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BEHAVIOR REDUCTION
INTERVENTIONS QABA ABAT EXAM
STUDY PREP PART 5 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
What is Response Cost? - correct answer -• Punishment strategy;
should not be used without specific guidance from assigned
clinician
• A procedure in which a specific amount of available reinforcers
are contingently withdrawn following an undesirable behavior, in
an attempt to decrease future frequency of the behavior.
• Response cost is often used with token board/token economy
• Example:
-Learner has 6 tokens currently, then he hits his brother. 1 token
is removed (response cost for hitting).
Define Overcorection: - correct answer -• Punishment strategy;
should not be used without specific guidance from assigned
clinician
• Engaging in specific behavior following the occurrence of
problem behavior
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• Positive practice overcorrection: Repeatedly practicing the
appropriate behavior
Ex) Student leaves the classroom and runs down the hall; teacher
calls student back and has him practice walking down the hall
multiple times.
Deifferential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior (DRA): -
correct answer -Example: Requests cookies instead of hitting
mom to get cookie.
Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior (DRI): -
correct answer -Example:
Squeezing a stress ball instead of hand flapping.
Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior (DRO): - correct
answer -Example:
Rewarding any behaviors following a period of time in which
hitting doesn't occur.
Differential Reinforcement
High Rate behavior (DRH) - correct answer -Used to increase
occurrences of a behavior.
BEHAVIOR REDUCTION
INTERVENTIONS QABA ABAT EXAM
STUDY PREP PART 5 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
What is Response Cost? - correct answer -• Punishment strategy;
should not be used without specific guidance from assigned
clinician
• A procedure in which a specific amount of available reinforcers
are contingently withdrawn following an undesirable behavior, in
an attempt to decrease future frequency of the behavior.
• Response cost is often used with token board/token economy
• Example:
-Learner has 6 tokens currently, then he hits his brother. 1 token
is removed (response cost for hitting).
Define Overcorection: - correct answer -• Punishment strategy;
should not be used without specific guidance from assigned
clinician
• Engaging in specific behavior following the occurrence of
problem behavior
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• Positive practice overcorrection: Repeatedly practicing the
appropriate behavior
Ex) Student leaves the classroom and runs down the hall; teacher
calls student back and has him practice walking down the hall
multiple times.
Deifferential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior (DRA): -
correct answer -Example: Requests cookies instead of hitting
mom to get cookie.
Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior (DRI): -
correct answer -Example:
Squeezing a stress ball instead of hand flapping.
Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior (DRO): - correct
answer -Example:
Rewarding any behaviors following a period of time in which
hitting doesn't occur.
Differential Reinforcement
High Rate behavior (DRH) - correct answer -Used to increase
occurrences of a behavior.
