ABAT - Applied Behavior Analysis Test Applied Behavior Analysis Skill Acquisition Programming 1

Question 1

Which prompting strategy begins with the most intrusive prompt and systematically fades toward less intrusive prompts over successive trials?

Accepted Answer

Most-to-least prompting

Answer

Most-to-least prompting starts with the highest level of support (e.g., full physical prompt) and systematically fades toward less intrusive prompts as the learner demonstrates competence, minimizing errors while building independence.

Question 2

In total task chaining, the instructor:

Accepted Answer

Prompts and reinforces every step of the chain during each teaching trial

Answer

Total task chaining requires the learner to perform all steps of the task in every session, with the instructor providing prompts as needed for steps not yet mastered, allowing full-chain practice in each trial.

Question 3

Compared to massed practice, distributed practice trials are generally associated with:

Accepted Answer

Better generalization and long-term maintenance of skills

Answer

Distributed practice—trials spaced across time or embedded in varied activities—promotes better generalization and long-term retention than massed practice, even though massed practice may produce faster initial acquisition within a session.

Question 4

Which error correction procedure involves modeling the correct response, guiding the learner to produce it, presenting a distractor trial, and then re-presenting the original SD?

Accepted Answer

Four-step error correction

Answer

The four-step error correction procedure systematically addresses errors by: (1) modeling the correct response, (2) prompting the learner to respond correctly, (3) inserting a distractor trial, and (4) re-presenting the original trial to confirm independent correct responding.

Question 5

In discrete trial training, a 'transfer trial' is used to:

Accepted Answer

Transfer stimulus control from a prompted response to an unprompted response

Answer

A transfer trial immediately follows an error correction or prompted trial by re-presenting the same SD, giving the learner the opportunity to respond independently and thereby transferring control from the prompt to the natural discriminative stimulus.

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

ABAT - Applied Behavior Analysis Test Applied Behavior Analysis Skill Acquisition Programming 1