Deck 3 Flashcards
As a behavior analyst, Yoko was excellent at conducting behavioral interventions that were effective. Her interventions were based in the behavior analytic literature, and they regularly produced meaningful change for her clients. She became ill, and was no longer able to provide services. Her replacement began working with her clients, and noticed that Yoko failed to write her interventions down with sufficient detail. The new behavior analyst had to create all new behavior plans for these clients. Yoko failed to demonstrate which dimension of ABA?
A. Conceptually systematic
B. Technological
C. Generality
D. Applied
B. Technological
Technological emphasizes the importance of describing interventions or studies with sufficient detail that they could be replicated
Which of the following interventions uses the opportunity to engage in high free operant rate behavior as a reinforcer for a less preferred task?
A. High-p request sequence
B. NCR
C. DRA
D. Premack Principle
D. Premack Principle
Which of the following is true regarding a response-independent schedule of reinforcement as an intervention to reduce problem behavior?
A. You do not need to know what typically reinforces the behavior
B. This is typically used in a DRA intervention
C. It is an antecedent intervention
D. Reinforcement should not be provided when problem behavior occurs.
C. It is an antecedent intervention
Which intervention below requires the instructor to know the function of the maladaptive behavior being targeted for decrease? A. Positive Punishment B. NCR C. Negative Punishment D. DRO
B. NCR
Noncontingent reinforcement is applied by providing access to the stimulus which also functions as the reinforcer for the maladaptive behavior on a time-based schedule.
Every time Kenji engages in teasing, his teacher and peers are trained to engage in another activity as if Kenji didn’t say anything. If Kenji raises his hand, the teacher and students interact with Kenji. Assuming this intervention is function based, what is the assumed function, and what intervention is being implemented?
A. Attention from peers and the teacher/extinction
B. Attention from peers and the teacher/ DRA
C. Escape from a task/Extinction
D. Escape from a task/DRA
B. Attention from peers and the teacher/ DRA
Brie’s mother is teaching her to shoot a basketball. Brie currently refuses to even hold the ball. Assuming Brie’s mother is using shaping to teach this behavior, what would be the first step Brie does to teach this behavior?
A. Create a contingency contract
B. Create a task analysis
C. Prompt using physical prompts and provide reinforcement at each step completed
D. Reinforce Brie touching the ball.
D. Reinforce Brie touching the ball.
You completed a task analysis for brushing hair and separate the task into 8 different steps. Following an initial assessment of mastery level, you identify that Simone is able to complete the first 3 steps of the task analysis without assistance. When using a forward chaining procedure, which step will likely require prompting first? A. Step 1 B. Step 3 C. Step 4 D. Step 8
C. Step 4
As the requirement for reinforcement changes in a stepwise manner, the rate of the target behavior changes. This is replicated to demonstrate experimental control in which experimental design?
A. Multiple Probe
B. Changing Criterion
C. Alternating Treatments
D. Reversal
B. Changing Criterion
Changing criterion design demonstrates experimental control when the target behavior follows the criterion change repeatedly
Which of the following teaching methods is relevant to a personalized system of instruction?
A. Move at your own pace
B. Choral responding
C. Fluency Training
D. The teacher follows a script.
A. Move at your own pace
While collecting data on your client, you separate the session into observation periods. At the end of the observation period, you document whether or not the individual engaged in the target behavior at all during the observation period. What type of recording procedure is being used, and how would you report the total at the end of the session? A. Momentary time sampling/percentage B. Momentary time sampling/frequency C. Partial interval recording/percentage D. Partial interval recording/frequency
C. Partial interval recording/percentage
Which of the following best exemplifies the effect of ratio strain?
A. Samuel engages in more outbursts at home because the behavior is being addressed at school.
B. Samuel answers 7 out of 12 questions correctly, and has a difficult time progressing further.
C. Samuel stops raising his hand in class, because the teacher doesn’t call on him as often anymore.
D. Samuel is given an edible reinforce every time he uses the toilet, but he currently is satiated.
C. Samuel stops raising his hand in class, because the teacher doesn’t call on him as often anymore.
Ratio strain occurs from an abrupt increase in ratio requirements with regards to the schedule of reinforcement. This also occurs when moving from denser to thinner reinforcement schedules.
While supervising another behavior analyst, you begin to address “off-task behavior”, by prompting the behavior analyst to stay on task whenever you see them off task during working hours of the day. Although this decreased the other behavior analyst’s off-task behavior, it increased the likelihood that you would reprimand in the future. Which contingency was at play for the behavior analyst’s behavior of “off-task behavior”/which contingency was at play for your “reprimand” behavior?
A. Negative reinforcement/positive reinforcement
B. Positive punishment/positive reinforcement
C. Positive punishment/negative reinforcement
D. Negative punishment/negative reinforcement
C. Positive punishment/negative reinforcement
To address self-injurious behavior, John implements an NCR procedure by giving his client access to his tablet every hour for 20 minutes. John had previously conducted a functional analysis to identify the function of the behavior. What were likely the results? A. Access B. Attention C. Automatic D. Escape
A. Access
While training a behavior technician to correctly implement a DRO intervention you provide them a written copy of the instructions, which you discuss with them. Assuming you are conducting behavioral skills training, what would be the next step of this training?
A. Ask them to participate in a role play so they can practice implementing the protocol
B. Ask them if they have questions about the intervention
C. Show them an example of how you would implement the protocol
D. Explain the behavioral processes at play to ensure you have buy in from the behavior technician.
C. Show them an example of how you would implement the protocol
Which of the interventions above does NOT address the function of the behavior? A. DRA B. DRO C. FCT D. NCR
B. DRO
A DRO does not address the function of a behavior, as it reinforces the non-occurrence of a behavior.
