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Unwanted side-effects associated with the use of an extinction procedure are MOST likely to appear:

A.

immediately after the extinction burst.

B.

after the individual realizes that the procedure will be implemented consistently.

C.

when ratio schedules are increased too rapidly.

D.

shortly after the procedure is first implemented.

The systematic presentation and examination of information in an ABC format, where A represents the antecedent stimuli, B represents the behavior, and C represents the consequences following the behavior, is calleD.

A.

a consequence analysis.

B.

a functional analysis.

C.

a response analysis.

D.

a descriptive assessment.

Which of the following scenarios involves a behavioral contingency?

A.

James ate dinner tonight and came down with indigestion.

B.

While throwing a chair, Linda bit her tongue.

C.

Susan hit her head on the wall, and a staff person asked her to stop.

D.

When asked to do her tasks, Doris said, "I will not do that!"

A narrative recording is used to clearly determine all of the following EXCEPT:

A.

duration of a behavior.

B.

function of a behavior.

C.

presence of a particular behavior.

D.

topography of undesirable behavior.

A behavior analyst is working with an adult client, who is deemed competent. There are multiple potential behavior targets that need to be addressed including smoking cigarettes, nail biting, and compulsive hand washing. As a first goal, the behavior analyst wants the client to focus on eliminating smoking but the client would prefer to focus on nail biting. The behavior analyst shoulD.

A.

develop a self-management plan for eliminating nail biting as this is the preference of the client.

B.

develop a self-management plan for eliminating smoking as this behavior poses a serious health risk for the client.

C.

convince the client to change their first goal to elimination of smoking.

D.

refer the client to another behavior analyst as there is a discrepancy in goal setting priorities.

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.

A functional relationship exists only iF.

A.

changes in a response class produce a functional consequence.

B.

changes in a stimulus class consistently alter a property of a response class.

C.

reinforcement is contingent upon responding.

D.

a stimulus elicits a response without previous conditioning.

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.

To address 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. The BEST response measure to use in this study is frequency oF.

A.

the incompatible behavior.

B.

being sent to time-out.

C.

hitting others.

D.

reinforcer delivery.

To facilitate errorless learning, begin witH.

A.

backward chaining.

B.

fading stimulus prompts.

C.

forward chaining.

D.

response prompts.