ABAT ABAT Generalization and Maintenance Strategies 5

Question 1

A behavior analyst uses 'general case programming.' Which step is foundational to this approach?

Accepted Answer

Defining the instructional universe and sampling stimuli and responses across its full range

Answer

General case programming requires defining the range of all relevant stimuli and responses (instructional universe) and sampling across that range during training.

Question 2

Booster sessions are PRIMARILY used to address which concern in behavior intervention?

Accepted Answer

Recovering or strengthening behaviors that have decreased after treatment ends

Answer

Booster sessions are brief re-interventions delivered after treatment to recover behavior that has declined during the maintenance phase.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of 'mediated generalization'?

Accepted Answer

The learner uses a self-monitoring checklist to prompt the target behavior across settings

Answer

Mediated generalization uses a common mediator (e.g., self-monitoring tool or verbal rule) that the learner carries across settings to promote generalization.

Question 4

A BCBA notices that a client's newly learned communication skill is only performed during ABA therapy but not at school. The MOST appropriate immediate step is to:

Accepted Answer

Program generalization by collaborating with school staff to prompt and reinforce the skill there

Answer

Actively programming generalization by working with school staff to prompt and reinforce the skill in that setting is the most direct and appropriate intervention.

Question 5

Which concept refers to the phenomenon where a well-established behavior 'traps' new relevant contingencies in the natural environment, facilitating maintenance?

Accepted Answer

Behavior trapping

Answer

Behavior trapping occurs when a newly trained behavior contacts natural reinforcement contingencies that then sustain the behavior without programmed intervention.

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

ABAT ABAT Generalization and Maintenance Strategies 5