Section I Mock Question
The assessment in which one stimulus at a time is presented and the client’s response is recorded is known as:
Multiple Stimulus Assessment
Free-Operant Observation
Paired Stimulus Assessment
Successive Choice Assessment
Successive Choice Assessment
Which of the following formulas is used to calculate conditional probability?
Number of behaviors which follow a specific consequence event ÷ (divided by) the total number of behaviors
None of these
Number of scored intervals where the behavior occurred ÷ (divided by) the number of unscored intervals where the behavior did not occur
Number of behaviors which are preceded by a specific antecedent event ÷ (divided by) the total number of behaviors
Number of behaviors which follow a specific consequence event ÷ (divided by) the total number of behaviors
What is an example of social validity?
Teaching a 5 year old how to read because she loves to look at books.
I taught my client, Sarah, to say “Hi” whenever one of her friends approach and says “Hi” to her. One day, while on an outing, we saw one of Sarah’s friends. Her friend says “Hi” to Sarah and to my surprise, Sarah says “Hello! How are you?” Sarah’s behavior towards her friend is an example of?
Response generalization
When I start my new client Sarah, I first meet with the parent of the client to gather some basic personal and behavioral information. The parents report Sarah behaviors at school are very disruptive to her peers and she often is sent to the office because of her behaviors. With the parent’s permission, I go into the school and ask the teacher about the behaviors she has directly observed. The teacher reports Sarah often engages in verbal refusal, yelling, kicking, and throwing school supplies about an hour before lunch time, every day. I record this information in my Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA). What method did I use to collect behavioral data for my Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)?
Stimulus
Functional
Direct
Indirect
Indirect
I am conducting a direct descriptive FBA where I check off, from a predetermined list, what I observe when the target behavior occurs. Which ABC recording method am I using?
Sequence Analysis
Scatter plot
Continuous
Narrative
Continuous
If I am manipulating antecedents and consequences while observing and recording the effect on the client’s behavior, I am conducting a _____.
Reinforcer assessment
Functional analysis
Direct assessment
Indirect assessment
Functional analysis
I conduct a task analysis on answering the door when the doorbell rings. The steps of my task analysis are: walk to the door, open the door, and close the door after letting the person in. My client mastered “walk to the door” very quickly using a forward chaining procedure but seems to be having trouble with the next step, “open the door”. All of the following are possible solutions to help facilitate acquisition and mastery of the task except:
Withholding reinforcement until the client completes the entire task independently
Learning to drive is an example of a?
Behavior cusp
I show my client two objects and have her choose which one she wants. Once she makes her choice, she receives that item. What stimulus preference assessment am I utilizing?
Single Stimulus
Multiple Stimulus
Forced choice
Free operant
Forced choice
A Functional Analysis (FA) is?
Tests hypotheses regarding the effectiveness of a reinforcer
Tests hypotheses regarding the function of a client’s behavior
Tests hypotheses regarding the effectiveness of the behavior plan
Tests hypotheses regarding the function of a stimulus
Tests hypotheses regarding the function of a client’s behavior
While conducting a Functional Analysis (FA), my client engages in the problem behavior. I say “No! Don’t do that!” and then immediately turn away from the client. While turned away, my client again engages in same the problem behavior. I once again ay “No! Don’t do that!” and then immediately turn away once again. Which condition of the Functional Analysis am I testing?
Free play
Contingent Attention
Contingent Escape
Alone
Contingent Attention
When selecting a target behavior to decrease, the alternative behavior to be taught must?
Match the function of the target behavior
Which of the following is the most supportive environment?
Teaching a client play skills during a play date with his school friends
Rating scales, checklists, and structured interviews are included in which method of conducting a FBA?
Indirect
Reinforcer
Direct
Functional
Indirect
A pattern analysis is great for?
Isolating specific antecedents which preceded the problem behavior
Isolating specific stimuli which can be used to reinforce the problem behavior
Isolating specific time periods when the problem behavior occurs
Isolating specific consequence which follow the problem behavior
Isolating specific time periods when the problem behavior occurs
Which of the following statements best describes the topography of a “tantrum” behavior?
The client engages in a hitting, kicking, yelling, verbally and physically refusing in order to escape doing his homework.
The client engages in hitting, kicking, yelling, verbally and physically refusing.
The client engages in a tantrum behavior, which includes but isn’t limited to verbally and physically refusal, when he gets home from school.
The client engages in hitting and kicking adults, yelling at adults, and saying “No!” when told to complete a task.
The client engages in hitting and kicking adults, yelling at adults, and saying “No!” when told to complete a task.
I present my client with a picture of a red apple. The client says “apple”. I then present my client with an actual apple. The client again says “apple”. This demonstrates the client’s ability to?
Generalize between stimuli
Learning how to use a microwave is an example of?
Pivotal behavior
My client has mastered the skill of responding appropriately when someone says “Hi”. Now I want to teach her to respond to various forms of greetings. I say “Hello!”, “Howdy!”, and “Nice to see you!”. I am using which strategy to promote generalization?
Multiple exemplars training
While conducting a Functional Analysis (FA), I observe and record my client’s behaviors while she is alone, without access to toys. What am I testing for?
If positive reinforcement is maintaining the behavior
If access to a reinforcing item is maintaining the behavior
If negative reinforcement is maintaining the behavior
If automatic reinforcement is maintaining the behavior
If automatic reinforcement is maintaining the behavior
Which method of a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) yields the least precise information regarding the function of a client’s behavior?
Indirect Assessment
Direct Assessment
Reinforcer Assessment
Functional Analysis
Indirect Assessment
If an intervention is said to have social validity that means the intervention?
All of these
Jim, a BCBA, started with a new client. During the intake, the client’s parents spoke very highly about their child’s intelligence and ability to learn new skills quickly. One limitation the parents spoke of is his lack of vocal communication. Jim knew the new client was “capable” of learning to talk so he started requiring the client to uses phrases with 5 or more words in order to earn a reinforcer. After several sessions of being unable to receive reinforcement, the client became frustrated and engaged in very long durations of crying. At this point, Jim determined he had become an aversive stimulus. What did Jim fail to realize?
It is unclear if the skill is in the client repertoire and may need to be taught how to say words first.
When selecting a behavior to teach, which of the following abides by the Relevance of Behavior Rule?
Teaching a 3 year-old how to request for her favorite food during snack time