E04.01- E04.05 Conceptual Consistency, Involvement in Planning, Individualized Programs, Program Approval, Describing Objections

Question 1

As soon as is feasible, in a therapeutic relationship, a BCBA should

Answer 1

Come to an agreement with clients about the objectives to be achieved and document them in writing

Question 2

A client needs to lose weight. An MO for following the program might be

Answer 2

Including the client in the development of her weight loss goals and conduct a preference assessment for sports activities to use as part of the intervention.

Question 3

Prior to implementing a behavior change program, explain to clients

Answer 3

Realistic expectations of the outcomes of interventions

Question 4

When obtaining consent for treatments, the client should understand

Answer 4

The refusal to give or withdrawing consent will not result in a penalty.

Question 5

A parent asks that you develop an intervention based on one written by a cognitive psychologist. The procedures are consistent with behavioral strategies, but they are described in mentalistic terms. The behavior analyst

Answer 5

May adopt the language of the cognitive psychologist if that language makes the client receptive to the intervention.

Question 6

Select the MOST desirable risk/benefit ratio

Answer 6

low/high

Question 7

A teacher is considering an extinction-based intervention for attention-maintained darting into traffic. She wants to implement the procedure in the relative safety of a parking lot. It is not advised because

Answer 7

The risk/benefit ratio is too great

Question 8

Two clients exhibit target behaviors that serve the same function. The same functional communication program component is being used for both clients. Is this appropriate?

Answer 8

Yes, protocols within treatment plans may be very similar; however, no two plans should be identical

Question 9

To address frequent calling out by students in a classroom, the BCBA involved the teacher and students by

Answer 9

Brainstorming a list of potential reinforcers with the teacher and students, and then working with them to build these into an incentive system.

Question 10

Extinction for attention-maintained face-slapping can be ethically questionable because

Answer 10

The risk of injury from an extinction burst may be greater than the risk of injury from continues face-slapping.

Question 11

The data indicate that a child is no longer showing improvement for one of his objectives. Based on observations, the BCBA feels this objective is no longer relevant to the child. The BCBA should

Answer 11

Obtain parent/guardian consent to stop working on the objective.

Question 12

A decrease in risk/benefit ratio means

Answer 12

A reduced risk or an increased benefit

Question 13

A woman recovering from depression wishes to terminate therapy. Her BCBA informs her that he would prefer to see her stable for another 3 months and informs her of possible negative outcomes of terminating therapy prematurely. After this discussion, the BCBA wishes her well and lets her know that he is available if needed. Was this appropriate?

Answer 13

Yes, BCBAs respect the wish of clients to terminate services

Question 14

A behavior analyst takes over a case. She chooses to make no changes to the current behavior plan, so she simply changes the names of the computer file that contains the behavior plan, prints a new copy, and signs it.

Answer 14

She has plagiarized the plan.

Question 15

You are working with a teenage client. The parents have asked you to improve compliance with completion of a daily hygienic routine. To include the client in the development of the plan, you allow him to choose

Answer 15

The order, within reason, of these daily tasks.

Question 16

After attending a conference, a BCBA realizes an empirically validated intervention she saw presented might work for her client. What can she do?

Answer 16

She may write the intervention into her plan as long as it is tailored to the needs of her client. She may reference the presenter in the behavior plan.

Question 17

A teacher, who is also a BCaBA, was initially sending a child to a “listening chair” for disruptive behaviors. It is not working effectively because the child can still disrupt the class. On a trial basis, she begins sending the child into the hallway for timeout. Does she need to inform the parent or obtain consent?

Answer 17

Yes, this is a change from inclusionary to exclusionary timeout.

Question 18

Upon transitioning a student into a new classroom, it is discovered that the former teacher had been implementing a behavior plan on the child for a month without obtaining parental consent. The BCBA should

Answer 18

Contact the family to explain the situation, obtain consent if the family is willing, and review the plan for the incoming student as usual.

Question 19

After the BCBA and client agree on objectives and the behavior program, they should be reviewed

Answer 19

As needed throughout the course of the professional relationship.

Question 20

A parent asks that you develop an intervention based on one written by a cognitive psychologist. The procedures are consistent with behavioral strategies, but they are described in mentalistic terms. The behavior analyst

Answer 20

May use procedures from other disciplines if they are consistent with behavioral procedures.