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Which of the following IS NOT a type of functional behavioral assessment procedure? A. ABC Data Collection B. Scatterplot Analyses C. Free Operant D. Functional Analysis - ✔✔C. Free Operant While working with an a ...

Which of the following IS NOT a type of functional behavioral assessment procedure? A. ABC Data Collection B. Scatterplot Analyses C. Free Operant D. Functional Analysis - ✔✔C. Free Operant While working with an adult client with a developmental delay, Sal writes a task analysis to help the client learn to make sweet tea, their favorite drink, independently. He writes down each step and begins teaching each step all at once. What type of task analysis teaching format is this? A. Backwards Chaining B. Partial Task Format C. Forward Chaining D. Whole or Total Task - ✔✔D. Whole Task A BCBA is working with a client who has a history of smoking cigarettes. This client has recently begun developing some respiratory trouble and has become increasingly aggressive in the clinic, although the intensity of the aggression is fairly mild. The BCBA begins to provide access to cigarettes contingent upon lower rates of aggression. What, if any, ethics violation has occurred? A. The BCBA has nothing to worry about; nothing appears ethically dubious here. B. The client has a right to have healthy alternatives (i.e., vapes or "e-cigarettes") forced upon him by those who know what's best for him (i.e., their legal guardian). C. The BCBA should refrain from using dangerous reinforcers, such as cigarettes, which cause an unnecessary health risk for the client. These are known as "harmful reinforcers." D. Cigarettes are fine! Who wants to live forever, anyway? - ✔✔C. The BCBA should refrain from using dangerous reinforcers, such as cigs, which cause an unnecessary health risk for the client. This are known as "harmful reinforcers" Timothy is being taught to request items / activities using picture cards. An RBT, Bobby, is working with Timothy to train him to use his picture cards with increasing sophistication. He presents 5 picture cards in front of Bobby - one of his favorite toy truck + a cookie, a ball, a dinosaur toy, and a toy duckie. He then says, "Timothy, what do you want?" while holding Timothy's favorite toy truck. Timothy places the picture of his favorite toy truck in Bobby's hands, and Bobby gives him the toy truck. In terms of Timothy exchanging a picture card for a truck, what type of verbal operant does this scenario most closely resemble? A. Tact B. Intraverbal C. Mand D. Autoclitic - ✔✔C. Mand Duncan ( a dog ) is being taught tricks by his human, Alex. Alex says, "give me paw!" and, if Duncan puts his paw in Alex's hand, Duncan gets a carrot stick. Inexplicably, carrots are one of Duncan's favorite foods. Over time, the rate of Duncan's successful "give me paw" performances increases. What type of consequence does this most closely exemplify? A. Automatic Reinforcement (Sensory Stimulation) B. Reinforcement C. Extinction D. Punishment - ✔✔B. Reinforcement You are taking data continuously on a client's screaming behavior. Which option below is a type of CONTINUOUS data collection? A. Mand, Tact, Intraverbal, Echoic B. Partial Interval, Whole Interval, and Momentary Time Sampling C. Free Operant, Multiple Stimulus, Paired Stimulus, and Questionnaires D. Frequency, Latency, Rate, Duration - ✔✔D. Frequency, Latency, Rate, Duration Which of the following IS a type of functional behavioral assessment procedure? A. ABC Data Collection B. VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R, or PEAK Assessment C. Multiple Stimulus Assessment D. Free Operant - ✔✔A. ABC Data Collection Andrew flips a light switch at home, which typically turns the living room light on. Today, however, it does nothing. He flips it a few more times and still the light does not turn on! He groans and sets off to go purchase another light bulb from the hardware store. What type of consequence does this example most closely exemplify? A. Extinction B. Reinforcement C. Sensory Overload D> Punishment - ✔✔A. Extinction Acceptable methods for identifying client preferences include all of the following EXCEPT: A. Using the Likely Items Kit Enumeration System (LIKES), which all BCBAs should own a copy of because it is so awesome! B. Multiple Stimulus without Replacement C. Ask the client, or the clients guardians D. Free Operant Preference Assessment - ✔✔A. Using the likely items kit enumeration system(LIKES) which all BCBAs should own a copy bc its so awesome. Tommy is learning how to dance with his dance instructor, Anthony. Anthony writes a very brief series of steps down for Tommy to memorize and implement as he learns how to dance. He begins by having Tommy master the first step, and then introduces the second step. After the second, he introduces the third. He continues until all steps are mastered, from first to last, at which point Tommy has learned a new dance move! He repeats this process until Tommy has mastered a great many dance moves and no longer sucks at dancing. What type of task analysis teaching format is this? A. Partial Task Format B. Backwards Chaining C. Forward Chaining D. Whole or Total Task - ✔✔C. Forward Chaining Which of the following is one of the criteria for an operational definition of behavior? A. Sensory B. Access to Tangible C. Emotionality D. Clear, Concise, and Complete - ✔✔D. Clear, Concise, and Complete Tommy loves to play with all kinds of bugs. When outdoors, he will typically seek out insects on plants and try to catch them or play with them. Recently, Tommy was stung by a bee, and now