Final exam study session

To help achieve errorless learning:

• Highlight differences between the S+ and the S-

• Change the physical characteristics of the S+ and S- to facilitate discrimination

• Highlight critical elements of the S+

• Remove irrelevant stimuli

• All of the above

In the practice of staff development, all the following techniques are helpful EXCEPT:

• Giving feedback to the staff.

• Providing modeling for the staff.

• Continuously increasing the amount of reinforcement given to staff.

• Providing role playing experience.

To familiarize yourself with the client’s setting, it is helpful to:

• Analyze and possibly adjust current operating systems.

• Involve key people.

• Determine available resources.

• Analyze function of current contingencies.

• All of the above.

When selecting an intervention:

• A. Contextual fit is not important.

• B. Select one that is effective and fits the skills, schedules, resources and values of the program implementers.

• C. Select one that can be implemented with relative ease and is acceptable to the program implementers while improving client adjustment, competence, or habilitation.

• Both B & C

Which of the following is the best example of an operational definition of a behavioral problem?

• Mike is a manic depressive

• Ramon does not communicate effectively 30% of the time

• Yue daydreams for 10 out of 30 15-second intervals when reading her geography text

• Joe looks out the window for 50% of his reading time

Generalized social reinforcers are a good means of reinforcement because:

• They are relatively unobtrusive

• They are present in most environments

• Satiation is less likely

• All the above apply

John ate two hamburgers before coming home.  Upon his arrival, his mother said, “I baked your favorite dinner, let’s eat.”  John replied, “No, thank you,” and went straight to his bedroom.  His mother was quite concerned.  From the following choose the term that best describes the circumstances that contributed to John’s reply of “No, thank you.”

• The Premack principle

• A Motivational Operation (MO) or Establishing Operation

• Positive reinforcement

• Punishment

In order to provide a standard against which to assess behavior change, it is important to provide for a ___________ phase in a behavior analysis program.

Reinforcement is most effective when delivered _________ at the beginning and ________ during the later portion of a behavioral intervention.

• Randomly – frequently

• Continuously – intermittently

• Intermittently – continuously

• Continuously – continuously

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences the effectiveness of reinforcers?

• Generalization

• Timing

• Quantity or density

• Frequency

• Schedule