BCAT Data Collection & Analysis 5

Question 1

A technician uses a stopwatch to record how long it takes a child to begin a task after the instruction is given. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Latency recording

Answer

Latency recording measures the time from the delivery of an instruction or SD to the initiation of the behavior.

Question 2

Which of the following would result in an OVERESTIMATE of behavior occurrence?

Accepted Answer

Partial interval recording

Answer

Partial interval recording scores an interval if the behavior occurs at all, even briefly, which tends to overestimate actual behavior occurrence.

Question 3

A client's goal is to reduce self-stimulatory behavior to fewer than 5 occurrences per session. After three consecutive sessions with 3, 4, and 2 occurrences, the goal would be considered:

Accepted Answer

Met based on the three consecutive sessions meeting the criterion

Answer

Three consecutive sessions meeting a defined criterion is a common mastery standard in ABA, and all three sessions here fall below the threshold of 5.

Question 4

Inter-response time (IRT) measures:

Accepted Answer

The time between the end of one response and the beginning of the next

Answer

IRT is the elapsed time between the end of one behavior and the start of the next occurrence of the same behavior.

Question 5

Which of the following BEST describes a stable baseline in behavior data?

Accepted Answer

Data points with minimal variability and no clear trend

Answer

A stable baseline shows consistent, low-variability data that allows a clear comparison to be made once intervention begins.

(BCAT) Board Certified Autism Technician Practice Test

(BCAT) Board Certified Autism Technician Practice Test

BCAT Data Collection & Analysis 5