Unit 5 Quiz

Question 1

An individual with mental retardation frequently engages in aggressive behavior when he wants a break from a task at work. When he engages in aggressive behavior, he is required to continue working on the task, but if he asks for a break his behavior is reinforced with a break from the task. Which variation of DRA is being used in this example?

Answer 1

Functional communication training

Question 2

Andrea is four years old and has limited communication skills. She often becomes noncompliant (says “No!”, pulls away, and pouts in a corner) when she is told to sit at the table to work on less preferred learning activities. As her teacher, you believe that Andrea is trying to escape the tasks and that breaks from tasks will be an effective reinforcer for her. You want to implement DRA, because Andrea has limited communication skills. Which of the following would be an example of DRA using negative reinforcement?

Answer 2

If Andrea completes one step of the task, she can leave the table and take a break. If she is noncompliant, she must stay at the table.

Question 3

Antecedent interventions are also known as:

Answer 3

All the above:

Antecedent procedures, antecendent control, antecedent manipulations

Question 4

Applied behavior analysts have used several labels to identify high-probability request sequences. All of these are included except:

Answer 4

Premack principle

Question 5

Assume you are teaching a large group of students, and they are very disruptive during your class. For example, the students talk out of turn, laugh, and throw things at one another. You want to improve their behavior, so you decide to implement a DRA intervention. This means you will reinforce:

Answer 5

None of the other answers are correct

Question 6

Behavior momentum is sometimes referred to as ____ request sequence.

Answer 6

High-p

Question 7

Behaviors selected for a high-p request sequence should:

Answer 7

Be part of the learner’s current repertoire

Question 8

Effective use of functional communication training (FCT) includes:

Answer 8

All the above:

Dense schedules of reinforcement, decreased use of verbal prompts, schedule thinning

Question 9

Functional communication training is an application of this procedure:

Answer 9

DRA

Question 10

Functional communication training is considered to be:

Answer 10

Antecedent intervention

Question 11

High-p sequence refers to:

Answer 11

High-probability request sequence

Question 12

If you want to use DRI to decrease Melinda’s hitting other children in the hallway, you would:

Answer 12

Provide reinforcement contingent on Melinda walking down the hall with her hands in her pockets or folded across her chest.

Question 13

To effectively implement a high-p request sequence, it is important to:

Answer 13

Present requests in a rapid sequence

Question 14

What is not an important consideration for using the high-p request sequence effectively?

Answer 14

Presenting requests on a slow, fixed-time schedule.

Question 15

What is the difference between DRI and DRA?

Answer 15

DRI involves reinforcing a behavior that is incompatible with the problem behavior, whereas DRA involves reinforcing a behavior that may not be incompatible with the problem behavior.

Question 16

When implementing functional communication training (FCT), alternative responses can include:

Answer 16

All the above:

a. Vocalizations and/or electronic, computerized vocal output systems.
b. Signs (that is, finger spelling or sign language) and/or gestures.
c. Communication boards, textual words, and/or picture cards.

Question 17

When using a high-p sequence effectively, behaviors should be selected from the current repertoire and requests should be presented at a very slow, even pace.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

When using the high-p sequence effectively:

Answer 18

Behaviors should be selected from the current repertoire, and requests should be presented at a rapid pace.

Question 19

Which antecedent control procedure is illustrated in this example? To make it less likely that she would eat junk food, Melissa removed all junk food from her house.

Answer 19

Increase response effort

Question 20

Which is true about the high-p sequence technique?

Answer 20

All the above:

a. The technique is a non-aversive procedure for improving compliance by diminishing escape-maintained problem behaviors.
b. The technique may decrease response latency.
c. The technique may increase the time engaged in completing tasks.

Question 21

Which procedure can be used to develop stimulus control?

Answer 21

Stimulus discrimination training

Question 22

Which statement is false?

Answer 22

When selecting a DRA/DRI response, one should select a behavior that is not in the learner’s current repertoire, in order to avoid accidentally reinforcing something associated with problem behavior.

Question 23

Which statement is true?

Answer 23

When selecting a response for a DRA/DRI intervention, one should select a response that is already in the learner’s repertoire so that the behavior will likely contact the contingencies of reinforcement.

Question 24

Which statement is true?

Answer 24

Functional communication training establishes an appropriate communication behavior to compete with problem behaviors evoked by an establishing operation.

Question 25

You are working with a student who is frequently out of his seat. You decide to provide the student with reinforcement every time he is in his seat for five consecutive minutes. If he does not stay in his seat for five consecutive minutes, you withhold the reinforcer. What type of intervention have you implemented?

Answer 25

DRI