Section G
Ellie is a first grader who engages in trichotillomania (hair pulling or twisting). This most often occurs when her mother is cooking or cleaning up in the kitchen and can see Ellie pulling her hair while watching television at night. What is the MOST appropriate intervention, given this limited information?
A. DRL
B. NCR
C. Response blocking
D. DRO
DRO
Social validity refers to:
A. Statistical significance
B. Observer reliability
C. The social importance and acceptability of goals, procedures, and outcomes
D. Treatment integrity
The social importance and acceptability of goals, procedures, and outcomes
Some parents come to you regarding the stealing and lying behavior of their 14 year old child. What historical information seems most relevant?
A. Medical records, including diagnoses and medications
B. Educational records, including test results and grade reports
C. Research articles, including those focused on similar behavior
D. Parent reports, including behavioral events and intervention attempts
Parent reports, including behavioral events and intervention attempts
Mr. P.P. Pumpkin-eater has a few problem behaviors. He swears a lot, drinks too much, argues with his wife daily, and his breath is bad because he doesn't brush his teeth. At work, his coworkers tend to avoid his bad breath and he may have been passed over for promotion as a result. With this information, what target behavior should be prioritized?
A. alcohol use
B. arguing
C. swearing
D. oral hygiene
oral hygine
This type of error is known to be a type 1 error?
A Dependent variable error
B Flase negative
C False positive
D Indepnendet variable error
C False positive
Type II is a false negative.
When taking an online test, you mark your answer. Then, you click "next" to go on to the next question. This last contingency is known as:
A. a conditional discrimination
B. discrimination training
C. stimulus discrimination
D. a simple discrimination
A simple discrimination
just describes a three-term contingency, such as "next" is presented (SD), you press "next," (response) and the next question is revealed (R+).
Level refers to:
A. Direction of data points
B. Average value of data within a phase
C. Variability between observers
D. Number of sessions collected
Average value of data within a phase
When using experimental manipulation in a functional assessment, which condition is considered a control?
A. escape
B. alone
C. play
D. attention
Play
Jessica reprimands Lucky every time he barks when she is trying to record a video. The reprimands seem to make Lucky bark even more. What are the reprimands serving as?
A A positive reinforcer
B A positive punisher
C A negative reinforcer
D A negative punisher
Postive reinforcer
Which type of FA analyzes the amount of time between the start of
a condition and when a person engages in a behavior?
A) Latency FA
B) Trial Based FA
C) Brief FA
D) Analysis of the precursors
Latency FA
The Isley Brothers' song "Shout," asks the listener to shout "a little bit softer now" and then later, bring it up by shouting "a little bit louder now." The Isley Brothers are showing us an example of:
A, errorless learning
B. incidental teaching
C, shaping
D. rule-governed behavior
SHAPING
Variability refers to:
A. The steepness of a trend line
B. How much data points fluctuate around a pattern
C. The duration of observation sessions
D. Observer accuracy
How much data points fluctuate around a pattern
Which answer most accurately describes an access function?
A. Given a twelve-pack of soda, Gena will open all of them at once.
B. Amy runs out of nail polish when painting her toenails.
C. Ananya won't leave the playground when her mother calls her to transition to home.
D. You see someone leaving a car that seems to have its headlights still on, so you honk your horn.
Ananya won't leave the playground when her mother calls her to transition to home.
Which measure has no direct behavioral dimension?
A Percent
B Frequency
C Rate
D IRT
percent
is representative of behavior but does not measure a specific occurrence of behavior. If they engaged in a behavior 5 out of 10 times, this means they engaged in a behavior 50% of the time. However, it does not reference a specific occurrence of behavior.
Which type of assessment is used for basic information gathering
to determine if ABA services are appropriate.
A) Direct assessment
B) Indirect assessment
C) Ecological assessment
D) Preliminary assessment
Preliminary assessment
The BEST example of a Generalized Conditioned Reinforcer (GCR) is:
A. access to video games
B. food
C. money
D. tickles
money
A scatterplot is particularly useful for:
A. Displaying cumulative behavior counts
B. Identifying patterns of behavior across time periods
C. Showing percentages only
D. Comparing IOA scores
Identifying patterns of behavior across time periods
What's the BEST way to know that a client has demonstrated a skill?
A. Staff working with the client tell you, "She's got it."
B. You watch a video of the client demonstrating the skill.
C. Another behavior analyst that you trust compliments your client's skill demonstration.
D. Your client writes a description of the skill.
You watch a video of the client demonstrating the skill
Orvie is a BCBA working with Camilia. She asks Camilia to graph the number of functions of object targets that Camilia mastered. What measure is Orvie using?
A Trials to criterion
B Cumalative recording
C Rate
D Celeration
Cumulative recording
What is the minimum number of treatments in an altering treatment graph?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
2
Which measurement records whether a behavior occurred at any point during an interval?
A. Whole-interval recording
B. Partial-interval recording
C. Duration recording
D. Frequency recording
Visual analysis of graphed data typically includes examination of:
A. Level, trend, variability, immediacy, overlap, and consistency
B. Mean, median, and mode only
C. Reliability and validity only
D. Frequency and duration only
Level, trend, variability, immediacy, overlap and consistency
I went to Disneyland as a teenager. There were long lines at The Matterhorn and Pirates of the Caribbean, but hardly anybody at Space Mountain. My brothers and I must have ridden that ride ten times in a row. What best explains our behavior?
A. Behavioral momentum
B. The matching law
C. A variable interval schedule
D. A multiple schedule
The matching law
Jared is a BCBA who is conducted a free operant preference assessment. What measure is he MOST likely to use?
A) Duration
B) IRT
C) Frequency
D) Rate
Duration
Why is an ABAB design better than an ABA graph?
A) It's not
B)It demonstrates a stronger functional relationship
C)It shows replication
D)Both B and C
Both B & C