Deck 5 Flashcards
Katie, a behavior technician you supervise, conducts mand training with their client. While measuring their treatment integrity, you notice Katie has improved greatly with the implementation of the protocol. Katie explains “I love seeing my client learn new words. He achieved mastery for three words last week! That progress keeps me motivated to follow the protocol.” Assuming Katie’s narrative description was accurate, which statement below is true?
A. You most likely reinforced Katie’s behavior during the previously observed session.
B. Katie’s behavior was negatively reinforced by seeing progress with her client.
C. Katie’s behavior was positively reinforced by seeing progress with her client.
D. Katie’s client progressed because Katie used sufficient motivating operations during mand training.
C. Katie’s behavior was positively reinforced by seeing progress with her client.
While teaching his class, David separates the class into 7 small groups. He wants to measure on task behavior of the students, but is unable to observe everyone at the same time. Which of the following target behaviors would be the best measurement system for the target behavior “on task behavior” given David’s situation?
A. Duration
B. Latency
C. Partial Interval Recording
D. PLACHECK
D. PLACHECK
PLACHECK takes place by observing a group of individuals at the end of each time interval.
Rosie is an individual seeking behavior analytic services. She has OCD tendencies that she would like help addressing. Which of the following facts about Kai least reflects his competence to work with Rosie?
A. Kai has attended a presentation on OCD tendencies.
B. Kai has served a client in the past with OCD tendencies.
C. Kai has published 2 journal articles regarding DRO procedures in a behavior analytic journal.
D. Kai has listened to a podcast series on treatment of OCD behavior.
C. Kai has published 2 journal articles regarding DRO procedures in a behavior analytic journal.
Which of the following does not reflect a purpose of the probes in a multiple probe design?
A. Measure the current levels of behavior in each phase.
B. Reduce the need for ritualistic baseline data collection.
C. Test a new potential intervention.
D. To reduce baseline data collection for behaviors where measurement may prove reactive.
C. Test a new potential intervention.
Staff are tracking the sleep of an individual living in a group home. They do this by circling “S” for “Sleep” each hour that the individual is asleep during the entire hour. Which measurement strategy is being used? A. Whole interval recording B. Partial interval recording C. Momentary time sampling D. PLACHECK
A. Whole interval recording
Whenever Gabe engages in spitting, his mother removes Gabe’s favorite stuffed animal for 5 minutes. This resulted in a decrease in spitting, reinforcing his mother’s behavior. This example portrays which contingency if Gabe’s spitting is the behavior of interest? A. Positive Reinforcement B. Positive Punishment C. Negative Reinforcement D. Negative Punishment
D. Negative Punishment
Which of the following is not a commonly used strategy for creating a task analysis?
A. Executing the task yourself.
B. Observing a competent performer.
C. Assessing the learner’s current mastery level.
D. Getting input from an expert.
C. Assessing the learner’s current mastery level.
While eating at a restaurant, you notice a child becoming aggressive. The function appears to be escape from eating, though the child demonstrated no appropriate method of communicating escape. As a behavior analyst, under which circumstance should you intervene?
A. If you ask the parents if they mind if you give them input, and they permit.
B. Only if you are board certified.
C. If the restaurant owners request your consultation.
D. If the parents of the child arranged this consultation in the restaurant as an in-situational parent training.
D. If the parents of the child arranged this consultation in the restaurant as an in-situational parent training.
Which of the following statements best identifies the differences between “variability” and “level” when viewing a graph?
A. Variability is the direction of the data path, whereas level refers to the value of the data path.
B. Variability refers to the extent to which multiple measures yield different outcomes, whereas level refers to the direction of the data path.
C. Variability refers to the extent to which multiple measures yield different outcomes, whereas level refers to the value of the data path.
D. Variability refers to the value of the data path whereas level refers to the direction of the data path.
C. Variability refers to the extent to which multiple measures yield different outcomes, whereas level refers to the value of the data path.
Which of the following is a limitation of using shaping in an intervention procedure?
A. Shaping does not change the antecedent stimulus, only the response
B. Shaping takes place by reinforcing successive approximations to the terminal behavior
C. Punishment or other aversive procedures are typically not involved in a shaping program.
D. Continuous monitoring of the behavior is necessary for successful shaping
D. Continuous monitoring of the behavior is necessary for successful shaping
Which of the following methods is used as a descriptive functional behavior assessment?
A. Behavior rating scales
B. Scatterplot recording
C. Behavioral interviews
D. Preference assessment
B. Scatterplot recording
Scatterplot recording occurs by plotting the time that a behavior occurs to visually inspect patterns of the behavior
Janice learned 10 new mands to mastery using least to most prompting in 12 sessions consisting of 10 trials per session. She also learned 10 mands to mastery using most to least prompting in 4 sessions consisting of 10 trials per session. The behavior analyst decided to use most to least prompting moving forward. Which measure was used to be able to compare the two interventions? A. Parametric analysis B. Component analysis C. Trials to Criterion D. Momentary time sampling
C. Trials to Criterion
Trials to criterion was used to compare the two interventions. However, a component analysis would be a close guess, as it is a common method for comparing two interventions within a treatment package
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Based on the presented data, what would be the exact count IOA during this session? A. 33% B. 100% C. 92% D. 67%
A. 33%
Exact count IOA is calculated by identifying each interval during which the observers aligned exactly, and dividing that by the total number of intervals. For this example, only intervals 2 and 5 aligned exactly, so 2/6=33%
Which of the following is the most basic intraverbal antecedent when considering training an intraverbal repertoire?
A. “What is the first letter of the alphabet?”
B. “Your sister’s name is _____?”
C. “Peek-a- _____…”
D. “What is your favorite color?”
C. “Peek-a- _____…”
Violet is planning on addressing “Anxious Feelings” with her client, but is not sure which measurement strategy is best, as the behavior does not produce a measurable, physical change to the environment. Which measurement system may be most beneficial in measuring anxious feelings?
A. Permanent Product
B. Partial interval recording
C. Intensity Recording
D. Indirect measure
D. Indirect measure
