Mod 12 Parametric Analysis (Kunnavatana et al.)

Question 1

Which of the following can be parameters that we can apply in a parametric analysis to find different sensitivities?

quality
immediacy
magnitude
size

Answer 1

all of the above

Question 2

Why is it useful for parameter sensitivity to be assessed at an individual level?

Interventions could become more efficient.
Interventions could capitalize on individual differences.
Sensitivity to parameters vary across individuals.
Every individual has unique preferences.

Answer 2

Interventions could become more efficient.
Interventions could capitalize on individual differences.
Sensitivity to parameters vary across individuals.

Question 3

Why is it important to consider alternatives to DRA with extinction?

Optimal treatment integrity is difficult to ensure in DRA with extinction.
To improve the feasibility of behavior analytic treatments.
Extinction might not be feasible.
Extinction can be dangerous if the problem behavior is severe.

Answer 3

all of the above

Question 4

For all three participants, what was their problem behavior maintained by?

access to tangibles
attention
automatic reinforcement
escape from demands

Answer 4

access to tangibles

escape from demands

Question 5

What were the results found in experiment 1?

All participants were sensitive to all parameters tested.
Rufus was only sensitive to one parameter manipulation.
Sabrina was sensitive to all three parameter manipulations.
Max was sensitive to all three parameter manipulations.

Answer 5

Rufus was only sensitive to one parameter manipulation.
Sabrina was sensitive to all three parameter manipulations.
Max was sensitive to all three parameter manipulations.

Question 6

What were the results found in experiment 2?

Rufus was more sensitive to immediacy of reinforcement.
All three participants were most sensitive to magnitude of reinforcement.
Sabrina and Max were most sensitive to quality of reinforcement.
All three participants were most sensitive to quality of reinforcement.

Answer 6

Sabrina and Max were most sensitive to quality of reinforcement.

Question 7

What were the results found in experiment 3?

Max’s highest rates of alternative behavior was in the magnitude phase.
Magnitude manipulation for Sabrina resulted in a decrease in problem behavior but the alternative behavior was not maintained.
In baseline, there was an increasing trend in problem behavior and no occurrence of the alternative behavior.
The results were undifferentiated.

Answer 7

Magnitude manipulation for Sabrina resulted in a decrease in problem behavior but the alternative behavior was not maintained.
In baseline, there was an increasing trend in problem behavior and no occurrence of the alternative behavior.

Question 8

What were the limitations of the studies?

Low rates of problem behavior was observed during the intervention parameter manipulations.
Social negative reinforcement was excluded from the investigation.
Occurrences of problem behavior were ignored while button touches were reinforced.
All of the participants’ problem behavior had the same maintaining consequences.

Answer 8

all of the above