BCAT Skill Acquisition Treatment 2

Question 1

In forward chaining, which step does the learner complete first?

Accepted Answer

The first step in the task analysis

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The last step in the task analysis

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The easiest step regardless of order

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A randomly selected step chosen by the technician

Question 2

A technician completes all steps of a task for the learner except the final step, which the learner performs independently. This is an example of:

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Backward chaining

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Forward chaining

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Total task chaining

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Shaping

Question 3

Which prompt fading strategy begins with the most intrusive prompt and gradually reduces assistance?

Accepted Answer

Most-to-least prompting

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Least-to-most prompting

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Time delay prompting

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Graduated guidance

Question 4

Generalization is considered successful when a learner can perform a skill with:

Accepted Answer

Novel people, settings, and materials not used in training

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Only the original therapist who taught the skill

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The same materials used during training only

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Exactly the same instructions used during teaching

Question 5

When a learner correctly identifies a dog from a cat when both are presented together, this demonstrates:

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Stimulus discrimination

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Stimulus generalization

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Response generalization

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Behavioral momentum

Question 6

Distributed practice in skill acquisition involves:

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Alternating between different skills or targets across teaching opportunities

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Running all trials of one skill before moving to another

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Teaching in only one location per session

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Using the same prompt level for every trial

Question 7

A task analysis for handwashing breaks the skill into 12 individual steps. What is the primary purpose of this breakdown?

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To teach complex skills by targeting each component behavior

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To make data collection faster

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To identify which steps to skip during busy sessions

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To allow different technicians to teach different parts of the skill