Deck 2 Flashcards
Romina spits at her parents, siblings, and her peers. The function of spitting has been identified as attention. Which of the following could be considered a DRI intervention for Romina?
A. Ignore spitting, and reinforce appropriate mands for attention.
B. Restrict Romina’s access to fluids, as Romina doesn’t spit as frequently when she is dehydrated.
C. Ignore spitting, and reinforce gum chewing, as Romina is unable to spit with gum in her mouth.
D. Deliver a reinforcer every 5 minutes Romina does not spit.
C. Ignore spitting, and reinforce gum chewing, as Romina is unable to spit with gum in her mouth.
Differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior involves reinforcing a behavior that is physically incompatible with the target behavior.
On a cumulative record displaying the number of spelling words mastered, the value for the seventh session was 12. The value for the next session was 14. What is true about session eight?
A. 14 additional spelling words were mastered.
B. Two additional spelling words were mastered
C. The rate the learner is mastering spelling words is increasing
D. The rate the learner is mastering spelling words is decreasing.
B. Two additional spelling words were mastered
When would saying “chair,” be an antecedent for an echoic verbal operant?
A. If the behavior was saying “chair”
B. If the behavior was writing down the word “chair”
C. If they were asked, “Where do you sit?”
D. If a chair was visible to the learner.
A. If the behavior was saying “chair”
Which of the following interventions would address a motivating operation to evoke handwashing of a behavior technician between sessions?
A. Place a sign in the bathroom to remind the behavior technician to wash their hands
B. End the session just before lunch, to ensure the behavior technician is hungry.
C. Tell the behavior technician that their pay will be docked if they fail to wash their hands.
D. Provide praise following any occurrence of handwashing from the behavior technician.
C. Tell the behavior technician that their pay will be docked if they fail to wash their hands.
Which of the following scenarios best exemplifies incidental teaching?
A. While the individual appears agitated and is attempting to get a piece of candy from the closet, the behavior technician prompts the individual to mand for the treat.
B. While studying for an exam, you create flashcards, and see how many you can accurately identify during one minute.
C. The instructor notices a member of the group does not understand a topic, and decides to do further review with that individual.
D. While doing online education, the school allows a student to move ahead in the modules as soon as they complete mastery criteria.
A. While the individual appears agitated and is attempting to get a piece of candy from the closet, the behavior technician prompts the individual to mand for the treat.
Regina bought new speakers to create surround sound in her home theater. During the setup, she realized she needs a receiver to make the speakers work, so she went to the store, seeing they were in stock she bought a receiver. The speakers functioned as a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_, evoking the purchase of a receiver so the speakers would be powered. A. CMO-S B. CMO-R C. CMO-T D. SD
C. CMO-T
Outbursts is a target behavior defined as:
…any occurrence of Anya raising her voice, making threats, or using curse words. Circle “Y” if during the 5 minute period Anya engaged in outbursts at any point. Circle “N” if she did not.
During the first observation period, Anya yelled for 4 minutes and 58 seconds. What system of measurement is being used, and what should be recorded on the first observation period on the data sheet?
A. Partial Interval Recording/ “N”
B. Whole Interval Recording/ “N”
C. Partial Interval Recording / “Y”
D. Whole Interval Recording/ “Y”
C. Partial Interval Recording / “Y”
Which of the following is not usually included in a contingency contract?
A. Everyone involved in the contract should sign it.
B. A clear description of the reward for completion of the task.
C. Identify the next goal the individual will work on following completion of the contract.
D. Outline how well the task must be completed.
C. Identify the next goal the individual will work on following completion of the contract.
After being asked to do an assignment by his teacher, Liam punched a hole in the wall. Which of the following consequences would most likely label this contingency as positive punishment?
A. The teacher takes Liam’s phone away for the rest of the day.
B. The teacher gives Liam an extra day to finish
C. The teacher asks Liam to repair the wall the next day.
D. The teacher delivers a harsh reprimand.
D. The teacher delivers a harsh reprimand.
Explanation: Positive punishment occurs when behavior decreases due to the presentation of a stimulus immediately following a behavior. Two of the answers involve presenting stimuli following the target behavior. These include the reprimand and asking Liam to repair the wall. However, asking Liam to repair the wall the next day is a delayed stimulus not immediately following the response
Nola can earn $1 each time she writes her daily spelling word 20 times (FR 20). She can also earn $1 every time she vocally spells her daily spelling word 30 times (FR 30). She can fulfill either of these contingencies as much as she wants throughout the day. According to the matching law, how is Nola going to allocate her responding?
A. Primarily to the FR 20 schedule
B. Primarily to the FR 30 schedule
C. Approximately 50% more responding to the FR 30 schedule
D. Approximately 50% more responding to the FR 20 schedule.
A. Primarily to the FR 20 schedule
Grecia’s behavior support plan includes three costly interventions either due to the amount of time needed to implement them, or the financial burden on Grecia’s parents. As the behavior analyst, what type of assessment would help compare these interventions to determine which is the most essential? / What research design would be most applicable?
A. Parametric analysis/alternating treatment design
B. Component analysis/reversal
C. Parametric analysis/reversal
D. Component analysis/ alternating treatment design
D. Component analysis/ alternating treatment design
The multielement design (or alternating treatments design) may be used to conduct a component analysis, which is done to compare the effectiveness of multiple independent variables.
Which of the following schedules of punishment would provide the most resistance to recovery from punishment? A. FR (1) B. FR (3) C. FR (5) D. FR (8)
D. FR (8)
Which of the following is true when measuring interobserver agreement?
A. Observers must be situated at separate vantage points.
B. Observers may not reference other’s data during data collection
C. A complete task analysis of the interventions must be outlined prior conducting IOA.
D. Each observer should observe varying events.
B. Observers may not reference other’s data during data collection
Which of the following situations is an example of measuring treatment integrity?
A. You conduct a task analysis of making a bed, and calculate the percentage of steps the client completes correctly.
B. You retrain the behavior technician on tasks you notice they don’t complete properly.
C. You retrain the behavior technician on tasks you notice they don’t complete properly.
D. You observe a behavior analyst conducting behavioral skills training, and check off every step of the process they complete correctly.
D. You observe a behavior analyst conducting behavioral skills training, and check off every step of the process they complete correctly.
Which of the following teaching strategies is unique in that it emphasizes accuracy and response rate? A. Incident teaching B. Direct instruction C. Precision teaching D. Personalized system of instruction
C. Precision teaching
During precision teaching, learners are working to improve fluency of a behavior. This includes accuracy and response rate.
