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which of the following exemplifies collaboration with other professionals?
a. providing opinions in regards to the medications recommended by the psychiatrist
b. graphing the learner's behavior when medication is taken and when is it not taken and sharing your data
c. let the team know that you will only work with those using evidence-based interventions
d. none of the above
b. graphing the learner's behavior when medication is taken and when is it not taken and sharing your data
you would like to increase cooperation and decrease problem behaviors during instructions. antecedent-based variables you might consider are :
a. provide choice and use high-p
b. consequence based interventions
c. praise or token economy system
d. all of the above
a. provide choice and use high-p
in performance evaluation, the most objective and preferred method is :
a. behavioral rating scale
b. count
c. ranking
d. they are all the same
b. count
there are two schedules; A and B. 75% of the reinforcement comes from schedule B. therefore, 75% of the organism's responding will be allocated to schedule B. this best describes:
a. behavioral economics
b. behavioral distribution
c. matching law
d. premack principle
c. matching law
which exemplifies a dual relationship for the behavior analyst?
a. the behavior analyst coaches his former supervisor's son in tennis
b. the behavior analyst has a crush on one of her supervisees and refers him out to another supervisor
c. the behavior analyst coaches her current client's son in tennis
d. they are all examples of dual relationships
c. the behavior analyst coaches her current client's son in tennis
inclusions and exclusions satisfy the element of __________ for operationalized definitions
a. contextual
b. objective
c. complete
d. criterion
c. complete
the behavior analyst programmed a stipulation for the teacher to wait 5 seconds before delivering attention if the interval of the Variable Time Schedule ends at the moment Johnny engages in motor stereotypy. this scenario is likely to describe?
a. variable interval schedule of reinforcement
b. variable ratio schedule of reinforcement
c. non-contingent reinforcement
d. contingent reinforcement
c. non-contingent reinforcement
________ ethics refers to a practitioner's ability to adhere to the ethical code of their discipline and __________ ethics refers to the person's moral code
a. personal, professional
b. scholarly, personal
c. professional, personal
d. client, professional
c. professional, personal
Shelly is training CPR. which of the following is an ideal training procedure to use?
a. social stories
b. video modeling
c. competency based training
d. scripts and script fading
c. competency based training
every time difficult demands were presented, Joey would rip up his work. Joey ripping up his work was occasioned by difficult demands. when the work is not difficult, Joey does not rip up his work. this exemplifies which attitudes of science?
a. determinism
b. analysis
c. philosophical doubt
d. behavioral
a. determinism
in condition A, Sheldon provides a candy to Penny when she speaks in a low voice and sprays her with water when she speaks in a high voice. in condition B, Sheldon sprays Penny when she speaks in a low voice and gives her a candy when she speaks in a high voice. this is likely to be :
a. reversal is preferred
b. withdrawal is preferred
c. reversal and withdrawal
d. none of the above
a. reversal is preferred
Tommy threw work materials on the floor. knowing the function maintaining this problem behavior to be an escape, the teacher prompted Tommy by saying "I need a break." allowing Tommy to escape from work is likely to be a :
a. DRI or DRO
b. DRI or DRA
c. DRA or DRC
d. DRA or DRL
c. DRA or DRC
in regards to the 3 levels of investigations in science, descriptive assessment such as ABC data analysis is to _________ as functional analysis is to _________
a. description, prediction
b. prediction, control
c. description, experimentation
d. description, control
b. prediction, control
when implementing a behavioral intervention, one should :
a. consider contingencies acting on people in and around the learner
b. involve staff, caregivers, and family from the beginning
c. consider a cost benefit analysis
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
a target definition should be:
a. objective, contextual, and concise
b. objective, clear, and complete
c. measurable, criterion-based, and objective
d. none of the above
b. objective, clear, and complete
according to baseline data, cursing occurs about every 20 minutes. the initial criterion should start at _________ for a DRO procedure.
a. 25 minutes
b. 30 minutes
c. 20 minutes
d. 18 minutes
d. 18 minutes
Tom is conducting a task analysis, he is :
a. breaking down a task into more complex components
b. shaping a behavior
c. breaking down a task into its stimulus-response components
d. combining behaviors into the same response class
c. breaking down a task into its stimulus-response components
Mary, the BCBA was hired by a third party,
a. decline the job; BCNA should not be hired by a third party
b. should clarify her role as a behavior analyst and keep all parties updated at the end of the consulting job
c. should clarify her role as a behavior analyst and define roles at the onset of services
d. should ultimately view the one who is paying her sa the "primary" client
c. should clarify her role as a behavior analyst and define roles at the onset of services
Cella is shaping Beth's tennis serve. The first step is the toss, next is bringing the racket back over the shoulder, etc. Shaping a tennis serve is :
a. shaping within topographical response class
b. shaping across topographical response class
c. shaping within stimulus class
d. shaping across stimulus class
b. shaping across topographical response class
systematic performance monitoring can :
a. be bias measurements
b. provide adequate delivery of reinforcement and feedback
c. spread jealousy amongst staff
d. all of the above
b. provide adequate delivery of reinforcement and feedback
a changing criterion design would most likely be used for:
a. increasing the percentage of completed steps in a task analysis for making coffee
b. teaching a learner how to use Microsoft excel in application
c. increasing the number of words read in a minute for a learner who knows how to read
d. generalization of greetings to various settings
c. increasing the number of words read in a minute for a learner who knows how to read
Howard has been spraying water on Sheldon when he nagged. to determine if this is effective, Howard stopped spraying Sheldon to see it nagging would increase. this is likely to be a :
a. reversal
b. withdrawal
c. alternate
d. concurrent
b. withdrawal
despite frequent requests of bites, baby Albert was only given bites of food contingent on meeting IRT criterion for bites and only if a bite is taken. Dr. Watson is likely to be using which type of procedure?
a. full session DRL
b. spaced-responding DRL
c. interval DRL
d. all of the above
b. spaced-responding DRL
Beth, the BCBA saw another fellow BCBA not giving a tip to his waitress at the local diner on her lunch break.
a. Beth should report the incident to the BACB as this colleague lacks integrity
b. Beth should report the incident to the BACB as this is not a value of a behavior analyst
c. Beth does not need to report the incident to the BACB
d. A and B
c. Beth does not need to report the incident to the BACB
the teacher waited 5 seconds before delivering attention when Johnny engaged in problem behavior at the same moment as the interval ended in a Variable Time Schedule. what is the likely reason this stipulation (delay of delivering attention)?
a. to mitigate the adventitious reinforcement of problem behavior; an unintentional outcome and possible side effects of NCR
b. to increase Johnny's MO for attention
c. to punish Johnny for engaging in problem behavior
d. to increase waiting skill for Johnny
a. to mitigate the adventitious reinforcement of problem behavior; an unintentional outcome and possible side effects of NCR