ABA604 Behavioral Assessment- Final Exam Prep

A BCBA completes several interviews and rating scales with a child's parents and members of their school team as part of a descriptive FBA. The results were inconsistent across informants. Which of the following limitations of indirect methods is described in this scenario?

• Indirect measures are time consuming and resource-intensive

• Indirect measures required advanced training in order to complete with accuracy

• Indirect measures rely on others' perceptions which may be biased

• Indirect measures are inaccurate and not useful in determining functional relationships

The VB-MAPP and the ABLLS-R are two assessments that primarily assess:

• functional living skills

• social skills

• language skills

• interfering behaviors

Brent implements a mand training protocol with his 5-yr old verbal client, Samantha. On the program sheet, Brent includes instructions that stated, “when Samantha wants something, prompt her to request it, then provide it.” Which of the following statements is true regarding this information?

• Brent failed to adhere to the applied dimension

• Brent failed to adhere to the technological dimension

• This procedure fails to adhere to conceptual systems

• This would not be considered mand training

What would be the BEST measurement system for a classroom teacher to collect data on multiple students in the classroom quickly and efficiently?

• Partial interval

• Frequency

• Momentary time sampling

• Latency

Gerald is working with a client who is 2-yrs old and has not yet learned to make choices.  In other words, he won’t select anything when there is more than one item in front of him and he also does not independently transition between different items when playing. Gerald would like to conduct a preference assessment to determine some stimuli that may reinforce the client’s work behaviors.  Which preference assessment would be the best choice for Gerald to use?

• Single-stimulus

• Paired-stimulus

• Free operant

• MSWO

Jessob, a 4-yr old, has a difficult time walking with his mother down the sidewalk as he tends to jump around and run away from her. His mother, a BCBA, makes him take her hand as they are walking down the sidewalk until he walks nicely and by her side.  When he is walking safely (e.g. by her side, not jumping around), she will release his hand. Jessob’s mother wants to increase walking safely, which has increased since she implemented this intervention.  What is the likely principle identified here in this intervention?

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

Which type of functional assessment method corresponds to the highest level of 'scientific understanding'?

• Indirect assessment methods

• Descriptive assessment methods

• Functional analysis methods

• All methods have a high level of scientific understanding

The grid represents the score of a 4 year old boy who is currently a preschool student. Looking at the grid, what would be the best choice for programming:

• Implement mand and intraverbal programming only

• Prioritize early academic skills, tact, and mand skills within a DTT approach

• Prioritize listener responding skills and visual performance skills (VP/MTS)

• Utilize incidental teaching procedures to target mand, tact, intraverbal, social and play skills

Task difficulty may function as a _______ for problem behavior because it ________ the value of escape as a reinforcer

• EO, increases

• EO, decreases

• AO, increases

• AO, decreases

You are conducting a brief functional analysis for your client Kelly’s inappropriate language. As part of the brief FA you chose to complete a control, attention and escape condition. How would you set up the antecedent component to test for escape? 

• Remove all attention from Kelly while remaining in the room 

• Present Kelly with a demand 

• Remove all demands contingent on Kelly swearing 

• Provide Kelly free access to toys and items