, friends, service providers, etc.
to ensure well-being of a child about to age out of cps care
essen al lifestyle plans - Correct Answers ELP is a guided process for learning how someone
wants to live and for developing a plan to help make it happen. It's also:
A snapshot of how someone wants to live today, serving as a blueprint for how to support
someone tomorrow;
