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NEW QUESTION 18
The BEST definition for head banging would be any instance of Susan:
- A. hitting her head with her open hand, closed fist, or another object when others tease her.
- B. making contact between her head and her hand or her head and any other object.
- C. making contact with her head using either her hand or another object causing sound that is audible at a distance of 5 or more feet.
- D. repeatedly using her hand to hit her head until there is an observable change in tissue coloration.
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 19
Which is the BEST example of stimulus generalization?
- A. Bonnie learned to choose and wear coordinated outfits but after one month she would only select red outfits.
- B. Ricky became more productive in math and simultaneously his reading improved.
- C. Tim learned to ask for help from his teacher and now can ask a fellow student for help.
- D. Jim was taught to say "hello" and continues to say "hello" to his trainer.
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 20
One of the MOST important reasons for writing a precise definition of behavior is that a precise definition:
- A. increases the likelihood that the behavior of interest will be reliably detected by observers or measurement equipment.
- B. produces greater interobserver agreement and requires less training time for observers.
- C. makes calibration checks of observers or measurement equipment less necessary.
- D. allows for easier and more reliable quantification of temporal locus and temporal extent.
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 21
What is the MOST important measure of behavior when the goal is to decrease the number of cigarettes smoked per day?
- A. percentage
- B. inter-response time
- C. duration per cigarette
- D. rate
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION 22
This graph BEST exemplifies:
- A. a change in the trend between baseline and intervention phases.
- B. a change in the level between baseline and intervention phases.
- C. a decrease in variability due to the intervention.
- D. clear demonstration of an effective intervention.
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 23
Missy is using a multiple probe across participants design to evaluate the effects of peer tutoring to teach three students to complete division problems. These three students have had no prior instruction in division. Missy MOST LIKELY chose a multiple probe design rather than a multiple baseline design because.
- A. the students' baseline scores will be zero.
- B. other extraneous variables may cause their skills to improve.
- C. she is interested in comparing the effects of three interventions at once.
- D. the students could not miss class very often.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Section: Volume B
NEW QUESTION 24
Which of the following would MOST clearly demonstrate a functional relationship?
- A. Execute repeated rapid alternations between different environmental conditions. Collect and graph data.
- B. Conduct narrative recordings in various settings. Then compile a sequence analysis.
- C. Directly observe environmental events and target behaviors as they normally occur in an unobtrusive manner, in the natural environment.
- D. Use a scatterplot to both collect and graph data. When sufficient baseline data have been collected, complete a pattern analysis.
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 25
Why should extinction be used in combination with reinforcement-based procedures?
- A. to reduce undesirable effects such as extinction bursts and aggression
- B. to ensure effectiveness of the extinction procedure
- C. to eliminate the need for a punishment procedure
- D. to reduce the response effort and resistance to extinction
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 26
Mrs. Carr's 4-year-old son, Jack, often interrupted her and asked her to play with him. Mrs. Carr would tell Jack that she would play later, but she often followed him and played for a few minutes. On a very busy day, Mrs.
Carr told Jack that she could not play with him. Jack began to cry and ran out of the room. Mrs. Carr followed him, calmed him down, and played for a few minutes. This pattern was repeated several times so Mrs. Carr decided to be firm with Jack and to ignore future interruptions. The next day Jack came in sobbing and screaming, "Play now!" Mrs. Carr gave in and played with him. The most likely explanation for Jack's increasingly disruptive behavior is that:
- A. Mrs. Carr has used respondent conditioning to train Jack to scream for attention.
- B. Mrs. Carr has negatively reinforced Jack's interrupting because he stops screaming when played with.
- C. Jack is experiencing an extinction burst which will cease shortly.
- D. Mrs. Carr has accidentally shaped a more intense interrupting behavior from Jack.
Answer: D
Explanation:
Section: Volume C
NEW QUESTION 27
When Katie was learning how to stir-fry vegetables, her hand brushed the side of the very hot pan and she now refuses to make stir-fried vegetables. Her refusal is a result of.
- A. conditioned punishment.
- B. unconditioned punishment.
