Law & Ethics
The Fundamentalist
To Ignore, or Not Ignore: That is the Question
What's your mal(Function)?
S.O.S
100
Dr. Stuart W., a BCBA-D has been working on Tom's behavioral issues for 2 years. Tom lives in a supported living apartment in the community, and he works at a job with supervision from vocational rehabilitation. Dr. W.'s data shows that Tom frequently arrives late or completely misses work. Tom would rather stay home and sleep; a variety of incentive programs have been ineffective. Dr. W. is wondering if Tom would benefit from counseling. He has a friend and colleague who is a counselor; his plan is to invite his colleague to lunch and tell him about Tom. Can Dr. W. ethically talk to another professional about Tom to determine if the person would consider taking Tom as a client?
A. Yes, as long as he has written consent from Tom or his guardian.
B. Yes, because he is doing this to help Tom.
C. No, if Tom needs a counselor he should call one himself.
D. Yes, but only if he has his colleague sign a confidentiality agreement.
A. Yes, as long as he has written consent from Tom or his guardian.
100
A behavior that has sudden and dramatic consequences that extend well beyond the idiosyncratic change itself because it exposes the person to new environments, reinforcers, contingencies, responses, and stimulus controls.
What is Behavioral Cusp?
100
This schedule of reinforcement is being used in the example below:
Shawn wants a new car so he checks the paper once a day at 8 in the morning hoping to find the car he wants.
What is Fixed Interval?
100
Charles spits on his teacher when he prompts him to complete a toothbrushing task. For obvious reasons, this behavior really grosses out the teacher, who refuses to work with him when he behaves like this. When Charles spits on him, the teacher walks away and allows Charles to leave the toothbrushing task and go to the computer to calm down. As long as he is playing on the computer, he rarely spits on his teacher. What is the most likely function of Charles' behavior?
Note: A combination of functions may also be accepted.
What is Escape and/or Tangible?
100
David gets prompted with a touch to the shoulder...then a light touch on back and then just a hand in front pointing where to go this is an example of this method of prompting.
What is Most-Least Prompting?
200
Graphs illustrating consumer behavior can be shared with:
A. The consumer, as long as he is likely to understand it
B. Individuals for whom consent to share has been obtained
C. Individuals who understand data interpretation
D. Only the consumer and the practitioner's supervisor
B. Individuals for whom consent to share has been obtained
200
A behavior that is elicited by antecedent stimuli and is "brought about" by a stimulus that precedes it.
What is Respondent Behavior?
200
A behavior analyst has implemented a behavior support plan that includes extinction, DRA, and a mild punisher (firmly saying "no"). The behavior support plan is effective in reducing the child's aggressive behavior. The behavior analyst is uncertain which intervention(s) is producing the behavior reduction. What could the behavior analyst do to determine which of the interventions is effecting the behavior?
A. Conduct a parametric analysis
B. Conduct a component analysis
C. Conduct a functional analysis
D. Ask the teacher's opinion
B.
Conduct a component analysis
200
Look at the following graph from a functional analysis of Elsa's tantrums. What would you conclude is the function of Elsa's tantrums?
Both escape and attention
200
Harper touches Shawn on the shoulder to let him know it is time to go. This is an example of this level of the prompting hierarchy.
What is a physical prompt?
300
Juan, a BCBA has done an assessment on Carl, a 6 year old boy, and determined that Carl's face slapping is maintained by automatic reinforcement. In his professional opinion, Carl's face slapping is serious enough to warrant a punishment procedure. When Carl slaps his face, Juan wants Carl's hands to be firmly pulled away from his face and for the therapist to say in a loud voice, "No!" What must Juan do before implementing this intervention?
A. Get consent from Carl's parents.
B. Include reinforcement procedures for alternative behaviors in the plan
C. Tell Carl that if he doesn't stop slapping his face, they will have to use punishment
D. A and B
D. A and B
300
A motivating operation that decreases the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus, object or event
What is Abolishing Operations?
300
Little Peter was walking along the fence of his uncle's dairy farm. Peter reached up and grabbed the wire along the fence, not realizing it was electrified. After recovering from the pain caused by the shock, Peter never again touched the fence wires. Which statement best describes the shock stimulus felt by Peter?
A. Negative reinforcement
B. Negative punishment
C. Bad judgement
D. Positive punishment
D. Positive punishment
300
Mr. Moon is conducting a functional analysis with Ira, who kicks his teachers frequently. Mr. Moon is implementing a contingent escape condition. He prompts Ira to engage in a difficult task. Ira kicks Mr. Moon in the shin. How should Mr. Moon respond if he is to implement the contingent escape condition correctly?
