F03 Identify and Prioritize Socially Significance Behavior Change Goals

Question 1

Which of the following should be considered when deciding which target behaviors should be given priority in intervention?

Answer 1

All the above:
How often the individual will be able to engage in the new behavior.
Whether the behavior change will reduce unwanted attention from others

Question 2

A boy with autism… the behavior analyst should

Answer 2

Allow him to keep his stuffed animals, discreetly if necessary, and reinforce more age-typical social skills.

Question 3

A four year old girl with autism… the behavior analyst should

Answer 3

Suggest teaching an alternative response to replace hitting

Question 4

When selecting target behaviors and goals for behavior change, a behavior analyst should focus on skills that

Answer 4

Are foundational

Question 5

A factor to consider in prioritizing target behaviors for intervention could be

Answer 5

How often the target behavior change affects the person’s life.
The degree of danger to self and others
That the behavior will address a persistent problem or skill deficit.

Question 6

Behavioral cusps and pivotal behaviors lead to the development of new skills

Answer 6

By exposing the individual to novel environments and different contingencies of reinforcment

Question 7

The most appropriate target behavior for a training program designed to teach parents of children with autism to deliver reinforcement effectively would be

Answer 7

To accurately demonstrate the skill in a role play

Question 8

Which of the following should be considered when deciding which target behaviors should be given priority in intervention?

Answer 8

Whether the behavior change contributes to the individual’s ability to make choices based on her preferences.

Question 9

The most appropriate target behavior for a person who engages in too much negative verbal behavior about himself would be

Answer 9

Making positive statements about himself.

Question 10

When selecting target behaviors and goals for behavior change, a behavior analyst should focus on skills that

Answer 10

Are age appropriate

Question 11

Selecting target behaviors based on their benefit to an individual’s caregivers

Answer 11

Is likely to overlook the needs of the individuals

Question 12

When selecting target behaviors and goals for behavior change, a behavior analyst should ask

Answer 12

Why should this behavior be changed?
Who will benefit from this change?
Will this change improve the individual’s life experience?
Will changing this behavior yield greater reinforcement for the individual?

Question 13

Which of the following should be considered when deciding which target behaviors should be given priority in intervention?

Answer 13

Whether the behavior change will increase the rate of overall amount of reinforcement an individual is able to reliably access.
The likelihood of success in achieving the desired behavior change.
How often the individual will be able to engage in the new behavior.

Question 14

An elementary school student has been removed… what is the best target behavior to facilitate success on academic programs?

Answer 14

Correct responses on academic tasks

Question 15

A special ed teacher is preparing for a new student. Which behavior should the teach intervene upon first?

Answer 15

Raise her hand to get the teacher’s attention to escape tasks.

Question 16

The best option to ensure that behavior change will be maintained after treatment is to

Answer 16

Select target behaviors that are likely to be reinforced in the individual’s natural environment

Question 17

A behavior analyst is developing a home and community… the behavior analyst should

Answer 17

Conduct a preference assessment using a selection of age-appropriate leisure activities that he might like.

Question 18

You are developing an intervention plan… which of the following target behaviors should be given priority?

Answer 18

Functional communication skills

Question 19

When the goal of a behavioral intervention is not a behavior, contingencies of reinforcement should be applied to

Answer 19

The behaviors involved in achieving the goal

Question 20

Generalized imitation is important to teach early learner, as it is a

Answer 20

Behavioral cusp that allows learner to contact new and different contingencies of reinforcement

Question 21

To ensure that a factory worker achieves the work required of him on a daily basis, his supervisor should reinforce

Answer 21

Work completion

Question 22

An 11 year old boy… they should

Answer 22

Target the skills the parents want targeted and revisit language training after gaining credibility with the parents.

Question 23

A teacher wants her students to finish their homework… what recommendation might a behavior analyst make to improve this situation?

Answer 23

Relax the requirement that students remain in their seats and reinforce homework completion instead.