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When Susan attempts to escape from a task, she exhibits several behaviors, including hitting her head, stomping her feet, and crying. This is an example of A.

A.

functional response class.

B.

respondent class.

C.

stimulus class.

D.

topographical response class.

When providing behavior analytic services to a child in a school setting, a behavior analyst should

A.

work independently while completing the functional assessment.

B.

solicit treatment recommendations from other team members.

C.

enlist the support of other members of the interdisciplinary team.

D.

avoid collaborating with providers who use non-scientifically validated procedures.

In a token economy, what type of reinforcers are the tokens themselves?

A.

conditional reinforcers

B.

generalized conditioned reinforcers

C.

generalized unconditioned reinforcers

D.

unconditional reinforcers

A married couple wants a behavior analyst to assist them in creating a happier home life for their family. The behavior analyst shoulD.

A.

provide counseling to the couple related to the problems that they identify as most important.

B.

refer the family to another professional, since this type of issue is not amenable to applied behavior analysis.

C.

set up contracts between the parents and children that require the parents to reinforce appropriate behavior using things that the children identify as important to them.

D.

explain how behavior analysis could be used to assist the family so that they can make an informed decision about proceeding.

Which of the following is NOT a consideration when evaluating extinction as a possible intervention?

A.

correct determination of the reinforcer

B.

feasibility of eliminating reinforcement

C.

eliminating the opportunity for the occurrence of the target behavior

D.

plan for an initial increase in the target behavior

The teachers have identified bullying as a problem behavior for a particular student. What should the behavior analyst do next?

A.

Raise awareness of the impact of bullying by holding a school-wide discussion.

B.

Collect information about the frequency and duration of the behavior.

C.

Develop an operational definition of the behavior.

D.

Conduct a functional analysis of bullying.

Data were collected on the percentage of intervals at the end of which Thomas was present at his workstation. Which is the BEST method for displaying these data?

A.

cumulative record

B.

equal-interval line graph

C.

scatterplot

D.

standard behavior (semilogarithmic) chart

Mr. Winston has developed a reward system in his classroom where only those students who have submitted homework for 5 out of 5 days in the week receive a reward from the "treasure box." This is an example of a (n):

A.

co-dependent group contingency.

B.

dependent group contingency.

C.

independent group contingency.

D.

interdependent group contingency.

All of the following are examples of the use of setting events EXCEPT:

A.

giving consumers choices of which tasks they would like to perform and which reinforcers they would like to receive.

B.

moving activities to locations where maladaptive behaviors are highly unlikely to occur.

C.

planning to ignore the target behavior within all environments.

D.

prefacing hard tasks with easy tasks.

Sammy is having a difficult time completing his independent math worksheet on two-digit division. He is frustrated and doesn't understand how to solve the equations.

Sammy raises his hand and asks for "help." The teacher assists Sammy. Sammy's asking for "help" is?

A.

receptive language.

B.

an intraverbal.

C.

an autoclitic.

D.

a mand.