CBIS (Latest ) Real Questions and
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• What factors influence the type and extent of behavioral difficulties an individual may
demonstrate after brain injury? -✓✓site and severity of damage; pre-injury
characteristics of personality, intelligence, and learning style, and the current
environment
• What is coma-emergent agitation? How long does it last? -✓✓episode of agitation that
may occur as an individual emerges from coma that is usually brief, lasting less than 10
days in duration
• What is consequence-based programming? -✓✓interventions focused on learning; not
indicated for individuals emerging from coma and demonstrating agitation or confusion
• What is often the safest and most efficient technique for dealing with agitation in a
behavior-based manner? -✓✓through environmental management, where the focus is
on offering a quiet, organized, and structured environment with limited and carefully
managed stimulation
• What is the Stability Triangle? -✓✓Is a construct which is useful when identifying
treatment priorities and establishing the treatment plan; contains the following: establish
medical stability, promote behavior stability, and develop a stable activity plan
• What is applied behavior analysis? -✓✓the science of prediction and change of
socially significant behaviors
• What is behavior? -✓✓anything an individual does that can be measured, NOT
necessarily yelling/hitting/spitting/etc.
• What is the goal of applied behavior analysis? -✓✓to discover variables that reliably
influence behavior to either predict behavior change or promote behavior change
• What are indirect methods of behavior assessment? -✓✓interviews, checklists, may be
reviewed with caregivers, family members, and the individual themselves; can be
subject to bias d/t self-reporting
• What are direct methods of behavior assessment? -✓✓direct observations of an
individual, either in a naturally-occurring situation or one in which specific variables have
been controlled or manipulated for assessment purposes
,• What is Functional Analysis/Functional Assessment -✓✓methods of direct observation
within the field of behavior analysis conducted by BCBA to pinpoint the potential
function or purpose of a behavior via experimental manipulation
• What is a functionally equivalent alternative? -✓✓a behavior that serves the same
function as the target behavior but is safer or more appropriate and thus more useful for
the individual (e.g., instead of yelling resulting in d/c of a non-preferred task, request a
break)
• What is an operational definition? -✓✓a definition that outlines what exactly will be
counted as an occurrence or episode of the behavior; must be observable and
measurable, and the definition must be specific enough such that multiple observers
can agree upon what would count as an occurrence
• What are two dimensions of a behavior that will be important to take into account when
developing an operational definition? -✓✓topography (what the behavior looks like
physically) and intensity (describing the measure of force)
• What are five variables of interest when measuring behavior? -✓✓frequency, rate,
duration, latency, and % correct
• What is the four-term contingency within the field of behavior analysis? -
✓✓establishing operation; discriminative stimulus; response/behavior; consequence
• What is A-B-C analysis? -✓✓A=antecedent, B=behavior/response, C=consequence
• What is positive reinforcement? -✓✓adding something makes a response more likely
to occur in the future (e.g., if you do your chores, I'll give you $5)
• What is negative reinforcement? -✓✓taking away something makes a response more
likely to occur in the future (e.g., if you do your HW, you can skip chores tonight)
• What is positive punishment? -✓✓adding something to make a response less likely in
the future (e.g., if you hit your sister, you have to do the chores)
• What is negative punishment? -✓✓taking something away to make a response less
likely in the future (e.g., if you hit your sister, you can't play Xbox)
• What are 3 kinds of schedules of reinforcement? -✓✓extinction (decline in previously
reinforced response d/t no more consequence), continuous (response always produces
reinforcer), and intermittent (response sometimes produces a reinforcer)
, • What are consequence-based interventions? -✓✓systematic intervention wherein the
target behavior is followed by a specific kind of consequences, which depends on
whether the behavior is targeted for increase or decrease
• What is a task analysis? -✓✓a list of very specific steps involved in completing a task;
can be used to break down larger tasks into smaller component steps
• What is a shaping technique? -✓✓reinforcing actions that loosely resemble the target
behavior and are more easily displayed by an individual (successive approximations)
• What is fading? -✓✓the process by which one learns to produce the same response
under gradually changing conditions
• What is generalization? -✓✓when one begins to respond similarly to different stimuli or
situations in which they have not been trained
• What is discrimination? -✓✓when an individual responds differently to similar stimuli
• What are some examples of paraverbal behavior? -✓✓personal space, body posture
and motion, facial expression and gaze, and tone, volume and cadence of speech
• What are some de-escalation techniques to consider when individuals demonstrate
increased frustration and agitation? -✓✓active listening, orientation, redirection, setting
limits, withdrawing attention, and contracting (clearly defining the parameters of
expectation)
• How many Americans are living with long-term disabilities secondary to brain injury? -
✓✓5.3 million
• What is cognition (as described by ACRM)? -✓✓a complex collection of conscious
mental activity such as attention, perception, comprehension, remembering, or using
language and can generally be thought of as an individual's ability to mentally represent,
organize, or manipulate the environment
• What are the five types of attention? -✓✓focused, sustained, selective, alternating,
divided
• What is focused attention? -✓✓ability to respond discretely to specific visual, auditory
or tactile stimuli
• What is sustained attention? -✓✓maintain attention to complete a task accurately and
efficiently over a period of time
Accurate Answers (100% Verified)
• What factors influence the type and extent of behavioral difficulties an individual may
demonstrate after brain injury? -✓✓site and severity of damage; pre-injury
characteristics of personality, intelligence, and learning style, and the current
environment
• What is coma-emergent agitation? How long does it last? -✓✓episode of agitation that
may occur as an individual emerges from coma that is usually brief, lasting less than 10
days in duration
• What is consequence-based programming? -✓✓interventions focused on learning; not
indicated for individuals emerging from coma and demonstrating agitation or confusion
• What is often the safest and most efficient technique for dealing with agitation in a
behavior-based manner? -✓✓through environmental management, where the focus is
on offering a quiet, organized, and structured environment with limited and carefully
managed stimulation
• What is the Stability Triangle? -✓✓Is a construct which is useful when identifying
treatment priorities and establishing the treatment plan; contains the following: establish
medical stability, promote behavior stability, and develop a stable activity plan
• What is applied behavior analysis? -✓✓the science of prediction and change of
socially significant behaviors
• What is behavior? -✓✓anything an individual does that can be measured, NOT
necessarily yelling/hitting/spitting/etc.
