ABA Research, Analysis, and Intervention 3

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a structural (descriptive) functional behavior assessment method?

Accepted Answer

Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (ABC) recording

Answer

ABC recording is a descriptive method that observes naturally occurring behavior without manipulating variables, unlike experimental functional analysis.

Question 2

An intervention package that combines differential reinforcement with extinction would address the maintaining consequence of problem behavior by:

Accepted Answer

Withholding reinforcement for problem behavior while providing it for alternative behavior

Answer

Pairing extinction (removing reinforcement for problem behavior) with differential reinforcement (providing reinforcement for appropriate behavior) directly targets the maintaining contingency.

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of conducting a preference assessment before an intervention?

Accepted Answer

To identify stimuli likely to function as reinforcers

Answer

Preference assessments identify stimuli the learner approaches or selects, which are then used as candidates for reinforcers in intervention.

Question 4

A practitioner notes that data collected across observers on the same sessions consistently produces IOA scores below 80%. The most appropriate immediate action is to:

Accepted Answer

Re-train observers on the operational definition of the target behavior

Answer

IOA below 80% signals unclear definitions or observer drift; retraining observers on the operational definition is the first corrective step.

Question 5

In a changing criterion design, experimental control is demonstrated when:

Accepted Answer

Behavior matches each successive criterion level as the criterion changes

Answer

The changing criterion design shows control by demonstrating that behavior tracks each stepwise criterion change in the expected direction.

ABA - Applied Behavior Analysis Practice Test

ABA - Applied Behavior Analysis Practice Test

ABA Research, Analysis, and Intervention 3