ABAT Autism Core Knowledge 5

Question 1

When a child with ASD engages in manding, the child is:

Accepted Answer

Requesting reinforcers through verbal behavior under motivating operation control

Answer

A mand is Skinner's term for a verbal operant controlled by a motivating operation and followed by specific reinforcement; requesting preferred items is the prototypical example.

Question 2

Research on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) use in nonverbal individuals with ASD indicates that:

Accepted Answer

AAC use can support communication development without impeding speech acquisition

Answer

Evidence consistently shows that AAC does not suppress speech development and may actually facilitate vocal output by reducing communication frustration.

Question 3

Before using a token economy with a child with ASD, the behavior analyst must first:

Accepted Answer

Establish the tokens as conditioned reinforcers through pairing with backup reinforcers

Answer

Tokens are neutral stimuli that must be conditioned as generalized reinforcers through repeated pairing with backup reinforcers before the economy can be effective.

Question 4

Stimulus overselectivity, a phenomenon frequently observed in individuals with ASD, refers to:

Accepted Answer

Attending to a narrow or limited subset of features in a complex stimulus

Answer

Stimulus overselectivity (or tunnel vision) occurs when a learner's behavior comes under control of only one feature of a compound stimulus, impairing discrimination learning and generalization.

Question 5

In the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), what is taught during Phase I?

Accepted Answer

Exchanging a single picture card to request a desired item from a communicative partner

Answer

PECS Phase I establishes the basic communicative exchange: the learner picks up a picture of a desired item and physically hands it to a communicative partner to receive the item.

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

ABAT Autism Core Knowledge 5