ABA Behavioral Interventions & Techniques 2

Question 1

A child repeatedly engages in self-injurious behavior (SIB) maintained by automatic reinforcement. Which intervention is MOST appropriate as a first-line approach?

Accepted Answer

Noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) combined with differential reinforcement

Answer

For automatically reinforced SIB, NCR reduces motivation for the behavior while differential reinforcement builds appropriate alternatives.

Question 2

Which type of prompting hierarchy is used when the practitioner begins with the most intrusive prompt and moves to less intrusive prompts?

Accepted Answer

Most-to-least (MTL) prompting

Answer

Most-to-least prompting starts with full physical assistance and systematically fades to less intrusive prompts as the learner demonstrates skill acquisition.

Question 3

A BCBA designs a DRO interval of 5 minutes. The client goes 4 minutes 50 seconds without the target behavior and then engages in it. What should the practitioner do?

Accepted Answer

Reset the interval timer and withhold reinforcement

Answer

In DRO, reinforcement is only delivered if zero instances of the target behavior occur throughout the entire interval; any occurrence resets the timer.

Question 4

Social stories are MOST consistent with which behavioral principle?

Accepted Answer

Antecedent-based intervention (ABI)

Answer

Social stories function as antecedent-based interventions by providing information that clarifies expectations and sets the occasion for appropriate behavior before it occurs.

Question 5

A practitioner uses video modeling to teach a child with autism to greet peers. Which component is ESSENTIAL for transfer of training?

Accepted Answer

Programming for generalization across settings, people, and stimuli

Answer

Transfer of training requires deliberate programming for generalization so skills learned via video modeling are performed across varied real-world contexts.

(ABA) Applied Behavior Analyst Certification Practice Test

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ABA Behavioral Interventions & Techniques 2