ABAT - Applied Behavior Analysis Autism Core Knowledge Questions and Answers 5

Question 1

A child is taught to ask for 'more' using a picture card when given access to a preferred item. Over sessions, the instructor begins delaying the presentation of the picture card to encourage spontaneous requests. This procedure is called:

Accepted Answer

Time delay prompting

Answer

Time delay prompting involves inserting a pause between the discriminative stimulus and the prompt, giving the learner the opportunity to respond before the prompt is delivered.

Question 2

According to the BACB Ethics Code, when a client's treatment team disagrees about intervention goals, the behavior analyst's primary obligation is to:

Accepted Answer

Advocate for the client's best interests and rights

Answer

The BACB Ethics Code requires behavior analysts to prioritize the client's wellbeing and rights above other stakeholder preferences when conflicts arise.

Question 3

A behavior technician is implementing a token economy with a child with autism. The tokens function as:

Accepted Answer

Generalized conditioned reinforcers

Answer

Tokens are generalized conditioned reinforcers because they are paired with many backup reinforcers, giving them broad reinforcing value independent of any single deprivation state.

Question 4

During a preference assessment, a BCBA presents two items simultaneously and records which item the learner approaches first across many trials. This method is called:

Accepted Answer

Paired stimulus (forced choice) preference assessment

Answer

The paired stimulus (forced choice) preference assessment presents two items at a time and identifies relative preference based on approach responses across all possible pairs.

Question 5

Stimulus overselectivity, commonly observed in individuals with autism, refers to:

Accepted Answer

Responding to only one or a limited subset of cues in a multi-element stimulus

Answer

Stimulus overselectivity occurs when a learner responds to only part of a compound stimulus, which can interfere with learning and generalization.

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

ABAT - Applied Behavior Analysis Autism Core Knowledge Questions and Answers 5