WorksheetsUnit 4: Knowledge Check
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
A skills acquisition plan should answer the question, "What does this individual need to know...
... in order to be as independent and successful as possible?"
... to be able to function in a school setting?"
... in order to reach full potential?"
... to be able to be independent?"
What is NOT an essential component to a skill acquisition plan?
Objectives for each skill/program
Definition of target behavior
Behavioral Objective
What interventions have been successful in the past?
In what setting should a skill acquisition plan take place?
School
Home
Where the target behavior occurs
Where the target behavior does not occur
What does the therapist need to review before starting a skill acquisition session?
Treatment Plan and Behavior Plan
Skills Acquisition Plan
Reinforcers
All of the above
Andy has a bug bite on his arm which itches. He scratches the bug bite, and the itch goes away. Next time Andy has a bug bite that itches, he scratches it, and the itch goes away.
Scratching the itch and it going away is an example of:
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Negative Punishment
Deshawn completes 1-2 homework assignments per week. His teacher starts giving him a starburst for each completed homework assignment. Deshawn now completes 4-5 assignments per week.
The teacher giving the starburst is an example of:
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Negative Punishment
Alexis really loves to go outside for recess. Today, Alexis hit her friend, and her teacher removes Alexis from recess 10 minutes early. Alexis never hit again.
Losing 10 minutes of recess is an example of:
Positive Reinforcment
Negative Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Negative Punishment
Jax is doing an art project and throws scraps of paper onto the floor. The teacher has him clean up his paper and the rest of the classroom. Next time the class has art, Jax puts his scrap papers right into the trash.
Cleaning up the rest of the floor in relation to throwing paper on the floor is an example of:
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Negative Punishment
Water is an example of what?
Primary Reinforcer
Secondary Reinforcer
Unconditioned Punisher
Conditioned Punisher
Leo likes to work for Hot Cheetos.
Hot Cheetos are considered what?
Primary Reinforcer
Secondary Reinforcer
Unconditioned Punisher
Conditioned Punisher
Tokens, social attention, money, praise are all examples of what?
Conditioned Reinforcer
Unconditioned Reinforcer
Generalized Conditioned Reinforcer
Punishers
You have a student that frequently blurts out answers during class, instead of raising his hand. Every instance of hand raising, you praise the student and call on him.
What schedule of reinforcement is the example below?
Intermittent Reinforcement
Continuous Reinforcement
Mixed Reinforcement
Positive Reinforcement
A teacher gives a student a piece of cany after every 5 spelling words written correctly.
What schedule of reinforcement is being used?
Variable Ratio
Fixed Interval
Variable Interval
Fixed Ratio
Kenna's teacher will work around the class during work time and place a skittle but sometimes doesn't. She wants to know how many questions she needs to answer in order to get a skittle. She starts writing down how many questions she had answered each time she receives a skittle. After earning 5 skittles her list looks like this:
5 Questions Answered
7 Questions Answered
4 Questions Answered
5 Questions Answered
8 Questions Answered
What schedule of reinforcement is being used?
Variable Ratio
Fixed Interval
Variable Interval
Fixed Ratio
Mrs. Jones has a list of expectations in her classroom for all her students. If Mrs. Jones feels her students are following those expectations, she will randomly throw a pizza party.
Variable Ratio
Fixed Interval
Variable Interval
Fixed Ratio
Mr. Jones sets a 2-minute time and asks his students to complete health problems. After the 2-minute timer goes off, Mr. Jones gives his students verbal praise for working.
What schedule of reinforcement is being used?
Variable Ratio
Fixed Interval
Variable Interval
Fixed Ratio
You are teaching your student colors. You hold up two pieces of paper. One is green, one is blue. You tell the student, "Touch blue." The student touches the blue paper, and you give the student verbal praise.
What procedure are you using?
Discrete Trial Training
Stimulus Equivalence
Errorless Learning
Naturalistic Teaching
What are the 5 steps in Discrete Trial Training?
Prompt, antecedent, behavior, consequence, interval between trials
Interval between trials, antecedent, prompt, behavior, consequence
Antecedent, behavior, prompt, interval between trials, consequence
Antecedent, prompt, behavior, consequence, interval between trials
You are teaching a student the difference between the red ball and the green ball. While teaching the student to pick the green ball when prompted, you move the green ball closer to the student while saying, "Touch the green ball."
What procedure are you using?
Discrete Trial Training
Errorless Learning
Stimulus Equivalence
Naturalistic Teaching
Breaking a complex task into smaller, teachable units, refers to what?
Chaining
Break down chaining
Total Task
Task Analysis
You are teaching a student to wash their hands. The first step in the task analysis is to turn on the faucet. The student turns on the faucet and you give reinforcement. You complete the other steps with the student.
What chaining procedure are you using?
Forward Chaining
Backwards Chaining
Task Analysis
Total Task Analysis
You are teaching a student to tie their shoes. You show the student how to tie their shoes and help them during the steps they are unable to perform.
What chaining procedure are you using?
Forward Chaining
Backwards Chaining
Task Analysis
Total Task Analysis
You are teaching a student how to make a sandwich. You complete all the steps in the task, besides the last step. The student completes the last step.
What chaining procedure are you using?
Forward Chaining
Backwards Chaining
Task Analysis
Total Task Analysis
In your classroom, you have two cabinets. One cabinet has a green go sign on it. One cabinet has a red stop sign on it. You teach your students that they can open the green cabinet, and they cannot open the red stop sign cabinet.
What procedure took place?
Discrimination Training
Match to sample
Punishment
Discrete Trial Training
Responses that are reinforced in the presence of one stimulus condition (SD) and not reinforced in the presence of the other stimulus condition (S-Delta/SΔ) are called?
Concepts
Discrimination Training
Modeling
Stimulus Class
What two procedures are used to transfer the stimulus control from the prompt to the SD?
reinforcement and punishment
prompt fading and reinforcement
prompt delay and punishment
prompt delay and prompt fading
You teach a student to label "cat". The target response is for the student to say "cat" in the presence of a cat. You show a picture of a cat and prompt the student to say "cat". The student says "cat". Now, the student sees a cat outside and the student points and says "cat".
What has occurred?
stimulus control transfer
naturalistic teaching
stimulus generalization
discrete trial training
