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WorksheetsExam Practice Quiz 9 (6th ed)
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
144. A discontinuous measurement procedure is chosen to monitor cooperative
play within a 20 minute period. The chosen procedure is a whole interval
procedure using 2-minute intervals to measure how often a child interacts
with their peers. Considering the chosen behavior and the chosen
measurement system, which of the following is an issue that may arise?
A. The measurement system may overestimate the occurrence of the behavior.
B. The measurement system may underestimate the occurrence of the behavior.
C. The interval length is too short and may lead to more sensitive data collection.
D. Whole interval recording should not be used to measure this type of behavior.
145. Jordan is teaching Sam, an adult with developmental disabilities, how to
independently use public transportation to get to work. The sequence of
steps includes checking the bus schedule, locating the correct bus stop,
boarding the bus, paying the fare, identifying the correct stop, and exiting the
bus. During training sessions, Jordan works with Sam on the entire sequence
each time, providing prompts or assistance only when necessary for specific
steps. What chaining strategy is this?
A. Forward chaining.
B. Backward chaining.
C. Total task chaining.
D. Interruption chaining.
146. A counselor teaches a client stress-management techniques such as deep
breathing and positive self-talk that the client can use in various situations—
at work, home, or social events. The counselor hopes to empower the client
to monitor their own behavior and promote lasting behavior change across
different environments. Which strategy does this represent?
A. Teach self-management.
B. Train to generalize.
C. Indiscriminable contingencies.
D. General case analysis.
147. Caitlin is walking through the park when she hears a dog snarl loudly nearby
which causes her heart to start beating rapidly. At the same time, she hears a
child laughing on the playground. Now, Caitlin's heart starts to beat rapidly
when she hears a child laughing. The child's laugh would be considered a
_____ relative to Caitlin's heart beat.
A. Unconditioned stimulus.
B. Positive reinforcer.
C. Conditioned stimulus.
D. Unconditioned reflex.
___ is a behavior that occurs due to given rules or verbal explanations of the behavior, and the consequence follows at a later time. ___ is behavior that occurs due to immediate and direct consequences.
A. Respondent behavior; operant behavior.
B. Contingency-shaped behavior; rule-governed behavior.
C. Rule-governed behavior; contingency shaped behavior.
D. None of the above.
148. A behavior analyst implements a token economy system in a classroom to
increase students' on-task behavior. Students earn tokens for staying on task,
which they can later exchange for rewards such as extra recess time, special
privileges, or small prizes. To ensure the token economy remains effective
over time, which of the following practices should the behavior analyst avoid?
A. Delivering tokens continuously when starting out with the token economy
B. Update the backup reinforcer menu on a regular basis
C. Modify the token requirements for backup reinforcers unpredictably
D. Perform individual preference assessments on each student
149. A type 1 error is also known as a _______?
A. False positive.
B. False negative.
C. Graphing error.
D. None of the above.
150. Professor Xavier is analyzing baseline data from his latest research project.
The data is from his participants in a multiple baseline study. Xavier's visual
analysis reveals the data to be highly variable which is causing Xavier to
hesitate moving from baseline to intervention. Xavier's decision is likely
based on what?
A. Variable state strategy.
B. Steady state strategy.
C. Baseline logic.
D. Successive approximation.
151. You just passed your certification exam and want to establish your own
behavior analytic practice. You are developing your marketing materials with
the help of your business partner and are debating over what you should
write regarding treatment outcomes and treatment effectiveness. What is the
most ethical way to present treatment outcomes?
A. Provide a large time frame regarding treatment outcomes (e.g. 6-12 months).
B. Provide a set time frame regarding treatment outcomes (e.g. 12 months).
C. Provide a variable time frame regarding treatment outcomes (e.g. 6-12 months
depending on the target skill).
D. Do not provide a time frame for treatment outcomes.
152. Dylan knows that he can pretend to be asleep until his parents go to bed and
then he can get up and play video games without them knowing. The only
thing Dylan needs to be cautious of is the volume level of his TV at night. If
Dylan is looking for the right volume level, what analysis does this resemble?
A. Component.
B. Comparative.
C. Parametric.
D. None of the above.
You are a behavior analyst leaving your current company for which you have worked with dozens of clients over a span of three years. You plan to work for a new company which has offered you a position as a behavior analyst. How long should you keep your current clients' records from the date of your termination with them?
A. Until you no longer with each client.
B. Seven months.
C. Seven years.
D. Seven years or until the records are handed over to the next behavior analyst to work with each client.
153) Jayson introduces his intervention in the classroom setting which is the first
setting in his multiple baseline design. The intervention proves effective, so
he introduces the intervention into a public setting, and then finally into a
home setting. If the intervention was effective in all three settings which
feature of single-case design does this support?
A. Description.
B. Prediction.
C. Verification.
D. Replication.
Justin often tries to run away in busy, high-traffic streets. His behavior analyst determines that the function of this behavior is attention. The BCBA decides to ignore him when he runs off. What is the problem here?
A. The occurence of an extinction burst has the potential to lead to severe bodily harm or fatality.
B. A functionally appropriate replacement behavior to gain attention should have been taught.
C. The behavior analyst is unlikely to be able to exert complete control over all stimuli in the natural environment.
D. All of the above.
Ugo is going to Italy to see the Colosseum. Before he got there, he didn't know how to speak any Italian. When he arrives, he is taught to say "ciao" to people who wave at him. Then, without being taught, he begins to wave at people when they say "ciao." This is an example of what kind of stimulus equivalence?
A. Reversibility.
B. Reflexivity.
C. Transitivity.
D. Symmetry.
A new BCBA who just passed the certification exam has just been assigned to her first client. The client is a teenager with autism with self-exposing behavior in public places. The new BCBA is familiar with this behavior as she wrote her thesis about it and she worked with a client with this behavior while in school. Can she take on this case confidently?
A. No, she shouldn't take on this client. She has never been paid to work with this population.
B. Yes, she likely has the right training and skills to work with this client. She should talk to a BCBA who has more experience in this area if she ever feels unprepared.
C. No, she shouldn't work with this person. Her experience isn't enough.
D. No, she has to be supervised by a BCBA for one year until she can prove her competence in this area.
What is the goal of mand training?
A. The mand is controlled exclusively by the motivation for that item.
B. The mand is controlled exclusively by the sight of that item.
C. The mand is controlled exclusively by someone asking the client what he/she wants.
D. None of the above.
154. There are several fruit flies in Tim's kitchen one morning. This happens
occasionally and Tim wants to know why. Tim starts to think and believes the
fruit flies typically appear only after he gone grocery shopping and bought
fresh bananas. Tim's analysis could be described as ______?
A. Descriptive.
B. Correlational.
C. Causational.
D. An observation of functional control.
