Unit 10 Quiz Flashcards
A parent is trying to decrease the frequency of a child’s swearing behavior. The parent observes the child and writes down a description of the behavior, antecedents, and consequences each time the child swears. In this example, the parent is using the ____________ method of ABC observation.
Descriptive
A reinforcer assessment and a preference assessment are the same thing.
False
A teacher is working with a child who frequently engages in fighting with other children on the playground. The teacher observes and records the events that immediately precede and follow the child’s behavior of fighting. Which method of conducting a functional assessment is the teacher using?
Direct observation
Analogue functional analyses (FAs) and functional behavior assessments (FBAs) are the same thing.
False
Choose the statement below that is true.
A FBA must include at the least data from direct observation of the behavior
During __________, data are collected only when behaviors of interest are observed.
ABC narrative recording
How can intervention development be driven by ABC data that are collected on the function of the target behavior?
Determine how the ABC contingency can be altered to promote more positive behavior.
How often should a preference assessment be conducted?
It depends on the individual
If one conducts a FBA and gathers informant information and ABC data, at best they can do the following with the information and data gathered:
Hypothesize the function of a problem behavior.
If one is asking individuals unfamiliar with the basic principles of behavior analysis to gather ABC data, the following may be suggested:
To use a structured or closed ABC data sheet.
If one is conducting a FA and wants to test to see if a behavior is maintained by automatic reinforcement, one may want to make sure to include the following condition in the FA:
Alone
In gathering ABC data, one finds that the child frequently engages in problem behavior when given a worksheet to complete, and that the teacher almost always responds by placing the child in the hallway (and no longer requiring the worksheet). One may hypothesize the following function of the problem behavior:
Escape from class work
In the attention condition of a FA, you may see the following:
The individual is provided attention contingent on a problem behavior
What is the first step when conducting a FBA?
Receive written consent from client or guardian
What question in an indirect functional assessment might be asked to generate information about the consequences of a behavior?
What do other people do when the behavior occurs?
What question should be asked when assessing what goals or interventions should be put in place for a client?
All the above:
What question should be asked when assessing what goals or interventions should be put in place for a client?
What should be the first step when using behavior modification procedures to decrease a behavior?
Conducting a functional assessment
Which functional assessment procedure asks informants to estimate the extent to which behavior occurs under specified conditions?
Behavioral interviews
Which is a type of descriptive functional behavior assessment?
All the above:
ABC continuous recording, scatterplots, ABC narrative recording
Which is a type of indirect functional behavior assessment?
Behavioral interviews
Which method of ABC observation is typically used after the behavior, antecedents, and consequences have already been identified?
Both A and C:
Checklist method and interval recording method
Which of the following is a way that the FBA cannot lead to development of effective interventions?
It can identify which past interventions were the most effective in changing the challenging behavior.
Which of the following is not a method used in conducting a functional assessment?
Systematic assessment
Which of the following is not an advantage of indirect functional assessment methods?
They rely on the memory of informants
Which of the following is not true concerning direct observation methods of functional assessment?
The observer can be the person exhibiting the behavior
Which of the following is not true concerning direct observation methods of functional assessment?
The information obtained demonstrates a functional relationship
Which of the following should not drive the development of potential goals and interventions?
The benefit of others
______ generalization occurred when Jerry first learned how to operate the door handle to open the bathroom door at home and was later observed opening several doors across the school campus.
Stimulus
__________ is (are) a recording procedure used to assess the extent to which a target behavior occurs more often at a particular time than others.
Scatterplots
