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Test 3
| Question | Choices | Choices | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| John, 19, has an intellectual disability and works as a cashier at Starbucks. He's a hard work but can be slow to customer orders. His longest response time was 12 seconds. As a behavior analyst, which dimension of behavior should be targeted? | A. Frequency B. Duration | C. Latency D. IRT | C. Latency |
| Beth's favorite holiday is Thanksgiving because of the food. Her favorite is turkey, and favorite dessert is pumpkin pie, but she hates vegetables. Beth mom told her if she doesn't eat her vegetables, no dessert. What is mom trying to establish. | A. A Punisher B. An antecedent | C. A behavior plan D. A contingency | D. A contingency |
| A major component of ABA is reducing problem behaviors that serves some sort of function for the individual. Whenever you remove a behavior, it is essential that you replace it with another behavior that serves the same function. This is considered a/the? | A. fair pair rule B. law of behavior reduction | C. natural consequence D. A dimension of behavior analysis | D. A fair pair rule |
| Whenever Sam conducts parent training, he makes sure to explain things in non-technical language. However, he still sticks to the principles and concepts of BA. Sam is following what dimension of behavior? | A. Technological B. Generality | C. Analytic D. Conceptually systematic | A. Technological |
| Which of the following is an example of using a multiple baseline design | A. You are able to test multiple interventions rapidly B. You can establish experimental control without reversing the intervention. | C. It is the strongest experimental design in term of establishing experimental control. D. Decreases in behavior happen gradually based on pre-determined levels. | B. You can establish experimental control without reversing the intervention. |
| Which measurement procedure would be best for reporting how long it takes for a waiter to take an order after she is done taking her previous order? | A. Raate B. IRT | C. Latency D. Duration | B. IRT |
| Sue is reinforced on a FR4 schedule for all discrete trial training programs. Today, the schedule changed to a VR3 . Sue's responding slowed and she started to standup out of her chair. What best explain what might be occuring | A. Sue is bored of the programming and needs harder material B. Sue is experiencing ratio strain | C. Sue is satiated on the reinforcement D. Joe's behavior was mistakenly reinforced. | B. Sue is experiencing ratio strain |
| Keith engages in maladaptive behaviors throughout the day and into the night regardless of the environment he is in or things going on around him. These behaviors occur at high rate and on a consistent basis. What's the best approach to reduce behaviors | A. Design a behavior plan that includes a fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement for when Keith engages in appropriate behaviors B. Begin a punishment procedure using a low intensity punisher for when Keith engages in problematic behavior | C. Implement a procedure where Keith is reinforced in the absence of problem behaviors D. Use an extinction procedure that calls for planned ignoring when Keith engages in these behaviors | C. Implement a procedure where Keith is reinforced in the absence of problem behaviors |
| Trinity High School uses direct instruction as their primary method of teaching. Which of the following answer choices best describes what a direct instruction classroom at the high school might look like? | A. Students are assessed at the beginning of the year. Based on that assessment they are given assignments and allowed to move at their own pace until they hit a mastery criteria | B. The teacher in the classroom teaches using fast-paced instructions. She then assesses students frequently and forms groups based on the assessment C. Student performance is charted immediately with the primary intention of increasing fluency | B. The teacher in the classroom teaches using fast-paced instructions. She then assesses students frequently and forms groups based on the assessment |
| While watching a football game, Dan yells, "terrible play" in reaction to what his team just did on the field. What type of verbal operant is this | A. Mand B. Intraverbal | C. Echoic D. Tact | D. Tact |
| You're a BA working with a family 4 kids. You successfully train the parents and the siblings of the client to implement a differential reinforcement procedure for the client's aggression. Which of the following steps should you take next | A. Identify the function of the aggression B. Train the family on punishment procedures to us if differential reinforcement does not work | C. Implement behavior plans for the siblings D. Inform the family that there may be a temporary increase in aggression | D. Inform the family that there may be a temporary increase in aggression |
| Amanda is hired to work as a BCBA for three children that attend the same elementary school. Amanda wants to familiarize herself with the school and the classroom where the children are placed. What type of assessment would be best | A. Direct assessment B. Ecological assessment | C. Interview with the school Principal D. Functional analysis | B. Ecological assessment |
| Which of the following goals would be least socially valid goal to target | A. Increase the client's ability to respond appropriately to greeting peers B. Help the client learn to tolerate different types of hat | C. Increase the time the client spends in a general education classroom D. Help the client learn to tolerate taking medicine | B. Help the client learn to tolerate different types of hats |
| A high school basketball team finish every practice by selecting one random person to shoot two free throws. If the chosen person makes both free throws, the team does not have to run laps. What type of contingency is this | A. Natural contingency B. Dependent group contingecny | C. Independent group contingency D. Interdependent group contingency | B. Dependent group contingency |
| Which of the following graph and or charts display frequency of change over time | A. Standard Celeration Chart B. Line graph | C. Scotter plot D. Withdrawal graph | A. Standard Celeration Chart |
| Evaluate the following goal. Pete will initiate play with one or more peers during school across three consecutive weeks when given the opportunity as measured by percentage of occurrence. What would be the best goal to add | A. Measurement system B. Behavior for decrease | C. Mastery criteria D. Setting | C. Mastery criteria |
| David engages in SIB that occurs at home and school. John a BCBA, wants to design an intervention to target David's self-injury. What experimental design would be lease appropriate for John to use | A. Alternating treatment B. Reversal | C. Multiple Baseline D. Multiple probe | B. Reversal |
| You and two other BCBAs are designing a token economy to use inside your clinic. Which of the following choices would be best to include while designing your economy | A. When the token economy is first introduced offer back-up reinforcers at low prices B. Adjust the prices of backup reinforcers as your token economy as necessary | C. Conduct on-going assessment to ensure back-up reinforcers are still relevant to the clients. D. All the above | D. All the above |
| Which of the following basic reinforcement schedule produces a scallop effect? | A. FR B VR | C. FI D. VI | C. FI |
| A sign tells you that a vending machine is broke is _______, but if you put your money in a vending machine and nothing comes out, its ______________ | A. contingency-shaped, rule-governed B. rule- governed, contingency- shaped | C. rule-governed, rule-governed D. contingency-shaped, contingency-shaped | B. rule- governed, contingency- shaped |