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Joe describes himself as being addicted to video games. He is told that if he does not complete his chores, he will lose access to his computer. On Monday, he refuses to complete his chores and he loses access to his computer for 2 days. From Tuesday on, Joe ' s refusals cease. The change in Joe ' s behavior is MOST likely to be the result oF.
A change in which of the following could NOT function as a stimulus for triggering an episode of aggression in a student?
The MOST critical consideration when selecting a behavior change intervention is:
What is the next step in the assessment process if data from the functional analysis do NOT support the original hypothesis?
Which characteristic of the response measure shown in this graph changed from baseline during the intervention phase?
Mr. Myers asks Susan what her favorite food is. Susan answers, " Spaghetti. " This is an example of a (n):
The dependency between a response and the stimuli that precede and follow it is referred to as a
In order to obtain the GREATEST increase in the value of an identified reinforcer after satiation has occurred, the behavior analyst shoulD.
A child touching a hot stove immediately withdraws his hand. In the future, the child avoids touching the stove. Avoiding the stove is an example oF.
What determines the amount of change at each step in a changing-criterion design?
A behavior analyst for a local group home has a case involving a person who engages in spitting. First, the behavior analyst conducts a functional assessment and takes a week of baseline data. An intervention is designed and tested for two weeks. The behavior analyst then implements a brief return to baseline, followed by a return to the intervention. This process is primarily an example of which fundamental characteristic of behavior analysis?
From an ethical standpoint, which source provides the MOST appropriate information for justifying implementation of a program to change a person ' s behavior?
Fara has identified two procedures that have an equal probability of being effective. In order to select the better procedure, she should
When demands are placed on Raoul, he is often observed to hit his head, bite his hand, or slap the therapist. These behaviors are reinforced by termination of the demands. Taken together, these behaviors comprise
When using a changing criterion design, the BEST demonstration of experimental control would be produced if the:
When conducting an analogue functional analysis, the condition commonly used as a control is the:
Steven lives in a group home with four other men. Most of his housemates spend about equal amounts of time in the living room and the recreation room. Steven spends about 75% of his free time in the living room and 25% in the recreation room. Staff observations have shown that staff attention is very reinforcing for Steven. If the matching law is operating in this scenario, what is the predicted rate of staff attention to Steven in the living room?
A child with an advanced verbal repertoire exhibits aggression when asked to do a new math problem. In order to address the problem the behavior analyst shoulD.
Elizabeth engages in skin scratching that never occurs when others are present. Additionally, no one has commented on this behavior, and it has occurred undetected by others for quite a long while. Elizabeth hides the scratch marks under clothing. The scratching behavior is MOST likely to be maintained by:
The employees at a group home have not been meeting their supervisor ' s expectations concerning on-time arrival to work. To address this issue, their supervisor implemented an intervention that allows for each staff member who arrives on time for all scheduled shifts in a given week to obtain an extended lunch break on Fridays. What type of intervention was implemented?
When a child is taught to perform a certain behavior in the presence of certain specific stimuli, and not in the presence of other stimuli, this procedure is calleD.
Responses that are likely to allow access to new reinforcers or environments, produce generative behavior, and compete with inappropriate responses are calleD.
Which measurement would be MOST useful when evaluating a procedure designed to teach a person to respond at a uniform pace?
Unwanted side-effects associated with the use of an extinction procedure are MOST likely to appear:
Which of the following is NOT a consideration when evaluating extinction as a possible intervention?
The purpose of including untaught items or tasks within a Discrete Trial Instruction program is to assess:
When given by a thirsty person in response to the question, " What do you want to drink? " the spoken word " water " is functioning as a (n):
Harley tells a variety of offensive and inoffensive jokes to coworkers at lunchtime who laugh at all of the jokes, telling Harley that he ' s funny. When Harley tells jokes at the evening meal to housemates, they complain to Harley about the offensive jokes. If the behavior analyst wants the evening meal with housemates to become an SΔ for Harley ' s offensive joke-telling, she should instruct Harleys ' ?
Two responses (such as putting on a sweater and lighting a fire) that produce the same result describE.
A teacher tells students that completing assignments will help them to do well on the exam. How can the teacher ensure that this will be an effective rule?
Margarita exhibited the following counts of maladaptive behaviors. The previously implemented procedure to help her (Procedure A) was discontinued on 10/5 and the present procedure (Procedure B) was implemented. Procedures were implemented 2 times per day (once in the morning and once in the evening) for 20 minutes per session.
The AM and PM data for each procedure were graphed separately. What can be inferred from the data?
If a client exhibits problem behaviors throughout the day and evenings regardless of what is going on in the environment and what activities he/she is participating in, which would be the BEST way to reduce the high frequency and increase latency?
A parent reports that her 2-year-old daughter uses a number of stalling techniques to avoid bedtime once she is told to go to bed. What would be a good progress measure for going to bed when told?
When using time-out in a classroom, which concern is the MOST important to consider?
A married couple wants a behavior analyst to assist them in creating a happier home life for their family. The behavior analyst shoulD.
In order to replace a behavior targeted for change with a behavior that topographically does not resemble the target behavior, which differential reinforcement procedure would be BEST?
Three boys with autism, ages 7–10 years old, served as participants in a study. During baseline, staff used response blocking when five instances of aggression or head-banging occurred within 10 seconds, until attempts ceased for 1 minute. During baseline and treatment, each occurrence of aggression and head-banging was recorded daily and converted to the number of responses per hour. Treatment comprised a differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI) schedule coupled with response blocking after every head-banging or aggression. The staff initially applied the treatment to head-banging, while continuing to take a baseline on aggression.
After noting treatment effects on head-banging, the staff then applied the treatment to aggression.
In this scenario, how was direct replication shown?
To change the occurrence of hitting others, two procedures were compareD. differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior and time-out. The outcomes were examined within and across subjects. A withdrawal design was employed. An independent variable in this study was:
For which scenario would discrimination training be an appropriate behavior change strategy?
According to the BACB Guidelines for Responsible Conduct, documenting professional and scientific work is necessary to:
A behavior analyst has taught a student to look at the teacher when the teacher is speaking. Later, the student is observed looking at a classmate when the classmate is speaking. The student looking at the classmate is a result oF.
One benefit of completing a descriptive analysis regarding a student ' s in-school behavior is that it:
A child diagnosed with autism engages in hand flapping almost continuously at home, day care and school. An intervention is devised to alleviate this challenging behavior. Which type of experimental design would be BEST?
Missy has learned that if she is thirsty and wants juice, she says, " Juice " and gets juice. The connection between saying " Juice " and receiving juice is BEST described as:
Jim is preparing his doctoral dissertation in applied behavior analysis for publication in a scientific journal. The editors, in their instructions sent to authors, have indicated that all of the procedures employed in the study must be thoroughly described in order for the article to be accepted. Which dimension of applied behavior analysis BEST supports this requirement?
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
Mitch, a 17-year-old with intellectual disabilities, has made great progress on toileting and hand-washing skills at school. Ethically, which procedure would be the MOST appropriate?
A behavior analyst is conducting a communication training session with a child. The behavior analyst says to the child, " Say your name. " The child says, " Sarah. " and the behavior analyst delivers a reinforcer. What type of verbal operant was the behavior analyst ' s statement?
Fiona cannot independently open her lunchbox. It is lunch time. The teacher closes the latch on Fiona ' s lunchbox and places it in front of Fiona. The teacher has manipulated the
To definitively identify effective reinforcers for an individual, it is necessary to:
TESTED 02 May 2026