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Q1. The behavior analyst has had good results with an intervention she designed that makes access to video games contingent upon playing with other children. She now wants to compare the effects of differing amounts of video game access time. She should conduct a
A. changing criterion study.
B. nonparametric study.
C. parametric study.
D. reversal study.
Answer: C
Q2. Narrative recording indicates the following:
Sequence #1:
As Dad goes to change Rita's diaper, Mike screams. Dad puts Rita down, moves towards Mike, and tells him "be quiet."
Sequence #2:
Mom is sitting next to Mike when the phone rings. She gets up, answers the phone, and starts talking to a friend. Mike starts screaming. Mom tells the friend good-bye and hangs up the phone. She then goes to Mike and tells him to stop screaming.
Which is the MOST plausible hypothesis? Mom and Dad's behavior is most likely
A. being negatively reinforced by escape.
B. being positively reinforced by attention.
C. elicited by separation anxiety.
D. evoked by feelings of jealousy.
Answer: A
Q3. Which characteristic of the response measure shown in this graph changed from baseline during the intervention phase?
A. level
B. trend
C. rate
D. variability
Answer: D
Q4. What is the next step in the assessment process if data from the functional analysis do NOT support the original hypothesis?
A. Base the intervention on the original hypothesis and re-assess after a time lapse.
B. Design a package intervention to address all possible functions of the behavior.
C. Continue to conduct the functional assessment until the data coincides with the original hypothesis.
D. Alter the hypothesis regarding the maintaining variable of the behavior based on the results of the functional assessment.
Answer: D
Q5. Mr. Myers asks Susan what her favorite food is. Susan answers, "Spaghetti." This is an example of a (n):
A. autoclitic.
B. intraverbal.
C. mand.
D. tact.
Answer: B
Q6. Which of the following would BEST contribute to a behavior analyst’s professional development?
A. attending a workshop that provides videotaped examples and practice activities for innovative interventions
B. reading articles from a peer-reviewed applied behavior analysis journal that describe techniques that are applicable to her client population
C. becoming a member of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, which is a rich resource for behavior analysts
D. contributing an article to the newsletter of the local Association for Behavior Analysis chapter
Answer: B
Q7. What is the reinforcing consequence in "I itch, therefore I scratch?"
A. automatic positive reinforcement
B. automatic negative reinforcement
C. proprioceptive positive reinforcement
D. proprioceptive negative reinforcement
Answer: B
Q8. A teacher is tracking the performance of both math and spelling assignments for each of her 25 students. For feedback purposes, she wishes to display each student's percent correct for both areas using a line graph. What would be the MOST effective and efficient way to accomplish this?
A. Prepare a large graph for spelling and a similar one for math and place on the graphs the average data for the entire class in the two content areas.
B. Prepare a separate graph for each student and, using a unique symbol for each content area, record the data and connect the similar symbols to create data path lines.
C. Prepare a single large graph and display each student's data for the spelling and math areas using unique symbols for each student and for each content area.
D. Prepare two graphs for each student, one for spelling and one for math, because there is no appropriate method for reporting these two content areas together on the same graph.
Answer: B
Q9. One of the basic requirements for staff training is that the:
A. completion of training should be based on the demonstrated competency of the staff.
B. skills should be measured only upon the completion of training.
C. training should be accomplished by observation followed by a question-and-answer session.
D. underlying competency-based principles should be taught.
Answer: A
Q10. A person "getting wet" in the rain is NOT considered an occurrence of behavior because "getting wet"
A. does not specify an interaction between an organism and its environment.
B. can occur under only one, very specific environmental condition.
C. is a hypothetical construct and cannot therefore meet the criteria for an occurrence of behavior.
D. does not have social or clinical significance in a science of human behavior.
Answer: A
Q11. Which is the BEST example of stimulus generalization?
A. Bonnie learned to choose and wear coordinated outfits but after one month she would only select red outfits.
B. Jim was taught to say "hello" and continues to say "hello" to his trainer.
C. Ricky became more productive in math and simultaneously his reading improved.
D. Tim learned to ask for help from his teacher and now can ask a fellow student for help.
Answer: D
Q12. A behavior analyst develops a program that decreases a baby's crying when her diaper is soiled. This is an example of
A. development of a procedure to decrease maladaptive behaviors.
B. differential reinforcement of alternative responses.
C. extinction.
D. misuse of a practitioner's ability to control behavior.
Answer: D
Q13. The rehabilitation therapist wants to determine if the sensory integration sessions are helping to reduce Ed's hand-slapping. What is the BEST method for recording momentary time-sampling data?
A. Fifteen-minute observation periods are divided into 3-minute intervals. Staff then record whether or not hand-slapping is occurring at the end of each 3-minute interval.
B. Twenty-minute observation periods are divided into 10-minute intervals. Staff then record whether or not hand-slapping is occurring during each 10-minute interval.
C. Thirty-minute observation periods are divided into 2-minute intervals. Staff then record whether or not hand-slapping occurs at any moment during each 2-minute interval.
D. One-hour observation periods are divided into 10-minute intervals. Staff then record whether or not hand-slapping occurs at all during each 10-minute interval.
Answer: A
Q14. Keller's Personalized System of Instruction features which of the following characteristics?
A. responses per minute per individual and repeated measures
B. individual performance goals, assisted prompting, and repeated measures
C. required study guides, lecture and discussion notes, and individual goals
D. mastery, self-paced progress, reading materials, proctors, and optional lectures
Answer: D
Q15. In order to evoke a mand for "cookie," the behavior analyst shoulD.
A. give the child a cookie.
B. deprive the child of cookies.
C. show the child a picture of a cookie.
D. say "cookie" and praise repeating the word.
Answer: B