Deck 7 Flashcards
While Eugene is pacing for 13 minutes, his behavior technician implemented an extinction procedure, which lasted for 14 minutes. Three minutes later, the pacing resumed for three minutes. What was the total duration of the independent variable?
A. 3 minutes
B. 13 minutes
C. 14 minutes
D. 16 minutes
C. 14 minutes
Explanation: The independent variable is the intervention (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2019, p. 793). Duration is the amount of time from the onset to the offset of the behavior (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2019, p. 78).
While supervising another behavior analyst, there are several concerns you want to address with them. Which of the following concern does not relate to BACB’s Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts?
A. You suspect they are not submitting precise details regarding their billing reports, though you know they are doing all of the necessary work.
B. They have arrived late for work 3 out of the past 5 days.
C. They tend to copy and paste most of their interventions from behavior plans they have previously written.
D. They have been using sugared edible reinforcers and their client is diabetic.
B. They have arrived late for work 3 out of the past 5 days.
Which of the following is least likely to be a component in a DRA intervention?
A. Reinforcing an appropriate replacement behavior.
B. Using extinction on the inappropriate behavior.
C. Using extinction on the inappropriate behavior.
D. Providing reinforcement every interval that they do not engage in the inappropriate behavior.
D. Providing reinforcement every interval that they do not engage in the inappropriate behavior.
Providing reinforcement every interval that they do not engage in the inappropriate behavior would be a component of a DRO
Prior to conducting a functional behavior assessment, you go speak to the parents of your client to explain the process. How might this be explained?
A. “We carefully change the environment to determine what things may bring on the problem behavior.”
B. “We may do interviews or observations to determine what factors contribute to their behavior.”
C. “Experimentally arranging antecedents and consequences to identify potential factors contributing to the behavior.”
D. “We present different items, observe their reaction, to identify their most preferred items.”
B. “We may do interviews or observations to determine what factors contribute to their behavior.”
Graham would like to use self-management strategies to increase the likelihood that he will go to the gym in the morning instead of sleeping in. Which of the following is NOT an antecedent self-management strategy that Graham could implement?
A. Pack his gym bag the night before to decrease necessary response effort.
B. Go to bed 8 hours before his wake-up time.
C. Post a gym selfie on social media to reinforce gym attendance.
D. Arrange to have a friend meet Graham at the gym at the specified time.
C. Post a gym selfie on social media to reinforce gym attendance.
