Punishment Flashcards
It is unacceptable to expose an individual to restrictive procedures unless such procedures are necessary…
A. To change the individuals behavior as quickly as possible
B. To produce safe or clinically significant behavior change
C. Because the individual engages in multiple problem behaviors
D. All of the above
B
Response blocking is often used to treat self injurious behavior when…
A. The functional analysis reveals consistent responding in the absence of socially mediated consequences
B. The functional assessment indicates that the behavior occurs only in the presence of a particular person
A
Response blocking prevents an individual from experiencing the sensory stimulation that results from self injurious or self stimulatory behavior. For this reason, it is often chosen as treatment for these behaviors when functional analysis reveals continued responding in the alone condition, where socially mediated reinforcement is absent
Punishment has been shown to be more effective when reinforcement is…
A. Withheld until the punishment procedure has reduced the problem behavior to reasonable rates
B. Available both contingently for alternative behaviors and non-contingently for a variety of sources
C. Given time to increase alternative behaviors to substantial levels first
B
A punishment procedure in which an individual is required to repeatedly engage in an undesirable behavior as a consequence for committing that for bidden act is a form of contingent effort called…
A. Overcorrection
B. Negative practice
C. Positive practice
B
Punishment and several positive program components are used to address severe self injurious behavior. Punishment…
A. May be justified
B. It’s probably not justified
C. May be justified if a DRO also is used
D. Is justified
A
Punishment may be justified when the behavior is a serious risk to self or others, it is necessary to make it possible to teach a functionally equivalent behavior, and it is used to supplement positive procedures
A firm, punitive “stop.“ Is used to halt jumping when it is expected that a child hast to use the bathroom. No other components are used. The punitive “stop“…
A. May be justified
B. May be justified if the child does not have full bladder control
C. Is justified
D. Is not justified
D
A functional non-aversive procedure for addressing a problem behavior includes…
A. Teaching appropriate alternative behaviors to serve the function of the alternative behavior
B. Making the problem behavior no longer functional
C. Identifying the function of the alternative behavior
B
Punishment is more likely to be used to address a behavior problem when…
A. The function of the undesirable behavior is unknown
B. It has been used successfully to reduce other undesirable behaviors
C. Function-based procedures do not produce desired outcomes
D. All of the above
D
Punishment tends to be effective in controlling undesirable behavior even when the function is unknown. It is also likely to be successful if it has been affective with other behaviors. For these reasons, it is likely to be used again for other behaviors if function-based procedures fail to achieve the intended outcome
Because the effects of punishment are temporary, punishment may not be the best option for treating problem behavior if…
A. Punishment contingencies cannot be implemented consistently outside of the treatment setting
B. The behavior has been a problem for the individual for longer than six months
C. The treatment relies heavily on the use of conditioned rather than primary aversive‘s
D. All of the above
A
Attention maintained aggression has been put on extinction and several positive procedures are in place to promote appropriate attention seeking; however, aggression continues.
A. It is not appropriate to add a punishment component
B. It may be appropriate to add a punishment component
B
Positive punishment should be administered…
A. At the highest intensity planned to be used from the beginning
B. At the lowest intensity plan to be used from the beginning
A
Legal parameters to consider when using time out include…
A. Protecting the individual and others from harm
B. The right to be free from unnecessary and restrictive isolation
C. Obtaining informed consent
D. All of the above
D
For response cost and time out procedures…
A. Use the minimum time/cost found to be effective
B. Start with the maximum acceptable time/cost
A
Parameters that can increase the effectiveness of a punishment procedure include…
A. Providing plenty of reinforcement to counteract the inconsistent delivery of a punisher
B. Using punishment on a variety of behaviors
C. Maintaining the overall level of reinforcement, using punishment on a variety of behaviors, and delivering the punisher early in a behavior chain
D. Reducing the EO for the reinforcer for problem behavior, and using a variety of punishers
D
Before using time out…
A. Ensure that the natural environment is reinforcing
B. Clearly defined the problem behaviors
C. Minimize reinforcement for problem behavior
D. All of the above
D
