Unit 7

Question 1

Individualized on needs of learner

Answer 1

task analysis

Question 2

life style change; quality of life improvement

Answer 2

ultimate outcomes

Question 3

not behavior change

Answer 3

ultimate outcomes

Question 4

functional statements; wants to accomplish and attain

Answer 4

outcome statements

Question 5

home, work/school, social and leisure

Answer 5

life areas related to outcomes

Question 6

bring person closer to ultimate outcomes; can be worked on sequentially or concurrently

Answer 6

intermediate outcomes

Question 7

defined and observable and measurable behavior; focus of intervention and analysis

Answer 7

target behavior

Question 8

harmful, dangerous, illegal, medications, restraint, excludes from society, independent functioning

Answer 8

reasons for selecting target behavior

Question 9

about lifestyle changes

Answer 9

outcome statements

Question 10

categories of bx change targets which lead to outcomes

Answer 10

intermediate outcomes

Question 11

measurable target behaviors leading to meeting of intermediate objectives; require numerical statement to clarify goal

Answer 11

short term objectives (STO)

Question 12

who, direction, what, from, to, how long, where, given… by when…

Answer 12

STO

Question 13

task analysis

Answer 13

“Breaking down a chain into its component responses; that is, into small teachable units.”

Question 14

ultimate outcomes

Answer 14

“Statements about how a person’s life style will change for the better in terms of: choice, access to reinforcers, avoidance of aversive stimuli, health and safety, interpersonal relationships, variety and diversity of things, activities, people, and events in the person’s life.”

Question 15

outcome statements

Answer 15

functional statements about what a person wants to accomplish and attain in their life

Question 16

general life areas that are related to outcomes

Answer 16

home, work or school, social and leisure

Question 17

intermediate outcomes

Answer 17

those things that bring a person closer to achieving ultimate outcomes

Question 18

short term objectives

Answer 18

measurable behavioral targets leading to the meeting of intermediate objectives

Question 19

general problems with behavior

Answer 19

• Skill deficit
• Problem with generalization
• Problem with stimulus control
• Performance problem
• Behavior excess

Question 20

target behavior

Answer 20

“Any defined, observable, and measurable behavior which is the focus of analysis and intervention.”

Question 21

reasons for selecting target behaviors

Answer 21

• Behavior is potentially harmful
• Behavior is illegal
• Behavior is controlled by psychotropic
medications, or by mechanical or manual
restraints.
• Behavior excludes from groups and
communities.
• Behavior interferes with independent
functioning.
• Behavior deficit makes the person too
depedent on others.

Question 22

social validity assessment

Answer 22

“Examination of the acceptability or viability of a programmed intervention.”

Question 23

Factors to take into account during social validity assessment

Answer 23

• Social significance of goals or target behavior
• Appropriateness of the procedures
• Social importance of the results

Question 24

Social validity assessment methods

Answer 24

• Subjective evaluation

* Social comparison

Question 25

Subjective evaluations of social validity

Answer 25

“The client, those important in their life, or sometimes experts in a given area, evaluate whether distinct improvement have been achieved and whether the cost is worth the change.”

Question 26

Social comparison of social validity

Answer 26

Compare the effects of the intervention on behavior to the behavior of peers.

Question 27

Cannot do, does not do at all

Answer 27

Skill deficit

Question 28

Does, but not independently.

Answer 28

Only with assistance

Question 29

Does, but does not initiate

Answer 29

Only does when told

Question 30

Does, but not well enough.

Answer 30

Lacks mastery

Question 31

Does well enough but may lack fluency.

Answer 31

Lack fluency

Question 32

Does, but only under limited circumstances.

Answer 32

Problem with generality

Question 33

Does, but at the wrong time or in the wrong place

Answer 33

Problem with stimulus control

Question 34

Will not do

Answer 34

Performance problem

Question 35

Does too much

Answer 35

Behavior excess

Question 36

a task analysis is...

Answer 36

breaking down a complex bx into its component responses