Unit 1: Quiz Flashcards
True or false: if you want to be ethical in your behavior assessment and treatment, you should adhere to the seven dimensions of ABA
True
An example of an indirect method of functional assessment include
a functional assessment interview with a familiar staff member.
Which of the following questions should you consider prior to conducting a functional behavior assessment?
- Is/are the target behavior(s) observable and measurable?
- Will merely improving the context remedy the problem behavior?
True or False: Skinner emphasized the importance of ethical standards of care with vulnerable populations, especially relating to the concept of counter control, which is defined as when someone responds to aversive control (i.e. coercion) with emotional responses or reactions, which can involve harmful operant behavior.
True
What is the best example of a hypothetical operational definition for biting?
Putting teeth on another person, with or without pressure, can inflict bodily harm (i.e., redness, bleeding, etc.)
Functional behavior assessment
identifies the source of reinforcement for problem behavior and serves as a foundation of treatment.
The applied dimension of ABA (Baer et al., 1968) is relevant to the ethical conduct of assessment because you
target behavior of social significance.
In (blank), another individual removes or postpones aversive events or conditions indirectly.
socially mediated escape
In prioritizing potential target behavior for functional assessment, you should?
- consider the setting and caregiver ability to meet treatment needs.
- consider the frequency, severity, and onset of problem behavior.
- consider the current benefit for client and significant others.
Which of the following is not a method of functional behavior assessment, as a BCBA would conduct?
intelligence testing
