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Which statement is an example of "philosophic doubt"?

A.

Attention is the most powerful reinforcer for most clients so it will probably work with Freddie.

B.

I have many reservations about using the principles of behavior in designing treatment programs.

C.

I really do not think that food functions as a reinforcer for Linda since she often misses meals.

D.

Past research has shown that verbal behavior training is effective but this could change when new research is conducted.

Frequency would be the MOST appropriate measure for which scenario?

A.

The behavior analyst wants to reduce the number of times Jack hits Jill.

B.

Jack wants his employees to increase the number of kits made in one hour.

C.

Jack's parents want him to reduce his persistent hand flapping.

D.

Jill wants to increase her son's compliance with room-cleaning requests.

A person engages in target behaviors in environments different from the original training environment. This is a demonstration of

A.

stimulus generalization.

B.

response generalization.

C.

stimulus discrimination.

D.

response induction.

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

A.

consequence.

B.

establishing operation.

C.

contingency.

D.

prompt.

A study was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of time-out for physical aggression. The time-out procedure would be considered the:

A.

baseline measure.

B.

dependent variable.

C.

independent variable.

D.

response measure.

A colleague who is friends with one of a behavior analyst's clients asks the behavior analyst during a break at a local peer review meeting how the case is going. The behavior analyst should

A.

ask the colleague if the client has given permission to discuss the case.

B.

inform the colleague that he can't discuss this and change the subject.

C.

discuss the case in hypothetical terms without using the client's name.

D.

provide a minimum amount of information so that the colleague can assist him.

The most appropriate tool for performing a behavior pattern analysis is a (n):

A.

ABC form.

B.

daily schedule.

C.

narrative recording.

D.

scatterplot.

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?

A.

The data across Procedure A and Procedure B show no change or trend.

B.

The data for Procedure A show an increasing trend.

C.

The data for Procedure A show the desired change in behavior.

D.

The data for Procedure A suggest that it is more effective than Procedure B.

In an attempt to promote verbal behavior in her child with developmental delays, a mother is following recommendations to wait for her child to spontaneously make the corresponding vocal response before providing her with the followinG. cookies, juice, help, M&Ms, chips, milk, sandwich, and "more." The verbal response the mother is attempting to promote is:

A.

an echoic.

B.

an intraverbal.

C.

a mand.

D.

a tact.

During three 30-minute observations, Linda gouged her eye 8, 17, and 12 times, respectively. Each incident lasted between 1 and 3 seconds, with an average duration of 1.3 seconds. Which is the BEST dimension to continue to measure?

A.

duration

B.

inter-response time

C.

latency

D.

rate