Measurement & Data Collection
Assessment
Skill Acquisition
Behavior Reduction
Terms
100
This is how you measure how many times a behavior has been observed. A. Duration B. Frequency C. Latency D. Rate
B. What is frequency data?
100

Observing the individual's behavior in natural or structured settings.  A. Interview B. Indirect Observation C. Direct Observation D. None of the above

C. What is direct observation?

100

Reinforcement is given after every instance of the desired behavior. This is useful for initially teaching a new behavior.  A. Continuous Reinforcement  B. Intermittent Reinforcement C. Fixed Ratio Reinforcement D. Variable Ratio Reinforcement

D. What is continuous reinforcement?

100
In ABA, the B stands for "behavior" and must always be 2 things. A. Operational and measurable B. Observable and easy to see C. Observable and measurable D. None of the above
C. What are observable and measurable?
100

A consequence that increases the likelihood of a behavior occurring again.

A. Reinforcement B. Extinction C. Punishment D. None of the Above

A. What is reinforcement?

200
This is how you measure how long a behavior occurs. A. Duration B. Frequency C. Latency D. Rate
A. What is duration?
200
Information gathered from others (e.g., parents, teachers, caregivers) about the individual's behavior in various settings. 
A. Direct Assessments B. Indirect Assessments Technician C. Test D. None of the above

B. What is indirect assessments? Bonus-100 What are some examples? (interviews, questionnaires, ect)

200

Reinforcement is given only some of the time, not every time.  A. Continuous B. Intermittent C. Punishment D. Task Analysis

B. What is intermittent reinforcement? Bonus- 100 What are the types (fixed ratio, fixed interval, variable ratio, variable interval)

200
When attempting to reduce a behavior, it is important to know your ABC's prior to starting a behavior plan. What does ABC stand for?
What are Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence? BONUS: 50pts - Define each of these!
200

A consequence that decreases the likelihood of a behavior occurring again. A. Punishment B. Reinforcement C. Prompting D. None of the above

A. What is punishment?

300
Every 5 minutes, you are recording whether or not Erica is staying in her seat for the entire 5 minutes over the course of a 30-minute class and then calculating how much time she remained seated. You are using what type of recording procedure? A. PLACheck B. Time sampling C. Partial Interval recording D. Whole interval recording
D. What is whole interval recording?
300

This is a systematic procedures used to identify items or activities that a person finds enjoyable and motivating A. asking them B. observation C. Preference Assessment D. None of the above

C. What is preference assessment?

300

Ian gets into his car and starts the engine, he starts to drive and an annoying buzzer goes off, which is really bothersome to him. He puts on his seat belt and the buzzer stops. Ean experienced something that will likely result in him putting on his seat belt sooner in future car rides. A. Positive Reinforcement B. DRO C. Negative Punishment D. Negative Reinforcement

D. What is negative reinforcement? Bonus (10): What else could it be called if we were looking at the behavior of decreasing leaving his seatbelt off?

300

This is a written document that outlines specific strategies and interventions for addressing challenging behaviors.  A. Behavior assessment B. Behavior Intervention Plan C. Functional Analysis D. Prompt

B. What is a behavior intervention plan?

300

Withholding reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior, causing it to decrease. A. Extinction B. Generalization C. Prompting D. None of the above

A. What is extinction? Bonus -100 When do you use this? (Only for attention seeking behaviors).

400

A teacher is observing a student for out-of-seat behavior during a 20-minute math lesson. The teacher divides the lesson into 1-minute intervals. For each interval, the teacher records a "+" if the student was out of their seat at any point during that minute, and a "-" if the student remained in their seat for the entire minute.  A. Permanent Product Recording B. Partial Interval C. Momentary Time Sampling D. Whole Interval Recording

A. What is partial interval recording?

400

This assessment involves observing a learner's choices in a natural or contrived setting where they have free access to a variety of items or activities . A. Multiple stimulus B. Paired Stimulus C. Single Stimulus D. Free operant 

D. What is free operant?

400

Kim is completely addicted to slot machines because approximately every 10 pulls, she wins some amount of money. Unfortunately, Kim is down about $300, but that doesn't stop her because that next pull could be the big one. All slot machines use this to keep people coming back. A. Intermittent schedule of reinforcement B. Differential reinforcement C. Latency D. Continuous reinforcement

A. What is an intermittent schedule of reinforcement? Bonus (10) - Which schedule?

400

This involves reinforcing a desired behavior while withholding reinforcement for the undesired behavior. A. Differential reinforcement B. Punishment C. Reinforcement D. Extinction

A. What is differential reinforcement? BONUS - 100: What are the different kinds? DRO, DRL, DRI, DRA, DRH

400

Teaching individuals to use communication to replace problem behaviors. A. Functional Communication Training (FCT) B. Generalization C. Prompting D. None of the above

A. What is FCT?

500

This records antecedents (what happened before the behavior), the behavior itself, and consequences (what happened after the behavior) to understand the function of the behavior. What is this term called?

A. Continuous data B. Functional Behavior Assessment C. ABC Data D. None of the above

C. What is ABC Data? BONUS - 100: When would you use this?

500

This is a method used to identify an individual's preferred items or activities by presenting multiple options simultaneously and removing the chosen item after each selection A. Single stimulus B. Multiple Stimulus without replacement C. Free operant D. None of the Above

B. What is multiple stimulus without replacement

500

What are the components of a skill acquisition plan?

What is.. Identifying the skill, identifying materials needed, teaching strategy, consequences, mastery criteria, reinforcement, and maintenance/ generalization. 
500
When behavior gets worse before it gets better it is called? A. Spontaneous recovery B. Resistance C. Extinction D. Extinction burst
D. What is extinction burst.
500

Applying learned skills across different people, places, and situations.

What is generalization?