BCAT Behavior Reduction Treatment 5

Question 1

A client's data shows that aggressive behavior occurs most frequently on Mondays after a 2-day break. This pattern suggests which antecedent variable?

Accepted Answer

Setting event related to schedule changes over the weekend

Answer

Increased behavior after breaks (weekends) points to a setting event — the disruption in routine or reduced reinforcement over the weekend.

Question 2

Which of the following BEST describes the difference between DRO and DRA?

Accepted Answer

DRO reinforces any behavior except the target; DRA reinforces a specific alternative behavior

Answer

DRO reinforces the absence of the target behavior, while DRA specifically reinforces an identified alternative behavior.

Question 3

A technician notices that a client's problem behavior is increasing even though the BIP is being implemented correctly. The MOST appropriate action is to:

Accepted Answer

Document the data and immediately report the trend to the supervising BCBA

Answer

Technicians must document data accurately and report concerning trends to the supervising BCBA — they do not modify the BIP independently.

Question 4

Which procedure involves requiring a client to engage in an effortful behavior contingent on problem behavior, making the environment better than before the problem behavior occurred?

Accepted Answer

Restitutional overcorrection

Answer

Restitutional overcorrection requires the client to restore the environment to a better state than before the problem behavior occurred.

Question 5

A client's SIB is maintained by automatic reinforcement. Which intervention is MOST likely to be effective?

Accepted Answer

Sensory extinction (blocking sensory feedback) and providing alternative sensory stimulation

Answer

For automatically reinforced SIB, sensory extinction blocks the sensory consequence and alternative sensory items may compete with the problematic behavior.

(BCAT) Board Certified Autism Technician Practice Test

(BCAT) Board Certified Autism Technician Practice Test

BCAT Behavior Reduction Treatment 5