Unit 5

Question 1

Skinner’s vision of behavior analysis

Answer 1

Recognize that although behavior analysis has flourished in one tale of the distribution of human concerns, it has yet to
have a mainstream role or relevance and that this is grossly
inconsistent with Skinner’s vision.

Question 2

Behavior Pediatrics in Primary Care

Answer 2

The application of behavioral analysis and
developmental psychology to child behavioral
problems presenting in primary care settings

Question 3

Emphasis of Behavior Pediatrics

Answer 3

Prevention over cure or rehab

Question 4

Types of Interventions used in Behavior Pediatrics

Answer 4

Supportive health education and prescriptive treatment

Question 5

3 domains of care in behavior Pediatrics

Answer 5

•Common behavior problems
•Behavior problems with significant medical
(biological) dimensions
•Medical (biological) problems with significant
behavioral dimensions

Question 6

Relevance of behavioral problems in behavior pediatrics

Answer 6

•Approximately 50% of all primary care child
visits involve behavior problems.
•High frequency, low intensity problems
•Responsive to prescriptive behavioral
treatments

Question 7

How Children Learn

Answer 7

Repetition with contrast (change in experience)

• Quality determines direction of learning
• Quantity determines how much repetition needed

Question 8

Crying

Answer 8

#1 cause of child abuse
2/6 hours a day in early infancy

Question 9

Toilet Training

Answer 9

Parents often don’t know when children are
ready for toilet training, and don’t have
successful methods for effectively toilet
training, thus leading to issues.

Question 10

Discuss at least five examples of targets for
prescriptive treatment in behavioral pediatrics
in primary care.

Answer 10

These include toddler
misbehavior, bedtime resistance, simple habits,
defiance in older children, and simple phobia.

Question 11

Interventions

Answer 11

•Time-out procedure for touching unsafe items
•Bedtime pass (DRA + extinction)
•Contracting and “reminder fluid” for thumb-
sucking
•Job-based grounding for older children (less aversive, child controls when it ends, parents don’t have to nag, chores get done)
•Exposure and incentives for insect phobias (study done with math calculations and exposure plus incentive)

Question 12

Anxiety

Answer 12

suppression of operant behavior

Question 13

Male Fertility and Behavior Analysis

Answer 13

•Sperm concentration is a primary
determinant of the probability of pregnancy
•Sperm concentration is declining in the US

Question 14

Male Fertility- Relevant to Behavior Analysis

Answer 14

Relevant to behavior analysis?
–Sperm are organisms that behave
–Their behavior occurs in an environment
–That environment exerts strong influence on
sperm behavior (heat)
–That environment is changeable (boxers or briefs)

Question 15

Littering

Answer 15

-Effort influences amount of littering