he avoids insects while outdoors. In regard to Tommy's playing with insects behavior, the stimulus of being stung by a bee most likely function as what type of consequence? A. Reinforcement B. Sensory Overload C. Extinction D. Punishment - ✔✔D. Punishment Which of the following is NOT a criteria for an operational definition of behavior? A. Completeness B. Objectivity C. Clarity D. Creativity - ✔✔D. Creativity Billy has some candy. His friend Sam, who is deaf, walks up to Billy and makes the manual sign for "candy." Billy gives Sam some candy. In terms of Sam signing "candy", what type of verbal operant does this scenario most closely resemble? A. Listener Response B. Autoclitic C. Mand D. Tact - ✔✔C. Mand It's right before lunch, and Sally is riding in the car with her mother. They pass her favorite fast food restuarant and Sally says "Mom, can we get a burger? I'm starving!" What type of verbal operant does this most closely resemble? A. Intraverbal B. Autoclitic C. Mand D. Tact - ✔✔C. Mand A high-quality definition of behavior describes a behavior and the environment in observable, measurable terms that two or more observers would likely be able to use to produce the same measurement. What is the BEST behavioral definition from below? A. Tommy is aggressive at night B. Tommy is aggressive C. Tommy strikes another individual with his open or closed hand. An instance begins when the hand makes contact with the body of another person, and ends when 3 seconds have passed without contact being made by any part of Tommy's body with the body of another person. Exclude instances when Tommy is given permission to "strike" others (i.e., playing a game of tag; when someone says "give me a high-five.") D. Tommy hits others with the intent to cause physical or emotional damage - ✔✔C. This assessment is not trial based, and instead involves observing the client while they move around some environment (such as their bedroom, or living room) while making note of what items they engage with freely and for how long. At the end of the assessment, the items are ranked based off the total amount of time the client spent engaged with that item. What is the name of this type of preference assessment? A. Ask the client, or the clients guardians B. Multiple Stimulus without Replacement C. Using the Likely Items Kite Enumeration System (LIKES), which all BCBAs should own a copy of D. Free Operant Preference Assessment - ✔✔D. Free Operant Preference Assessment Tim is working with a client who has expressed concern with how much he eats and his overall weight gain. Tim notices that his client takes bites rather quickly, and begins to measure the time from the end of one bite until the beginning of another bite. What type of measurement is the duration from the end of one behavior until another instance of that same behavior? A. Inter-response time (IRT) B. Inter-trial Interval (ITI) C. Interval Schedule D. Instantiated Response Tracking (IRT) - ✔✔A. Inter-response time(IRT) An operational definition has ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT what quality? A. Complete B. Concise C. Clear D. Certified - ✔✔D. Certified Tom is really thirsty. He looks up at his teacher and says "Can I have some water?" She hands him a cup and he goes to the kitchen to fill it up. In terms of Tom saying "Can I have some water?", what type of verbal operant does this scenario most closely resemble? A. Tact B. Mand C. Intraverbal D. Autoclitic - ✔✔B. Mand Arriana's mother showers her with praise every time she does her homework without help. Over time, Arriana's behavior of completing homework assignments increases. Huzzah! Arriana's mother is very happy with this outcome. What type of consequence (from the choices below) does this example most closely exemplify? A. Extinction B. Reinforcement C. Punishment D. Antecedent - ✔✔B. Reinforcement Data can be collected in which of the following methods? A. Using mechanical clickers that tally one "count" each time you "click" them B. ALL OF THESE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT C. Using checks, tallies, or any other simple pen and paper counting system D. Entering data into software that calculate rate, total count, and duration for you automatically - ✔✔B. A child sees a cookie and says "cookie." Without any knowledge of the child's motivation, what type of verbal operant does this mostly closely describe? Be careful - this is a trick question! A. Tact B. Echoic C. Intraverbal D. Mand - ✔✔A. Tact A child sees a pizza box and says "pizza." Without any knowledge of the child's motivation, what type of verbal operant does this mostly closely describe? Be careful - this is a trick question! A. Mand B. Echoic C. Intraverbal D. Tact - ✔✔D. Tact It's a struggle to get Tim to put his shoes on. He will kick, bite, and scratch (his BCBA will generally refer to it as "aggression") when asked to put his shoes on. When the demand to put his shoes on is removed, he quickly stops. What might be the function of the client's AGGRESSIVE behavior? A. Attention from others, or socially mediated reinforcement B. Escape or avoidance C. Automatic Reinforcement a.k.a. "Sensory" D. Tangibles, a.k.a. stuff, like toys or snacks - ✔✔B. Escape or avoidance You are taking data continuously on a client's multiplication problem solving behavior. Which option below is a type of CONTINUOUS data collection? A. Frequency, Latency, Rate, Duration B. Partial Interval, Whole Interval, and Momentary Time Sampling C. Mand, Tact, Intraverbal, Echoic D. Free Operant, Multiple Stimulus, Paired Stimulus, and Questionnaires - ✔✔A. Frequency, Latency, Rate, Duration