Philosophical Underpinnings
This term refers to the philosophical position that behavior is lawful and determined by environmental variables.
What is determinism?
What is shaping?
This is the term for the process of reinforcing successive approximations of a target behavior.
Jeremy engages in on task behavior for extended periods of time. Which measure would be most beneficial to use to measure this behavior?
Duration
This type of assessment involves gathering information about a behavior’s antecedents, behaviors, and consequences to determine its function.
What is functional behavior assessment (FBA)?
Intervention goals need to be established
1. once the intervention is in place
2. before the intervention begins
3. When determining the termination of services
4. once the intervention is effective
Before the intervention begins
This is the philosophical assumption that all phenomena, including behavior, can be explained by natural laws and principles.
What is naturalism?
What is operant conditioning?
This principle refers to the observation that behaviors followed by reinforcing consequences tend to increase in frequency.
Calculate the percent of occurrence of completed tasks for John. He was prompted to complete 20 different tasks and refused only 3 times. He complied following all other prompts.
1. 85%
2. 3
3. 15%
4. 17
85%
This term refers to a direct, systematic observation of behavior in a natural setting.
What is descriptive assessment?
Unwanted effects of extinction include
1. increased aggression
2. can be combined with other interventions
3. The problem behavior decreases
4. All of the above
Increased aggression
What is empiricism?
The belief that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience and observable evidence.
For most people, money is a powerful reinforcer because it has been paired with many other reinforcers. This is an example of a:
1. Generalized Conditioned Reinforcer
2. Conditioned Reinforcer
3. Neutral Stimulus
4. Conditioned Punisher
GCR: A generalized conditioned reinforcer has been paired with many unconditioned and conditioned reinforcers and does not depend on an EO for effectiveness
This type of behavioral definition identifies responses as members of the targeted response class solely by their common effect on the environment.
1. Function-Based Definition
2. Topography-Based Definition
3. Target behavior Definition
4. Social Validity
Function-based definition
Identify responses as members of the targeted response class solely by their common effect on the environment
This form of assessment involves asking the individual or others who know the person well about the antecedents, behaviors, and consequences related to problem behavior.
What is informal assessment or interviews?
Why is it important to document behavior services you provide?
1. To ensure treatment integrity
2. To facilitate further services by you or other professionals
3. All of the above
4. To increase billable hours that the behavior analyst may be pair for
To facilitate further services by you or other professionals
Susan learned how to write her name white at her school desk with a pencil. Her mom notices her independently writing her name at home with crayons. Which dimension of ABA is evident?
Generality
The contingent presentation of this stimulus increases a behavior NOT due to the individual's learning history.
1. Conditioned Reinforcer
2. Unconditioned Punisher
3. Unconditioned Reinforcer
4. Conditioned Punisher
Unconditioned Reinforcer
With regards to delivering high-5s, Alberto hit his friends/ hands too often. He is always trying to give high-5s to his peers. This has resulted in his peers refusing to interact with Alberto. As his BCBA which measure would be most crucial when focusing on reducing how often he hits others' hands?
1. Topography
2. Frequency
3. Magnitude
4. Location
Frequency
This tool involves observing and recording the behavior across different situations and people to identify patterns and functions.
What is a scatterplot?
This is defined as all of the behaviors that a person is able to do
1. Repertoire
2. Skill set
3. Behavior altering effect
4. Celeration
Repertoire
John is a teacher with some knowledge of behavioral interventions. He implements these strategies in his classroom. John is most likely practicing in which domain of behavior analysis?
1. Applied Behavior Analysis
2. Experimental Analysis of Behavior
3. Practice guided by behavior analysis
4. Behaviorism
Practice Guided by Behavior Analysis
the implementation of established treatments and interventions that have been shown to make socially significant changes in behavior.
What type of behavior is controlled by a verbal statement describing a contingency?
1. Rule
2. Rule-Governed Behavior
3. Contingency-Shaped Behavior
4. Shaping
Rule-Governed Behavior
Inter-Observer Agreement Measures
1. Reliability & Accuracy
2. Reliability
3. Neither reliability nor accuracy
4. Accuracy but not Reliability
Reliability
Reliability is defined as "The extent to which a measurement procedure produces the same value when repeatedly contacting the behavior of interest"
Accuracy is defined as "The extent to which the measurement corresponds to the true value"
This involves manipulating antecedents or consequences to test and confirm the function of a behavior.
What is functional analysis?
Which procedure is used to differentially teach a functionally equivalent replacement behavior and decrease problem behaviors?
1. DRA
2. DRL
3. DRO
4. DRI
DRA