ABAT FREE Procedures and Intervention Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

Discrete trial training (DTT) is characterized by which structural format?

Accepted Answer

A structured, massed trial format with a clear SD, response, and consequence, repeated in rapid succession

Answer

DTT uses a controlled, structured format with a clear discriminative stimulus, an expected response, a consequence, and an inter-trial interval — run in repeated massed trials.

Question 2

Which of the following is an evidence-based ABA procedure for teaching a learner to tolerate delays to reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

Differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) with gradually increasing intervals

Answer

DRO with gradually increasing intervals teaches the learner to go progressively longer periods without engaging in problem behavior by reinforcing the absence of the behavior across longer and longer intervals.

Question 3

Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) targets which verbal operant first?

Accepted Answer

Mand

Answer

PECS begins by teaching the learner to initiate a mand (request) by exchanging a picture of a desired item with a communicative partner.

Question 4

Social stories, as an intervention for learners with ASD, are designed to:

Accepted Answer

Describe social situations and appropriate social responses using a structured narrative format to build social understanding

Answer

Social stories describe a specific social situation, the perspectives of others, and appropriate responses, helping learners understand social contexts and expectations.

Question 5

Video modeling as an ABA intervention involves:

Accepted Answer

Using video recordings of models performing target behaviors for the learner to observe and imitate

Answer

Video modeling presents recordings of a model performing the target skill, which the learner watches and then imitates, leveraging observational learning.

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ABAT FREE Procedures and Intervention Questions and Answers 2