What is discrimination training? A. An organism engages in one behavior in the presence of one stimulus, and refrains from that behavior when that stimulus is absent. B. Being racist C. An organism engages in a given behavior across all appropriate contexts, individuals, and maintains the skill through time D. Not liking peas - ✔✔A. An organism engages in one behavior in the presence of one stimulus, and refrains from that behavior when that stimulus is absent. An RBT working with a client notices that the client could also benefit from chiropractic therapy in addition to the behavioral services being provided, and, as luck would have it, the RBT is also a trained chiropractor. She begins to incorporate the chiropractic regimine into therapy as part of the behavior change program. What, if any, is the ethical violation occurring here? A. There is no ethical issue here. B. The RBT must restrain themselves to procedures derived from the basic principles of behavior analysis, and not from other professions. C. The RBT is fine - diverse experience is something to be celebrated, not punished by unwieldy ethics codes! D. The RBT can only enact such procedures if specifically supervised by a trained chiropractor who is also a certified BCBA. The client does not need to be informed (as the client isn't an expert and frequently doesn't even know what they really want) - ✔✔B. The RBT must restrain themselves to procedures derived from the basic principles of behavior analysis, and not from other professions After a hard day's work, Sally is excited to go home and watch some Netflix. She grabs the TV remote, hits the "power" button, and nothing happens. She hits the button a few more times, and still, nothing happens. Crap. The remote is either busted, or the battery is dead. What type of consequence does this example most closely exemplify? A. Extinction B. Sensory Overload C. Punishment D. Reinforcement - ✔✔A. Extinction Sitting alone in his bedroom, Tommy will often line up blocks over and over again. When they are perfectly lined up, he will often flap his hands repetitively while visually inspecting the blocks. Tommy can't speak, so we are unable to ask him why he is engaging in this behavior. A behavior analyst has been contracted by Tommy's mother to investigate the function of this and other behaviors. What might be the function of the client's HAND-FLAPPING behavior? A. Attention from others, or socially mediated reinforcement B. Escape or avoidance C. Tangibles, a.k.a. stuff, like toys or snacks D. Automatic Reinforcement a.k.a. "Sensory" - ✔✔D. Automatic Reinforcement aka "Sensory" Rebecca, an RBT, measures the amount of time it takes for a developmentally delayed individual to cross the street once the sign changes from "DON'T WALK" to "WALK." Rebecca is concerned that if it takes her too long to start crossing, she may not make it across the street safely, as her client is also a pretty slow walker. What type of data is Rebecca taking? A. IRT B. LBA C. Latency D. Lag-time Analysis - ✔✔C. Latency Terry gets a list of groceries to buy at the store from his girlfriend. He arrives at the store, and checks each item off the list as he buys it, forgetting not a single item. When he gets home, Terry's girlfriend checks the shopping bags to ensure Terry bought all the things he needed to. Using the purchased groceries as a method to verify Terry's behavior of "purchasing items on a shopping list" is what type of data collection method? A. Indirect Count B. Full Rate C. Permanent Product D. Frequency (Discontinuous) - ✔✔C. Permanent Product Tom couldn't be more thrilled - he just passed his RBT exam. Typically, Tom is not a very good student, but he discovered this great website called aba.rocks and he spent tons of time practicing for the exam using the site's free quizzes. After studying so hard to pass the RBT exam, Tom's began to take studying more seriously and was more proactive about studying in the future for other things. What type of consequence does this example most closely exemplify? A. Punishment B. Extinction C. Sensory Overload D. Reinforcement - ✔✔D. Reinforcement A client and her therapist Jane are playing together with a giant Jigsaw puzzle on the rug. Another therapist walks into the room and asks Jane a question, and Jane turns away from her client and answers. The client hits Jane. Later that day, while eating lunch, Jane and her client are making a game out of counting the fruit loops on her plate. Jane's supervisor walks in and asks Jane some questions. Again, Jane's client begins to hit her. What might be the function of Jane's client's behavior? A. Tangibles, a.k.a. stuff, like toys or snacks B. Attention from others, or socially mediated reinforcement C. Automatic Reinforcement a.k.a. "Sensory" D. Escape or avoidance - ✔✔B. Attention from others, or socially mediated reinforcement You are taking data discontinuously on a client's spitting behavior. Which option below is a type of DISCONTINUOUS data collection? A. Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence B. Frequency, Latency, IRT C. Free Operant, Multiple Stimulus with & without Replacement, and Questionnaires D. Partial Interval, Whole Interval, and Momentary Time Sampling - ✔✔D. Partial Interval, Whole Interval, and Momentary Time Sampling Arriana's mother showers her with praise every time she does her homework. Over time, Arriana's behavior of completing homework assignments decreases. This alarms Arriana's mother - she expected the opposite effect! What type of consequence (from the choices below) does this example most closely exemplify? A. Extinction B. Punishment