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Question 1
6 / 7 pts
For each numbered statement, select all answers that may apply.
- ABC continuous recording
- Behavior rating scales
- Scatterplots
- Behavioral interviews
- ABC narrative recording Recording procedure used to record the extent to which a target behavior occurs more often at a particular time than others. Scatterplots Observers record occurrences of the targeted problem behaviors and selected environmental events in the natural routine during a period of time. ABC continuous recording Data are collected only when behaviors of interest are observed. ABC narrative recording Uses precise measures and in some cases the correlations may reflect causal relations. Behavioral Interviews Recording is open ended. ABC narrative recording Data are collected for several days and then analyzed for patterns across time periods. Scatterplots Asks informants to estimate the extent to which behavior occurs under specified conditions. Behavior rating scales
Question 2
1 / 1 pts
Appropriate functional alternatives to problem behavior
involve skills already in the individual's repertoire. require the same amount of response effort as the problem behavior. have the same topography as the problem behavior. produce the same reinforcer for the individual.
Question 3
1 / 1 pts
Two overarching classes of conditions that maintain problem behavior are positive reinforcement and sensory reinforcement. socially mediated and automatic reinforcement. automatic and negative reinforcement. social reinforcement and tangible reinforcement.
Question 4
1 / 1 pts
Look at the following graph from a functional analysis of Michael’s head hitting. Based on your conclusions about its maintaining conditions, an intervention most likely to be effective in reducing self-injury would be
escape extinction and noncontingent attention. noncontingent attention and learning to request attention. noncontingent attention and learning to request a break.
Question 5
1 / 1 pts
Look at the following graph from a functional analysis of Sammy’s biting. What would you conclude is the function of Sammy’s biting? Select all that apply
social negative reinforcement social positive reinforcement undifferentiated pattern both social negative reinforcement and automatic reinforcement
consider developing an intervention for automatically reinforced behavior. run 3-5 more analog sessions of each condition.
conduct a trial-based analysis. conduct a precursor analysis.
Question 7
1 / 1 pts
Once an FBA has been completed, what strategic approach(es) to intervention may be based upon it (select all that apply)? teaching alternative behaviors altering consequent variables teaching reinforcement and punishment strategies altering antecedent variables
Question 8
1 / 1 pts
Look at the following graph from a functional analysis of Brittany’s eye poking. What would you conclude is probably the function of Brittany’s eye
social negative reinforcement both social positive reinforcement and social negative reinforcement
Question 9
1 / 1 pts
Conducting a descriptive functional behavior assessment may involve (select all that apply) providing a narrative description of the problem behavior in the environment in which it occurs. Continuous recording of the problem behavior in relation to naturally occurring events. performing on-going assessment of a problem behavior by interviewing the individuals who most commonly see the problem behavior occurring. implementing a scatterplot.
Question 10
1 / 1 pts
Analog conditions are used in a functional analysis because they are easy to contrive, implement, and maintain when attempting to discover the function of a behavior. they allow the practitioner to better control the environmental variables that may be related to the problem behavior.
they are the safest means of discovering the function of problem behavior. they allow the practitioner to better control the individual exhibiting the problem behavior than in the naturally occurring routine.
Question 11
1 / 1 pts
An FBA can be considered a form of reinforcer assessment. True False
Question 12
1 / 1 pts
Assessment of the function of a behavior can yield useful information with respect to intervention strategies that are likely to be effective. True False
Question 13
1 / 1 pts
One concern about functional analysis that is not a concern with descriptive assessment is the chance of getting a false positive. True False False positives are a concern with descriptive assessment.
