Functions And Typography Flashcards
Jose shouts when the lounge of the care home for people with dementia is too crowded. When he shouts, he is removed from the lounge. He is more likely to shout in the future. This is an example of a behaviour that serves a:
social positive function
social negative function
automatic function
social negative function
Elizabeth is picking her fingers and making them bleed. Before any behavioural intervention is implemented, the behaviour analyst should rule out:
a social positive function
an automatic positive function
an automatic negative function
an automatic negative function - could be medical reason
The reinforcers for behaviours that are automatically maintained are socially-mediated.
True
False
False
Maria hides her brother’s socks to be told off by her father. This function of behaviour is likely:
social negative
social positive
automatic
social positive
Why is a functional assessment important?
It helps to determine IQ and compare that to behaviour.
Interventions selected based on function are more effective than those selected arbitrarily.
It allows us to compare across people who engage in the same topography of behaviour.
Interventions selected based on function are more effective than those selected arbitrarily.
A disadvantage of informant methods is:
you can develop predictions about the function of behaviour
they are not useful and shouldn’t be used at all
the information might not be accurate
the information might not be accurate
A functional analysis is the same as a functional assessment.
True
False
False
A functional analysis involves systematically manipulating variables to determine their effect on behaviour whereas functional assessment is the umbrella term for a number of methods.
A high rate of responding in the demand condition of a functional analysis might indicate:
a social negative function
a social positive function
an automatic function
a social negative function
Click on all the answers below that are topographies of behaviour:
laughing
talking
to get attention
punching
to avoid tidying up
dancing
because it feels good
Dancing
Punching
laughing
talking
Problem solving is:
a skill demonstrated by humans only
engaging in behaviours you have never performed before that are aimed to produce certain consequences.
using your intelligence to solve a problem
engaging in behaviours you have never performed before that are aimed to produce certain consequences.
Which of these are ways in which novel behaviours arise?
trial and error
imitation
stimulus generalisation
trial and error
imitation
stimulus generalisation
Epstein (1984) showed that pigeons problem solved by:
using their intelligence
chaining two previously taught behaviours together
watching another pigeon
chaining two previously taught behaviours together
