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Board Certified Autism Technician (BCAT) Exam

Why do we want to understand behavior? - correct answer understanding behavior allows us
to CHANGE behavior
ABA - correct answer Applied Behavior Analysis
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) - correct answer A application of the "Principles of Behavior"
to issues that are socially important, in order to produce practical change.
What is the core principle of ABA? - correct answer Desirable consequences will increase
behavior, whereas undesirable consequences will decrease behavior.
Behavior - correct answer Anything a person says or does
Stimulus - correct answer Any physical object or event that an event that an individual can see,
hear, smell, touch or taste.
Environment - correct answer All of the events and stimuli which affect the behavior of an
individual
Response - correct answer A particular occurrence or instance of a behavior
3-term contingency - correct answer A method used within ABA to understand, predict and
change behavior.
3-term contingency three primary components - correct answer Antecedent
Behavior
Consequence
Antecedent - correct answer What happens PRIOR to the behavior
Consequence - correct answer what happens immediately AFTER the behavior
ABA & The 3-Term Contingency - correct answer By manipulating antecedents and
consequences to behavior, we can:
-INCREASE desirable behaviors
-DECREASE undesirable behaviors

Consistency is key:
-Without consistency, behaviors don't change
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? - correct answer -Pervasive developmental disorder
which significantly affects individuals across multiple area of ability
-Spectrum means there is a wide degree of variation in a way that effects people.

,Board Certified Autism Technician (BCAT) Exam

ASD - correct answer Autism Spectrum Disorder
What are the Primary Characteristics of ASD? - correct answer -Deficits in social
COMMUNICATION
-Deficits in social INTERACTIONS
-Presence of Restrictive or REPETITIVE behaviors/interests
Why build Rapport? - correct answer With a solid relationship or foundations with your
patient, you'll be able to:
-Help them build skills
-Decrease problem behaviors
Teach them how to establish relationships
Skill Repertoire - correct answer All of the skills an individual can perform
Skill Repertoire Building - correct answer The teaching and learning of new skills in order to
strengthen and expand an individual's skill repertoire
Skill Repertoire Building in ABA - correct answer Two primary components to an individual's
program:
-Skill repertoire building
-Behavior management
Behavior Management - correct answer DECREASE of challenging behaviors which interfere
with learning
Areas of skills - correct answer -Language skills
-Adaptive skills
-Social skills
-Academic skills
-Motor skills
-Play & Leisure
-Perspective Taking
-Executive Function
Language Skills - correct answer Requesting, commenting, and conversation skills.
-Appropriate use of language and formulation

, Board Certified Autism Technician (BCAT) Exam

Adaptive Skills - correct answer Self-help activities & household chores.
-"Self-sustaining" activities
Social Skills - correct answer Being able to INTERACT successfully with others.
Academic Skills - correct answer Reading, writing, and mathematics
Motor Skills - correct answer Fine motor skills, gross (BIG) motor, visual, oral motor skills
Gross motor - correct answer Larger body movements
Play & Leisure - correct answer Being able to ENGAGE in play and leisure related activities.
Perspective Taking - correct answer Understanding how OTHER people feel, think, and behave.
Executive Function - correct answer Inhibition, flexibility, problem solving, and planning.
DTT - correct answer Discrete trial training
Discrete Trial Training (DTT) - correct answer A teaching method with a CLEAR beginning,
middle, and end used to PROMOTE learning new skills.
The 3 parts of DTT - correct answer -Antecedent (SD)
-Response
-Consequence
The two primary antecedents present during DTT? - correct answer -Discriminative Stimulus
(SD)
-Motivating Operation (MO)
SD - correct answer Discriminative Stimulus
MO - correct answer Motivating operation
Discriminative Stimulus (SD) - correct answer a stimulus presented, can be an instruction or
CUE, to the learner which elicits a response.
-In its presence, a certain behavior is reinforced, and in its absence that same behavior is not
reinforced.
Examples of SDs - correct answer -A red light cues you to stop at an intersection
-Someone waves, you wave back
-"What is your name?" elicits you to say your name
Guidelines for delivering SDs - correct answer -Gain the learners attention PRIOR to presenting
the SD

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