ABAT Antecedent-Based Interventions 2

Question 1

A behavior analyst uses a high-probability (high-p) request sequence before presenting a low-probability demand. What is the primary purpose of this strategy?

Accepted Answer

To increase behavioral momentum and compliance

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To teach new skills through repetition

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To provide negative reinforcement for problem behavior

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To assess the function of problem behavior

Question 2

Noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) as an antecedent-based intervention works primarily by:

Accepted Answer

Abolishing the motivating operation for problem behavior

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Delivering reinforcement only after desired behavior

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Punishing problem behavior before it occurs

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Establishing a new discriminative stimulus

Question 3

A student engages in disruptive behavior to escape math tasks. Which antecedent-based intervention directly targets the establishing operation for this behavior?

Accepted Answer

Offering frequent, brief breaks before problem behavior occurs

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Providing escape contingent on compliance

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Using errorless learning to reduce task difficulty

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Teaching the student to request a break

Question 4

In the context of antecedent-based interventions, environmental modification refers to:

Accepted Answer

Altering physical or social stimuli in the environment to reduce problem behavior

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Changing consequences that follow problem behavior

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Teaching replacement behaviors through differential reinforcement

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Using medication to reduce problem behavior

Question 5

An abolishing operation (AO) has which effect on behavior?

Accepted Answer

Decreases the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus and decreases behavior maintained by it

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Increases the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus and increases related behavior

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Creates a new discriminative stimulus for behavior

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Increases punishment effectiveness

Question 6

Behavioral momentum in the high-p sequence is best described as:

Accepted Answer

The tendency for behavior to persist once a pattern of compliance is established

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The speed at which a student completes tasks

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The rate of reinforcement delivery during a session

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The number of requests made before presenting a difficult demand

Question 7

Errorless learning is considered an antecedent-based strategy because:

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It delivers prompts before errors can happen, ensuring correct responses

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It provides correction feedback after errors occur

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It removes reinforcement following incorrect responses

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It uses extinction to eliminate errors