He should remove the task materials and turn away from Ira for a short period of time
300
How Close is your definition?
Most-to-least prompt fading involves:
What is Gradually changing the form or intensity of the prompt from most intense to least intense?
400
Steven J. is a BCBA who works with clients who live in a group home. He also works with clients in the sheltered workshop they attend during the day. Steven takes data on vocational skills as well as any inappropriate behaviors occurring in the work setting. He is responsible for the behavioral component of the annual Habilitation Plan, and he updates annual assessments. Steven does not have an office in his home so he has been given some file drawers in the special education teacher's classroom at the sheltered workshop. He keeps all of his assessment results and raw data there. The teacher locks her classroom door when she leaves for the day so that the file drawers are safe.
Does Steven's system of keeping records meet ethical guidelines?
Yes, but only if Steven has the only key to the file drawers
400
A philosophical position that views behavioral events that cannot be publicly observed as outside of the realm of science
What is Methodological behaviorism?
400
Of the following, the most appropriate procedure for self-injurious behavior (SIB) is characterized by A.) No empirical basis, minimally restrictive, substantial social validity
B.) Empirical basis, moderately restrictive, moderate social validity
C.) No empirical basis, least restrictive, substantial social validity
D.) Empirical basis, highly restrictive, moderate social validity
B.) Empirical basis, moderately restrictive, moderate social validity
400
Ms. Carmichael is conducting a FBA for Jamal, a boy in her class who runs away from activities and teachers. Ms. Carmichael began by interviewing her teaching assistants and by participating in the conversation with them to define the target behavior and to determine what antecedents and consequences she would watch for during her ABC assessment. Ms. Carmichael completes her ABC assessment and finds that running away from tasks and materials occurs most frequently when difficult tasks are presented and that the most common consequence for this behavior is a teacher chasing after him and returning him to the classroom. Sometimes he is required to return to the task and sometimes he is allowed to do a different activity when he comes back to the classroom. What can be concluded from this descriptive assessment?
A.) The problem behavior most likely occurs to get attention from teachers.
B.) The problem behavior most likely occurs to get escape from nonpreferred tasks.
C.) The problem behavior most likely occurs to get access to more preferred activities
D.) The function of problem behavior remains unclear.
D.) The function of problem behavior remains unclear.
400
Tantrum behavior was extinguished for months and then one day Jimmy decides to throw a tantrum to get candy. This is an example of..
What is Spontaneous Recovery?
500
Of the following, the least important type of outcome to be encouraged are those that:
A.) Support and facilitate relationships
B.) Result in obedience to requests to complete tasks
C.) Enhance participation in the community
D.) Strengthen natural family and community life experiences
B.) Result in obedience to requests to complete tasks
500
A situation in which the frequency, latency, duration or amplitude of a behavior is altered by the presence or absence of an antecedent stimulus.
What is Stimulus Control?
500
Noncontingent reinforcement involves the presentation of:
A.) Stimuli with unknown reinforcing properties that are delivered on a fixed-time or variable time schedule independent of the learner's behavior
B.) Stimuli with known reinforcing properties that are delivered on a fixed-time or variable-time schedule independent of the learner's behavior
C.) Stimuli with known reinforcing properties that are delivered on a fixed-ratio or variable-ratio schedule independent of the learner's behavior
D.) Stimuli with known reinforcing properties that are delivered on a fixed-time or variable-time schedule dependent on the learner's behavior
B.) Stimuli with known reinforcing properties that are delivered on a fixed-time or variable-time schedule independent of the learner's behavior
500
Ms. Frieder, who teaches fifth grade at Franklin Elementary School, decides to conduct a descriptive FBA for Amelia. Amelia has been refusing to do her schoolwork lately and has been ripping up her worksheets on a daily basis. Ms. Frieder creates a form on which she will mark specific antecedents and consequences that precede and follow Amelia's work refusals. For antecedents, she will mark one of the following: Math work given, reading work given, spelling work given, error correction given, work that requires writing given. For consequences, she will mark one of the following: verbal reprimand, another worksheet (same worksheet) provided, another worksheet (different worksheet) provided, time out, ignore. She will record these environmental events, whether or not a problem behavior occurs. What kind of descriptive assessment is Ms. Frieder conducting?
What is ABC continuous recording?
500
When using behavioral momentum, behaviors selected for a high-p request sequence should:
A.) Be part of the learner's current repertoire
B.) Be new behavior(s) the learner has to acquire
C.) Have a very long duration of occurrence
D.) Be those behaviors with which the learner is not complaint
A.) Be part of the learner's current repertoire