SNA, Assessment

Question 1

List the 5 phases of assessment

Answer 1

Screening, Defining problem or desired achievement criteria,
Pinpointing target behaviors, monitoring progress, following up

Question 2

List the 4 methods for obtaining assessment information

Answer 2

Checklists, interviews, observation, tests

Question 3

List the 4 functions of problem behavior

Answer 3

Sensory, escape, attention, tangible

Question 4

List the 3 data collection methods

Answer 4

ABC continuous recording, ABC narrative recording, scatterplot

Question 5

List the 2 ways to identify effective reinforcers

Answer 5

Preferences assessment, reinforcer assessment

Question 6

List the 3 types of reinforcer assessments

Answer 6

Concurrent schedules, multiple schedule reinforcer, progressive-ratio schedule reinforcer assessment

Question 7

List the 3 types of preference assessment

Answer 7

Free operant, ask, trial based

Question 8

What is one ethical consideration to remember when conducting an assessment

Answer 8

Must have written consent

Question 9

List the 4 conditions of a Functional Analysis

Answer 9

Contingent escape, contingent attention, play (control), alone

Question 10

T/F: Before conducting an assessment,
any records or available data should
be reviewed at the outset of the case.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

T/F: You do not need consent to
conduct an assessment.

Answer 11

False, do need

Question 12

T/F: Consent for an assessment can be
verbal.

Answer 12

False, must be written

Question 13

T/F: You should always ask why a
behavior occurs during an interview

Answer 13

False, never ask why

Question 14

T/F: An ethical consideration when
conducting an interview is to not use
language that is technical or very
complicated.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

T/F: Interviews and checklists are
considered direct assessments.

Answer 15

False, indirect

Question 16

T/F: The 4 functions of problem behavior
include attention, tangible, sensory
and edibles.

Answer 16

False, escape not edible

Question 17

T/F: A FA is the only method of a FBA
that confirms hypotheses regarding
functional relations between the
problem behavior and environmental
effects

Answer 17

True

Question 18

T/F: Reactivity can occur during an
assessment if the BCBA is obtrusive

Answer 18

True

Question 19

T/F: When conducting direct
assessments we should try to be as
intrusive as possible.

Answer 19

False, unobtrusive

Question 20

T/F: Two ways to identify effective
reinforcers are reinforcer assessments
and preference assessments.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

T/F: Determining a preferred stimulus
of a client indicates that it is always a

Answer 21

False, not always

Question 22

Data is collected only when
behaviors of interest are
observed

Answer 22

ABC narrative recording

Question 23

Procedure for recording the
extent to which a target
behavior occurs more often at
particular times than others

Answer 23

Scatterplot

Question 24

This assessment allows for a
functional relation to be
determined between the target
behavior and environmental
events

Answer 24

Functional analysis

Question 25

This helps to identify stimuli
that are likely to function as a
reinforcer

Answer 25

Preference Assessment

Question 26

Examples are interviews and
checklists

Answer 26

Indirect Assessment

Question 27

Control condition for the
functional analysis

Answer 27

Play condition

Question 28

One item presented at a time
#SuccessiveChoice

Answer 28

Single stimulus preference assessment

Question 29

2 stimuli are presented
#ForcedChoice

Answer 29

Paired stimulus preference assessment

Question 30

This method uses direct
observation of behavior

Answer 30

Descriptive FBA

Question 31

. #SocialDisapproval

Answer 31

Contingent attention

Question 32

. #Demand

Answer 32

Contingent escape

Question 33

Which of the following items is a part of a descriptive assessment?

Answer 33

Indirect methods, Direct observation

Question 34

What is the most essential feature of a functional analysis?

Answer 34

Manipulation of antecedents and consequences

Question 35

Which of the following questions can be asked during a family interview to
identify the antecedents of the behavior of concern?

Answer 35

When does the behavior happen? What happens before the behavior?

Question 36

Which of the following questions can be asked during a family interview to
identify the consequences of the behavior of concern?

Answer 36

What happens after the behavior?

Question 37

Which of the following assessment method(s) demonstrates a functional
relationship?

Answer 37

Functional Analysis

Question 38

Jason sets out 5 items in an array to his client. When his client selects an
item, Jason removes the chosen item from the array and does not replace
it. What kind of stimulus preferences assessment is Jason using?

Answer 38

Multiple stimulus without replacement (MSWO)

Question 39

Janie is working with a new client. She takes out 5 items and presents one
item at a time to the client. She then records her client’s reaction
(approach, time spent with the item) and then removes it. What kind of
stimulus assessment is Janie utilizing?

Answer 39

Single Stimulus (#successive)

Question 40

Aaliyah is trying to determine what her client’s preferred stimuli are. She
takes out a toy car, a sensory toy, a slinky, a bubble wand and a windup
toy. She waits for her client to select 1 of the items. After her client selects
that item, she places the item back into the array and has the client make
a selection once again. What type of preference assessment is Aaliyah
performing?

Answer 40

Multiple stimulus with replacement

Question 41

Michelle is conducting an assessment and gets information about the
individual by observing the individual directly in the environment. What
kind of assessment is Michelle using?

Answer 41

Direct observation

Question 42

Susan is working with a new client. She starts an assessment and has all of
her material ready. She has obtained verbal consent from the parents to
work with the client. Can Susan ethically perform the assessment? If not,
why?

Answer 42

No, needs written consent

Question 43

Marcus is working with a new client. He knows from a previous preference
assessment that the client likes M&Ms. He asks his client to do 1 math
problem for 1 M&M, then 2 math problems, then 4 math problems, then 5
math problems each time for 1 M&M. However, when Marcus asked his
client to do 7 math problems for 1 M&M the client began to engage in
problem behavior. What type of reinforcer assessment is Marcus most
likely implementing?

Answer 43

Progressive-ratio

Question 44

Victoria gives her client a choice of working for skittles or Ritz crackers.
She notes that her client chooses Ritz crackers for 9 out of the 10 trials.
What type of reinforcer assessment is Victoria utilizing?

Answer 44

Concurrent schedule

Question 45

Julia is arranging different elements in her client’s environment to see
when her client’s target behavior occurs. She is using an equal interval
line graph and a multiple element experimental design to display the
results. What FBA method is Julia utilizing

Answer 45

Functional Analysis