BCAT Skill Acquisition Procedures 4

Question 1

Which of the following best describes 'shaping'?

Accepted Answer

Reinforcing successive approximations toward a target behavior

Answer

Shaping involves reinforcing behaviors that progressively resemble the target behavior until the full behavior is achieved.

Question 2

A learner has mastered a skill in therapy but no longer demonstrates it after several weeks without practice. This is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Skill decay or maintenance failure

Answer

When a previously mastered skill deteriorates without continued practice, it is referred to as skill decay or maintenance failure.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of natural environment teaching (NET)?

Accepted Answer

Trials are massed and highly structured

Answer

Massed and highly structured trials are characteristic of DTT, not NET, which uses distributed, child-led opportunities.

Question 4

What is the purpose of incorporating multiple exemplars during skill acquisition?

Accepted Answer

To promote stimulus and response generalization

Answer

Teaching with multiple exemplars exposes the learner to varied examples, promoting broader generalization of the skill.

Question 5

A technician always uses the same chair, table, and materials when teaching. A learner masters the skill in this setting but fails elsewhere. The most likely solution is to:

Accepted Answer

Vary the training setting and materials

Answer

Varying the training setting and materials promotes generalization by preventing the learner from becoming dependent on specific stimuli.

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BCAT Skill Acquisition Procedures 4