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A client engages in frequent elopement. The behavior analyst conducts a functional behavior assessment and determines the behavior is maintained by automatic reinforcement. The most appropriate function-based intervention would be:
Answer: Enriching the environment with sensory alternatives
Automatically reinforced behaviors are best addressed by providing alternative sources of sensory stimulation to compete with the reinforcement produced by the problem behavior.
In a skill acquisition program, a behavior analyst teaches each component of a chain separately and then links them together from the last step first. This is called:
Answer: Backward chaining
Backward chaining teaches the last step of the chain first, and once mastered, works backward to teach each preceding step.
A therapist reinforces every instance of a target behavior during initial acquisition. This schedule of reinforcement is known as:
Answer: Fixed ratio 1 (FR1) / continuous reinforcement
Continuous reinforcement (CRF), also called FR1, delivers a reinforcer after every correct response and is typically used during initial skill acquisition.
A practitioner uses differential reinforcement to reduce stereotypy by reinforcing any behavior other than stereotypy during a specified interval. This procedure is:
Answer: DRO
DRO (differential reinforcement of other behavior) delivers reinforcement if the target behavior has not occurred during a specified interval.
During discrete trial training, a learner consistently responds correctly only when the same therapist runs the program. To address this, the behavior analyst implements:
Answer: Generalization programming across trainers
Programming for generalization across trainers ensures the skill occurs with multiple people, addressing stimulus overselectivity tied to a specific instructor.
A behavior analyst is using a procedure where access to a preferred reinforcer is removed contingent on each instance of problem behavior. This is an example of:
Answer: Response cost
Response cost involves removing a specified amount of a previously earned reinforcer contingent on a problem behavior.
A BCBA implements an intervention where the client must correct the environmental disturbance caused by their behavior and then practice the correct behavior repeatedly. This procedure is called:
Answer: Positive practice overcorrection
Positive practice overcorrection requires the individual to repeatedly practice the correct form of behavior following an instance of problem behavior.