Board Certified Autism Technician (BCAT)
Exam 210Questions and Answers Covers
2024/2025 with complete solution(Graded A+)
Why do we want to understand behavior? - CORRECT ANSWERS
understanding behavior allows us to CHANGE behavior
ABA - CORRECT ANSWERS Applied Behavior Analysis
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS Desirable
consequences will increase behavior, whereas undesirable consequences will
decrease behavior.
Behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS Anything a person says or does
Stimulus - CORRECT ANSWERS Any physical object or event that an event
that an individual can see, hear, smell, touch or taste.
Environment - CORRECT ANSWERS All of the events and stimuli which affect
the behavior of an individual
Response - CORRECT ANSWERS A particular occurrence or instance of a
behavior
3-term contingency - CORRECT ANSWERS A method used within ABA to
understand, predict and change behavior.
,Board Certified Autism Technician (BCAT)
Exam 210Questions and Answers Covers
2024/2025 with complete solution(Graded A+)
Antecedent - CORRECT ANSWERS What happens PRIOR to the behavior
Consequence - CORRECT ANSWERS what happens immediately AFTER the
behavior
ABA & The 3-Term Contingency - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS -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.
ASD - CORRECT ANSWERS Autism Spectrum Disorder
What are the Primary Characteristics of ASD? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Deficits
in social COMMUNICATION
-Deficits in social INTERACTIONS
-Presence of Restrictive or REPETITIVE behaviors/interests
Why build Rapport? - CORRECT ANSWERS With a solid relationship or
foundations with your patient, you'll be able to:
-Help them build skills
-Decrease problem behaviors
, Board Certified Autism Technician (BCAT)
Exam 210Questions and Answers Covers
2024/2025 with complete solution(Graded A+)
Teach them how to establish relationships
Skill Repertoire - CORRECT ANSWERS All of the skills an individual can
perform
Skill Repertoire Building - CORRECT ANSWERS The teaching and learning of
new skills in order to strengthen and expand an individual's skill repertoire
Skill Repertoire Building in ABA - CORRECT ANSWERS Two primary
components to an individual's program:
-Skill repertoire building
-Behavior management
Behavior Management - CORRECT ANSWERS DECREASE of challenging
behaviors which interfere with learning
Areas of skills - CORRECT ANSWERS -Language skills
-Adaptive skills
-Social skills
-Academic skills
-Motor skills
-Play & Leisure
-Perspective Taking
-Executive Function
Language Skills - CORRECT ANSWERS Requesting, commenting, and
conversation skills.
-Appropriate use of language and formulation
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