BEHV 5613 MODULE 6 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
What term do the authors use in describing the "motivation" of the child that
must be considered when starting an intervention for a child with autism?
reinforcers
What are direct (automatic) reinforcers?
reinforcers that are naturally linked to the target response, such as turning on the TV
with student says "TV" or "on"
What are indirect (mediated) reinforcers?
reinforcers that are not necessarily connected to the learning activity, such as providing
access to preferred toys after the child matches colors
Why is important for members of a treatment team to build relationships with
parents and other team members?
to teach important skills that team members can competently teach successfully will
likely be the greatest reinforcer for all intervention team members, hopefully leading to
increased investment in the process and thus better learning
In addition to tremendous amounts of time, energy, attention, and sometimes
considerable financial expenditure, what other hardship must families endure
while mobilizing themselves to create a program for their child with autism?
the emotional blow of their child's diagnosis
,Why might family members need different types of training and development in
behavioral teaching principles and procedures?
- varying degrees of enthusiasm for behavioral teaching principles and procedures
- resistance to behavioral teaching principles
Why is it important that the child's profile be considered?
- to get an accurate of the child's general learning readiness and attending skills is
critical to choosing initial skills and instructional strategies
- so that the child's capabilities are considered in determining what and how to teach
When evaluating the child's overall progress and instructional strategies, which
of the following may potentially be modified?
- the amount of training or supervision
- the number of hours of intervention
It is imperative to regularly assess the family's ability and willingness to continue
with a program. Why?
- There may be new contingencies that compete with the intervention program.
- A family's resources, personal goals, and time commitments may change over time.
- It is important to determine if the program is continuing to meet the family's needs and
expectations.
- Some parents may have difficulty sustaining a home program given all that is required
for an effective intervention program.
After assessing the child's progress and parent priorities, which of the following
may be ways in which programming can be expanded?
,- by providing access to new learning experiences and settings
- by focusing on the functionality and social validity of the child's skills
- by targeting generalization of skills across additional people
What is associated with accepting responsibility for an early intensive behavior
intervention?
- frightening outcomes when the intervention is not well-implemented
- accepting responsibility for the child's future
- that the effective behavioral treatment is provided with informed consent of the
individual involved in treatment
- great outcomes when the intervention is well-implemented
An interventionist must be aware of the contingencies that are operating on their
own behavior because of the gravity of consequences resulting from the quality
of the intervention he uses. What are some of the troublesome contingencies that
interfere with a quality EIBI program?
- taking on too many clients in an attempt to alleviate everyone's suffering and
discomfort
- not utilizing proactive strategic planning, which can result in reacting to momentary
crises
- responding to the social attention of communities that value fads and structure rather
than data and function
- taking on too many clients to increase income
What are some environmental arrangements that increase the likelihood of a
quality early intensive behavior intervention program?
, - joining continuous learning communities that provide feedback and reinforce behavior
that is in the interests of the young children
- consulting with trusted colleagues
- joining continuous learning communities in order to help identify dangerous
contingencies
What are some of the aspects of a sophisticated orchestration that will help
successfully implement an early intensive behavioral intervention?
- keeping abreast of current research
- deciding what programs to introduce when and how to introduce them
- conducting individualized assessments
- collaborating with other professionals and maintaining the teaching skills of all team
members
What are the options an individual practitioner has after assessing their own
skills and essentially "knowing what [they] don't know"?
- providing the services if you have the sophisticated skills required to successfully
implement early intensive behavioral intervention
- not providing early intensive behavioral intervention when she doesn't have the skills
and is not able to be supervised
- working in a setting where she can be mentored by a skilled and wise behavior analyst
when she doesn't have the skills
What are the aspects of a skilled early intensive behavioral intervention
practitioner's data sets?
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
What term do the authors use in describing the "motivation" of the child that
must be considered when starting an intervention for a child with autism?
reinforcers
What are direct (automatic) reinforcers?
reinforcers that are naturally linked to the target response, such as turning on the TV
with student says "TV" or "on"
What are indirect (mediated) reinforcers?
reinforcers that are not necessarily connected to the learning activity, such as providing
access to preferred toys after the child matches colors
Why is important for members of a treatment team to build relationships with
parents and other team members?
to teach important skills that team members can competently teach successfully will
likely be the greatest reinforcer for all intervention team members, hopefully leading to
increased investment in the process and thus better learning
In addition to tremendous amounts of time, energy, attention, and sometimes
considerable financial expenditure, what other hardship must families endure
while mobilizing themselves to create a program for their child with autism?
the emotional blow of their child's diagnosis
,Why might family members need different types of training and development in
behavioral teaching principles and procedures?
- varying degrees of enthusiasm for behavioral teaching principles and procedures
- resistance to behavioral teaching principles
Why is it important that the child's profile be considered?
- to get an accurate of the child's general learning readiness and attending skills is
critical to choosing initial skills and instructional strategies
- so that the child's capabilities are considered in determining what and how to teach
When evaluating the child's overall progress and instructional strategies, which
of the following may potentially be modified?
- the amount of training or supervision
- the number of hours of intervention
It is imperative to regularly assess the family's ability and willingness to continue
with a program. Why?
- There may be new contingencies that compete with the intervention program.
- A family's resources, personal goals, and time commitments may change over time.
- It is important to determine if the program is continuing to meet the family's needs and
expectations.
- Some parents may have difficulty sustaining a home program given all that is required
for an effective intervention program.
After assessing the child's progress and parent priorities, which of the following
may be ways in which programming can be expanded?
,- by providing access to new learning experiences and settings
- by focusing on the functionality and social validity of the child's skills
- by targeting generalization of skills across additional people
What is associated with accepting responsibility for an early intensive behavior
intervention?
- frightening outcomes when the intervention is not well-implemented
- accepting responsibility for the child's future
- that the effective behavioral treatment is provided with informed consent of the
individual involved in treatment
- great outcomes when the intervention is well-implemented
An interventionist must be aware of the contingencies that are operating on their
own behavior because of the gravity of consequences resulting from the quality
of the intervention he uses. What are some of the troublesome contingencies that
interfere with a quality EIBI program?
- taking on too many clients in an attempt to alleviate everyone's suffering and
discomfort
- not utilizing proactive strategic planning, which can result in reacting to momentary
crises
- responding to the social attention of communities that value fads and structure rather
than data and function
- taking on too many clients to increase income
What are some environmental arrangements that increase the likelihood of a
quality early intensive behavior intervention program?
, - joining continuous learning communities that provide feedback and reinforce behavior
that is in the interests of the young children
- consulting with trusted colleagues
- joining continuous learning communities in order to help identify dangerous
contingencies
What are some of the aspects of a sophisticated orchestration that will help
successfully implement an early intensive behavioral intervention?
- keeping abreast of current research
- deciding what programs to introduce when and how to introduce them
- conducting individualized assessments
- collaborating with other professionals and maintaining the teaching skills of all team
members
What are the options an individual practitioner has after assessing their own
skills and essentially "knowing what [they] don't know"?
- providing the services if you have the sophisticated skills required to successfully
implement early intensive behavioral intervention
- not providing early intensive behavioral intervention when she doesn't have the skills
and is not able to be supervised
- working in a setting where she can be mentored by a skilled and wise behavior analyst
when she doesn't have the skills
What are the aspects of a skilled early intensive behavioral intervention
practitioner's data sets?
