BCAT Exam 175 Questions Verified

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BCAT Exam| 175 Questions| Verified Answers| 100% correct

Question 1: Which of the following statements is true?

• Accurate data is sometimes necessary for making sure

that behavior change plans are relevant to the person receiving them.

• Accurate data is always necessary for building

behavior change plans and measuring progress.

• If most of the data collected is accurate, then it will be

enough to make decisions about the behavior.

• If only a small amount of data is collected over time,

we still can make conclusions about the success of failure of a treatment plan.

CORRECT ANSWER : B

Question 2: Under What circumstances is it alright not to

take data immediately after a behavior occurs?

• When you don't have a pencil or date collection device

handy.

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• When it is time to transition to another activity and you

might have time later.

• When the demands of the intervention of the behavior

of the person precludes taking data immediately.

CORRECT ANSWER : C

Question 3: Least intrusive interventions are preferable

because:

• They offer the person a greater opportunity to self-

monitor their own behavior.

• They are not preferable because they take too long to

be affective.

• They are the easiest to use.
• they are always appropriate.

CORRECT ANSWER : A

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Question 4: If an intrusive intervention such as

punishment or physical intervention must be used, it is

important to:

• Make sure staff has clean background checks.
• Make sure that only the bigger staff members

implement them.

• Make sure the data and the client are monitored for

unintended side effects and the rate of progress.

• Make sure the intervention is used on only the days

that the behaviors are really bad.

CORRECT ANSWER : C

Question 5: The end goal is to generalize imitation skills

so students are able to copy the behavior of:

• Peers.
• Teachers.
• Skill trainers/paraprofessionals.
• Parents.
• All of the above

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CORRECT ANSWER : E

Question 6: Another end goal of imitation training is for

the learner to continue to imitate behaviors in the absence

of:

• Direct instruction and continuous reinforcement.
• A model.
• the SD "Do this".
• Direct reinforcement.

CORRECT ANSWER : A

Question 7: True or False: Motor Imitation and Verbal Imitation can be taught simultaneously.

• True
• False

CORRECT ANSWER : A