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PSY7703 Unit 7 Quiz Question

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Question 1 Which is an important consideration when planning a timeout procedure? a. Extinction and/or positive reductive procedures (for example, DRA) should first be considered. b. The "timei... n" setting must be more reinforcing than the timeout setting. c. Lost instructional time must be addressed. d. All of the other answers are correct Question 2 All of the following are desirable aspects of timeout except? . a. Ease of application. b. Acceptability. c. Collateral decreases in nontargeted behaviors. d. Can be combined with other approaches. Question 3 Which is best description of positive practice? a. A Type 2 punishment procedure that results in improved compliance b. One that involves the learner repeating a correct form of the behavior, or a behavior incompatible with the problem behavior, a specified number of times. c. One in which the learner is required to repair the damage or return the environment to its original state. d. One in which the learner is required to repair the damage or return the environment to its original state and then to engage in additional behavior to bring the environment to a condition vastly better than it was in prior to the misbehavior. Question 4 Which of the following is true? a. If response cost does not result in a decreased probability of the target behavior occurring it is still considered punishment. b. Positive reinforcement procedures can be combined with response cost. c. Removing a student from the instructional setting contingent on emission of a target behavior is an example of nonexclusion timeout. d. Wearing the timeout ribbon signals that the individual is in timeout. Question 5 Which statement is not included in the procedural guidelines for the use of punishment? a. Conduct a punisher assessment. b. Consider using varied punishers. c. Use the highest intensity of punishment that is effective. d. Record, graph, and evaluate data daily. Question 6 Ethical issues regarding the use of punishment include: a. client's right to a safe and humane treatment. b. professional responsibility to adhere to the doctrine of the least restrictive alternative. c. client's right to effective treatment. d. All of the other answers are correct. Question 7 The timeout room should be: a. devoid of any potential reinforcers or hazardous items. b. in a remote location, (that is, as far away from the instructional setting as possible). c. locked at all times when a student is inside. d. All of the other answers are correct. Question 8 [planned] [ignoring] involves the removal of social reinforcers contingent on the occurrence of a target behavior. Question 9 The current status of knowledge regarding the use of punishment was rendered from research that was conducted more than _______ years ago. a. 100 b. 10 c. 70 d. 40 Question 10 Contingent observation involves: a. the individual being removed from the instructional setting for a period of time. b. the individual remaining in the setting but losing participation privileges for a period of time. c. the practitioner closely and continuously observing the individual for instances of the target behavior and other infractions. d. the procedure must be applied to an entire group. Correct. Question 11 [Show More]

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