ABA Functional Behavior Assessment 2

Question 1

In an experimental functional analysis using Iwata et al.'s (1982/1994) methodology, which condition serves as the control?

Accepted Answer

Play/no-demand condition

Answer

The play or no-demand condition serves as the control because it provides rich reinforcement (attention and preferred items) with no demands, resulting in low rates of problem behavior for comparison.

Question 2

Which FBA method involves observing and recording antecedents, behaviors, and consequences as they naturally occur without any planned manipulation?

Accepted Answer

Descriptive assessment (direct observation)

Answer

Descriptive assessment involves direct, systematic observation of behavior as it naturally occurs in the environment, recording ABCs without experimental manipulation of variables.

Question 3

When a functional analysis shows the highest rate of problem behavior in the 'alone' condition, what function is most likely indicated?

Accepted Answer

Automatic reinforcement (sensory stimulation)

Answer

Elevated behavior in the alone condition (with no social consequences available) indicates the behavior is maintained by automatic reinforcement, as the individual produces the reinforcer independently of others.

Question 4

A 'functional analysis' is distinct from a 'descriptive assessment' because functional analysis:

Accepted Answer

Experimentally manipulates antecedents and consequences to test hypothesized functions

Answer

Unlike descriptive assessments that only observe naturally occurring behavior, functional analyses involve experimental manipulation of environmental variables to establish a functional relationship and confirm behavior function.

Question 5

What is the purpose of a 'competing behavior pathway' model within the FBA process?

Accepted Answer

To map how the problem behavior, its maintaining consequences, and a desired alternative behavior interrelate

Answer

The competing behavior pathway (or competing pathways model) illustrates the relationships among setting events, antecedents, the problem behavior, its maintaining consequences, and appropriate alternative behaviors to guide intervention design.

ABA - Applied Behavior Analysis Practice Test

ABA - Applied Behavior Analysis Practice Test

ABA Functional Behavior Assessment 2