• What is the goal of applied behavior analysis? -✓✓to discover variables that reliably
influence behavior to either predict behavior change or promote behavior change
• What are indirect methods of behavior assessment? -✓✓interviews, checklists, may be
reviewed with caregivers, family members, and the individual themselves; can be
subject to bias d/t self-reporting
• What are direct methods of behavior assessment? -✓✓direct observations of an
individual, either in a naturally-occurring situation or one in which specific variables have
been controlled or manipulated for assessment purposes
,• What is Functional Analysis/Functional Assessment -✓✓methods of direct observation
within the field of behavior analysis conducted by BCBA to pinpoint the potential
function or purpose of a behavior via experimental manipulation
• What is a functionally equivalent alternative? -✓✓a behavior that serves the same
function as the target behavior but is safer or more appropriate and thus more useful for
the individual (e.g., instead of yelling resulting in d/c of a non-preferred task, request a
break)
• What is an operational definition? -✓✓a definition that outlines what exactly will be
counted as an occurrence or episode of the behavior; must be observable and
measurable, and the definition must be specific enough such that multiple observers
can agree upon what would count as an occurrence
• What are two dimensions of a behavior that will be important to take into account when
developing an operational definition? -✓✓topography (what the behavior looks like
physically) and intensity (describing the measure of force)
• What are five variables of interest when measuring behavior? -✓✓frequency, rate,
duration, latency, and % correct
• What is the four-term contingency within the field of behavior analysis? -
✓✓establishing operation; discriminative stimulus; response/behavior; consequence
• What is A-B-C analysis? -✓✓A=antecedent, B=behavior/response, C=consequence
• What is positive reinforcement? -✓✓adding something makes a response more likely
to occur in the future (e.g., if you do your chores, I'll give you $5)
• What is negative reinforcement? -✓✓taking away something makes a response more
likely to occur in the future (e.g., if you do your HW, you can skip chores tonight)
• What is positive punishment? -✓✓adding something to make a response less likely in
the future (e.g., if you hit your sister, you have to do the chores)
• What is negative punishment? -✓✓taking something away to make a response less
likely in the future (e.g., if you hit your sister, you can't play Xbox)
• What are 3 kinds of schedules of reinforcement? -✓✓extinction (decline in previously
reinforced response d/t no more consequence), continuous (response always produces
reinforcer), and intermittent (response sometimes produces a reinforcer)
, • What are consequence-based interventions? -✓✓systematic intervention wherein the
target behavior is followed by a specific kind of consequences, which depends on
whether the behavior is targeted for increase or decrease
• What is a task analysis? -✓✓a list of very specific steps involved in completing a task;
can be used to break down larger tasks into smaller component steps
• What is a shaping technique? -✓✓reinforcing actions that loosely resemble the target
behavior and are more easily displayed by an individual (successive approximations)
• What is fading? -✓✓the process by which one learns to produce the same response
under gradually changing conditions
• What is generalization? -✓✓when one begins to respond similarly to different stimuli or
situations in which they have not been trained
• What is discrimination? -✓✓when an individual responds differently to similar stimuli
• What are some examples of paraverbal behavior? -✓✓personal space, body posture
and motion, facial expression and gaze, and tone, volume and cadence of speech
• What are some de-escalation techniques to consider when individuals demonstrate
increased frustration and agitation? -✓✓active listening, orientation, redirection, setting
limits, withdrawing attention, and contracting (clearly defining the parameters of
expectation)
• How many Americans are living with long-term disabilities secondary to brain injury? -
✓✓5.3 million
• What is cognition (as described by ACRM)? -✓✓a complex collection of conscious
mental activity such as attention, perception, comprehension, remembering, or using
language and can generally be thought of as an individual's ability to mentally represent,
organize, or manipulate the environment
• What are the five types of attention? -✓✓focused, sustained, selective, alternating,
divided
• What is focused attention? -✓✓ability to respond discretely to specific visual, auditory
or tactile stimuli
• What is sustained attention? -✓✓maintain attention to complete a task accurately and
efficiently over a period of time
