Unit 1

Question 1

Behavior modification targets are

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Behavior(s) for skill acquisition and reduction

Question 2

Problem behavior interferes with…

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Attaining meaningful outcomes

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Topography of behavior

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Physical nature of the response

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In a topography-based treatment model, interventions are:

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Selected based on the form of the response

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Topography-based treatment model uses

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Arbitrary reinforcers and punishers

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Function of behavior

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Effect of a response on the environment

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In a function-based treatment model, the behavior analyst

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Analyzes the function of behavior to develop individualized treatment plans

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Functional relation in behavior analysis

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Response class member changes when a stimulus class changes

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Functional relations have results that are

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Orderly, reliable, and predictable

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Contingency

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Dependent relation between 2 events

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FBA stands for

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Functional behavior assessment

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An FBA is an assessment of

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Functional relations between behavior and the environment`

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Indirect functional assessment gathers information through

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Descriptions and recollections, NOT direct observation

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Interrater agreement

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Extent to which 2 individuals rate something similarly

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Convergent validity

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Degree to which 2 measures of the same construct are correlated

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Descriptive functional assessment

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Behavior observed in the real-life context without environmental manipulation

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Narrative recording

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Written description of the individual’s behaviors and environmental conditions during a time period

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ABC data collection includes recording all occurrences of

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Specific target behavior(s), and antecedent and consequent events

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Conditional probability in behavior analysis refers to

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Likelihood of target behavior occurring given other events, behaviors, and context

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Scatterplots are used to

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Record blocks of time within a day when a target behavior occurred

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Characteristics of behavior modification (4)

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1) “Cookbook” approach
2) Topography-based
3) Technologists
4) Procedures at its core

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Characteristics of behavior analysis (4):

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(1) Individualized
(2) Function-based
(3) Analysts
(4) Basic principles at its core

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Types of problem behavior

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Criminal or other illegal behavior; harmful/dangerous behavior; property destruction; stereotypic and ritualistic behavior; bizarre verbal behavior

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General categories of functions of behavior (4)

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1) Social SR+
2) Automatic SR+
3) Social SR-
4) Automatic SR-

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Characteristics of functional relations in behavior analysis (4):

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1) Probabilistic 2) Nonlinear 3) Complex 4) Enable predictions

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Examples of Indirect functional assessments

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Functional Analysis Interview Form (FAIF), Motivation Assessment Scale (MAS), Problem Behavior Questionnaire (PBQ), Functional Analysis Screening Tool (FAST), Questions About Behavioral Function (QABF

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FAIF stands for

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Functional Analysis Interview Form

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MAS stands for

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Motivation Assessment Scale

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PBQ stands for

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Problem Behavior Questionnaire

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FAST stands fo

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Functional Analysis Screening Tool

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QABF stands for

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Questions About Behavioral Function

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Descriptive functional assessment methods (3)

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1) Narrative recording 2) ABC data collection 3) Scatterplot