BCAT Behavioral Data Collection Questions and Answers

Question 1

A BCAT is asked to record how long a client's tantrums last.
During a session, the client had three tantrums: the first lasted 3 minutes, the second lasted 5 minutes, and the third lasted 4 minutes.
What type of data collection is the BCAT using, and what is the total duration?

Accepted Answer

Duration, total time is 12 minutes

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Frequency, total count is 3

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Latency, total time is 12 minutes

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Rate, the rate is 1.5 tantrums per hour

Question 2

Which of the following is a discontinuous measurement procedure where the behavior is recorded as occurring if it happens at any point during the observation interval?

Accepted Answer

Partial Interval Recording

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Whole Interval Recording

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Momentary Time Sampling

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Latency Recording

Question 3

A technician gives the instruction, 'Clean up your toys.' They start a timer immediately after giving the instruction and stop the timer as soon as the client picks up the first toy. The technician is measuring:

Accepted Answer

Latency

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Duration

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Interresponse Time (IRT)

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Rate

Question 4

A BCAT is tasked with tracking a client's progress on a worksheet-based math assignment. Which data collection method would be the most efficient and accurate for measuring the number of correctly solved problems?

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Permanent Product Recording

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Frequency recording of the client writing answers

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Duration recording of how long the client works

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Whole Interval Recording of the client being on-task

Question 5

A technician observes a client for a 2-hour session on Monday and records 10 instances of hand-raising. During a 4-hour session on Wednesday, the client also raises their hand 10 times. Simply reporting the frequency as '10' for both days would be misleading. What is the most accurate way to measure and compare the behavior across sessions of different lengths?

Accepted Answer