ABAT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following naturalistic techniques places a heavy emphasis on self-
management and the development of behaviors associated with empathy? - answers -
pivotal response treatment
Reinforcers that are used in discrete trials are often... - answers -unrelated
Which of the following naturalistic approaches combines other naturalistic techniques to
form an intervention strategy? - answers -milieu teaching
A behavior technician gave a learner a cue card to use when she needs to ask a
question in class. This is the beginning stage of which type of naturalistic intervention? -
answers -script fading
Which of the following naturalistic techniques places a heavy emphasis on teaching
verbal operants such as mands, tacts, and intraverbals? - answers -natural environment
teaching
The early start denver model places a large emphasis on - answers -developmental
trajectories for intervention
Which type of reinforcer assessment involves allowing the learner access to many items
at one time and observe what they interact with the most? - answers -free operant
What are the steps of behavioral skills training (bst) - answers -providing instructions,
modeling, role play and feedback
Which of the following is an example of gaze following - answers -watching a race car
as it zooms around a track
Difficulties in joint attention lead to problems in - answers -language development,
vocabulary development, and social skills development
Triadic eye gaze is - answers -two individuals sharing eye gaze on an object when
looking at each other
Important characteristics of pbs - answers -person centered planning, collaborative
teaming, functional behavior assessment, multi-component planning, systems change
Functional behavior assessment in pbs - answers -reliably predict and maintain an
individuals problem behavior, figuring out what antecedents or setting events trigger
behavior
, Functional behavior assessment information is gathered through - answers -record
reviews, interviews, and observations and the development of summary statements that
describe the patterns identified
Individualized intervention plan - answers -plan should represent all of the situations
and settings that are a part of a persons life
What are the individualized interventions? - answers -1. Proactive strategies for
changing the environment so triggering events are removed 2. Teaching new skills that
replace problem behaviors 3. Eliminating or minimizing natural reinforcement for
problem behavior 4. Maximizing clear reinforcement for appropriate behavior
Person-centered planning is more comprehensive because - answers -multiple life
domains (medical, basic needs, safety, cultural and spiritual) and settings (home,
school, community) are addressed
Why were person centered planning strategies developed? - answers -to support
children and adults with developmental disabilities so that they are actively involved in
defining lifestyle preferences and personal goals plan for future
Where is person centered planning done? - answers -at focus persons home or
somewhere comfortable, informal and hospitable
When should person centered planning take place? - answers -anytime in a persons life
Skill streaming - answers -systematic teaching approach to teaching children and
adolescents the social skills the need to lead fulfilling, personal and interpersonal lives
What are the 3 levels of skill streaming? - answers -early childhood, elementary, and
adolescent
Teacch - answers -treatment and education of autistic and related communicaiton
handicapped children
4 mechanisms of teacch - answers -1. Structuring the environment in ways that are
understandable to the client
2. Use relative strengths in visual skills and interest in visual details to help supplement
weaker skills
3. Use clients interests to engage them in learning
4. Support self- initiated use of meaningful communication
Pivotal response training - answers -evidence based, focuses on pivotal behaviors
which are behaviors that seem to be central to wide areas of functioning. Changes in
these behaviors should have positive effects on many other behaviors = greater
generalization!!
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