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Questions # 11:

Having obtained appropriate consent, a behavior analyst wishes to communicate data to non-behavior analyst colleagues and family of the client. The most appropriate presentation strategy is:

Options:

standard celeration charts.

short video clips of client performance and line graphs.

bar graphs comparing client performance to performance of peers.

short video clips with a written anecdotal report.

Answer

Questions # 12:

One of the MOST important reasons for writing a precise definition of behavior is that a precise definition:

Options:

produces greater interobserver agreement and requires less training time for observers.

allows for easier and more reliable quantification of temporal locus and temporal extent.

increases the likelihood that the behavior of interest will be reliably detected by observers or measurement equipment.

makes calibration checks of observers or measurement equipment less necessary.

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Questions # 13:

John's instructional program has successfully increased the number of words he reads correctly per minute. The procedures used include special worksheets, contingent reinforcement for number of words read correctly, and peer tutoring. The behavior analyst wants to determine which part or parts of the treatment have been effective, so he systematically dismantles the treatment and withdraws elements until the reading no longer improves. The behavior analyst is completing A.

Options:

component analysis.

multi-element design.

parametric examination.

reversal design.

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Questions # 14:

A behavioral assessment indicates that the problem behavior of a young woman is maintained by others bringing things to her or taking things away following occurrence of the behavior. Since the behavior results in physical injury, the decision to decrease its occurrence has been made. Which is the BEST general approach?

Options:

Determine a potential punisher and deliver it following every occurrence of the behavior, but do not provide or remove other things following the occurrence.

Prevent the behavior by physically blocking each response.

Stop providing or removing things following the behavior and allow it to undergo extinction.

Use protective equipment that prevents injury and establish a replacement behavior that results in things being provided to or removed from the woman.

Answer

Questions # 15:

What best defines a discriminative stimulus?

Options:

It always elicits a response.

It is defined by its effect on behavior.

It is established using either operant or respondent procedures.

It is any change in the environment.

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Questions # 16:

In this graph, what is plotted on number 1?

Options:

dependent variable

independent variable

session

setting

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Questions # 17:

Which is the BEST example of stimulus generalization?

Options:

Bonnie learned to choose and wear coordinated outfits but after one month she would only select red outfits.

Jim was taught to say "hello" and continues to say "hello" to his trainer.

Ricky became more productive in math and simultaneously his reading improved.

Tim learned to ask for help from his teacher and now can ask a fellow student for help.

Answer

Questions # 18:

To change the occurrence of hitting others, two procedures were compareD. differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior and time-out. The outcomes were examined within and across subjects. A withdrawal design was employed. An independent variable in this study was:

Options:

aggression.

frequency across phase changes.

return to baseline.

time-out from reinforcement.

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Questions # 19:

Unwanted side-effects associated with the use of an extinction procedure are MOST likely to appear:

Options:

immediately after the extinction burst.

after the individual realizes that the procedure will be implemented consistently.

when ratio schedules are increased too rapidly.

shortly after the procedure is first implemented.

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Questions # 20:

To address hitting others, two procedures were compareD. differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior and time-out. The outcomes were examined within and across subjects. A withdrawal design was employed. The BEST response measure to use in this study is frequency oF.