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Which of the following situation(s) would be reportable as instances of suspected abuse
or neglect?
a. Causing an intentional physical injury
b. Making terrorizing or threatening statements
c. Withholding nourishment and water as a form of punishment
d. All of the above - Answer-d. All of the above
Data collection is a critical component of behavior analysis because ? a.
It allows for data based decisions
b. It allows for monitoring progress and identifying skill deficits
c. It helps determine skill mastery
d. All of the above - Answer-d. All of the above
If an instructor is teaching naturalistically, he should . a.
Speak in a natural voice
b. Only work at a teaching table
c. Always use teaching cards
d. Speak in a louder more authoritative voice - Answer-a. Speak in a natural voice
It is always important to start with function-based behavior intervention plans. Which
most accurate describes some of the most commonly found functions of behavior in
research?
a. Maladaptive behavior, antecedent behavior, and consequences
b. Anger, frustration, emotional self-control and protesting
c. Social positive reinforcement (attention and access to tangible), social negative
reinforcement (escape), and automatic reinforcement.
d. All of the above - Answer-c. Social positive reinforcement (attention and access
to tangible), social negative reinforcement (escape), and automatic reinforcement.
Claire's therapy team taught her to wash her hands. Three months later, Claire can
still wash her hands independently with no prompts, and she does so on her own at
appropriate times. Claire's hand washing behavior has been successfully . a.
Maintained
b. Generalized
c. Prompted
d. Differentially reinforced - Answer-a. Maintained
,When preparing to take data on a target behavior, it is important to first identify . a.
The definition of the behavior
b. The type of data collection procedure
c. What items are needed to take data (i.e. pencil, clicker, stopwatch)
d. All of the above - Answer-d. All of the above
When updating a caregiver, parent or grandparent regarding how the client
performed during a session, it is important to ?
a. Balance out difficult feedback with positive feedback
b. Discuss in length the challenging behaviors of the client during the session so that
the parent can adequately discipline the child afterwards
c. Only share positive information; they are dealing with difficult things outside of
session and do not need to be further burden
d. Not share with the caregiver how the session was, as you are not the supervisor of
the program - Answer-a. Balance out difficult feedback with positive feedback
Jordan is learning to read color words, such as brown, red and purple. His teacher
wants to use a stimulus fading procedure to help him learn the targets. Which of
the following is an example of a stimulus fading procedure?
a. Writing the word "red" in black ink with a thick red border, which is gradually faded
to thinner border and eventually removed
b. Placing a red square underneath the word "red", and gradually lightening the
shade of the red square until it is completely
c. Having pictures of red items drawn next to the word, "red" on an index card and
gradually removed from the card one at a time
d. All of the above - Answer-d. All of the above
The repeated presentation of the same discriminative stimulus is called . a.
Error correction procedure
b. Discrimination training
c. Mass trial/in isolation
d. Random rotation - Answer-c. Mass trial/ in isolation
All of these are methods for establishing chains of behavior except
a. Backward chaining
b. Total task presentation
c. Semi-task presentation
d. Forward chaining - Answer-c. Semi-task presentation
When working on a new morning routine, Giana engages in high levels of tantrum
behavior. As a consequence, each time Giana engages in tantrum behavior you
immediately place her in time-out for a brief period and then return back to the
, morning routine. This goes on for some time. What is a possible reason why time-out
may not be reducing the tantrum behavior?
a. Giana does not find the time-out location to be reinforcing
b. The therapist is different throughout the week, but they each follow the behavior
plan
c. Giana is getting to escape the routine and is not engaged in a reinforcing activity
prior to the time-out procedure
d. All of the above - Answer-c. Giana is getting to escape the routine and is not
engaged in a reinforcing activity prior to the time-out procedure
The program supervisor asks the RBT to sign a timesheet. The RBT notices that the
timesheet is wrong because she has never worked with that particular learner. She
tells the program supervisor that there must have been a mistake. The program
supervisor tells the RBT, "That's okay, you should just sign it anyway, that is the only
way we will get paid." The most ethical choice for the RBT is to .
a. Follow the instructions of her supervisor and sign the timesheet because her
supervisor told her to
b. Sign the timesheet but do not use her full name
c. Not sign the timesheet
d. Not sign the timesheet and report her program supervisor because this is
fraudulent - Answer-d. Not sign the timesheet and report her program supervisor
because this is fraudulent
Tito engages in slapping behavior when presented with instructions during learning
activities. The behavior has been determined to be maintained by escape from
demands. The behavior intervention plan indicates that the therapists will teach Tito
to sign the word "break" so that he can get what he needs without slapping.
Extinction is to be used as an intervention when slapping occurs. You present the
instruction for a learning activity and Tito slaps you. Which best explains how you
would implement the intervention?
a. Block the slapping behavior with your hand, provide the instruction "hands down,"
and continue the learning activity.
b. Provide Tito with a break since one is clearly needed
c. Reinforce Tito for not engaging in slapping for designated periods of time. When
slapping does occur, ignore the behavior
d. Continue presenting the instruction and do not respond to the slapping behavior -
Answer-d. Continue presenting the instruction and do not respond to the
slapping behavior
When looking at the interaction between a behavior and the environment, which of
the following would be considered part of the "environment?" a. The physical location
b. The presence of loud music playing