- C. negative punishment.
- D. negative reinforcement.
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 28
If B is behavior, R is reinforcement, and 1 and 2 are the alternatives of a concurrent schedule, then would imply that the:
- A. proportion of responses across the two alternatives will equal the proportion of reinforcers obtained for those alternatives.
- B. proportion of responses for each alternative will become equal over time.
- C. number of responses will match the number of reinforcers obtained.
- D. organism will respond exclusively to the alternative with the highest rate of reinforcement.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Section: Volume B
NEW QUESTION 29
When presenting extinction as a possible treatment option to a client and his or her family, it is MOST important for a behavior analyst to
- A. assure them that extinction is supported in the literature as an effective procedure.
- B. discuss the risks and benefits of using extinction and assure them that it is the best option.
- C. present it along with other interventions, including reinforcement based alternatives.
- D. explain his or her experience using extinction with similar cases.
Answer: C
Explanation:
Section: Volume A
NEW QUESTION 30
The behavior analyst reviews Sandra's data and concludes that her behavior is spontaneous; that is, it occurs randomly, and not as a result of any other event(s).
Which of the assumptions underlying behavior analysis has been violated in this interpretation?
- A. philosophic doubt
- B. determinism
- C. empiricism
- D. parsimony
Answer: B
Explanation:
Section: Volume B
NEW QUESTION 31
One benefit of completing a descriptive analysis regarding a student's in-school behavior is that it:
- A. allows the observer and student to develop rapport.
- B. confirms hypotheses regarding functional relationships.
- C. may provide essential information not available through other means.
- D. frees the classroom teacher from having to spend too much time collecting behavioral information.
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 32
Which procedure is used in fading physical prompts?
- A. graduated guidance
- B. forward chaining
- C. backward chaining
- D. least-to-most prompting
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 33
What is the next step in the assessment process if data from the functional analysis do NOT support the original hypothesis?
- A. Base the intervention on the original hypothesis and re-assess after a time lapse.
- B. Continue to conduct the functional assessment until the data coincides with the original hypothesis.
- C. Design a package intervention to address all possible functions of the behavior.
- D. Alter the hypothesis regarding the maintaining variable of the behavior based on the results of the functional assessment.
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION 34
Echoic behavior is controlled by a
- A. verbal stimulus, the response matches that stimulus, and reinforcer is specific.
- B. verbal stimulus, the response matches that stimulus, and reinforcer is non-specific.
- C. verbal stimulus, the response does not match that stimulus, and reinforcer is non-specific.
- D. non-verbal stimulus, the response matches that stimulus, and reinforcer is specific.
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 35
Holly is learning to use a spoon to feed herself. Applesauce is known to function as a reinforcer. Her teacher has selected the following objective for Holly: "Given a spoon and a 3-ounce dish of applesauce, Holly will independently scoop the applesauce to her mouth." This objective is incomplete. Which component is missing?
- A. prerequisite skill criteria
- B. standard of performance
- C. antecedent stimulus
- D. consequence condition
Answer: B
Explanation:
Section: Volume A
NEW QUESTION 36
When shopping with her dad, Sally knocks items off the shelf, especially canned goods. The cans make a loud noise when they hit the floor. Her dad decides to teach her an alternative behavior.
What alternative behavior is the BEST choice to teach?
- A. Sally drops items into the cart when her dad gives them to her.
- B. Sally holds dad's hand while shopping and gets to let go when quiet.
- C. Sally pushes the shopping cart with both hands.
- D. Sally keeps her hands in her pockets while in the store.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Section: Volume A
NEW QUESTION 37
Narrative recording is used to compile.
- A. a running account of the behaviors and environmental circumstances to identify further behaviors and related variables worthy of analysis.
- B. demographic data such as age, marital status, sex, and educational experience and to identify appropriate interventions.
- C. information, which can be used to set inclusion goals, concerning proximity and social contacts with non-disabled peers in segregated settings.
- D. data on various tasks the person can perform, such as putting on a shirt or tying shoe laces, to further identify skills training goals.
Answer: A
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