PSY 7712 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Unit 10 Quiz • Question 1 4 out of 4 points A parent is trying to decrease the frequency of a child's swearing behavior. The parent observes the child and writes down a description of the behavior, antecedents, and consequences each time the child swears. In this example, the parent is using the method of ABC observation. Selected Answer: d. Descriptive. Answers: a. Indirect. b. Checklist. c. Interval recording. d. Descriptive. Answer Feedback: Correct. • Question 2 3 out of 3 points A reinforcer assessment and a preference assessment are the same thing. Selected Answer: b. False. Answers: a. True. b. False. Answer Feedback: Correct. • Question 3 4 out of 4 points A teacher is working with a child who frequently engages in fighting with other children on the playground. The teacher observes and records the events that immediately precede and follow the child's behavior of fighting. Which method of conducting a functional assessment is the teacher using? Selected Answer: b. Direct observation. Answers: a. Functional analysis. b. Direct observation. c. Indirect methods. d. Experimental manipulation. Answer Feedback: Correct. • Question 4 3 out of 3 points Analogue functional analyses (FAs) and functional behavior assessments (FBAs) are the same thing. Selected Answer: b. False. Answers: a. True. b. False. Answer Feedback: Correct. • Question 5 0 out of 3 points Choose the statement below that is true. Selected b. Answer: A functional analysis must always include four conditions. a. Answers: A FBA always includes a FA or it would not be called a FBA. b. A functional analysis must always include four conditions.