ABAT Antecedent-Based Interventions 4

Question 1

Antecedent exercise (vigorous physical activity prior to instruction) has been shown to function as an antecedent intervention by:

Accepted Answer

Reducing stereotypy and increasing attention during subsequent instruction

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Directly reinforcing on-task behavior during instruction

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Establishing escape as the function of problem behavior

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Increasing motivation to engage in academic tasks through token economies

Question 2

An establishing operation (EO) differs from an abolishing operation (AO) in that an EO:

Accepted Answer

Increases the value of a reinforcer and increases behavior that has produced it

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Decreases the value of a reinforcer and reduces related behavior

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Eliminates a discriminative stimulus from the environment

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Provides punishment for problem behavior

Question 3

The S-delta (SΔ) in stimulus control refers to a stimulus that:

Accepted Answer

Signals that a particular behavior will NOT be reinforced

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Signals that reinforcement is available for a particular behavior

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Increases the value of a reinforcer

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Establishes a new response topography

Question 4

A preference assessment conducted before an intervention session primarily serves as a component of antecedent programming by:

Accepted Answer

Identifying potent reinforcers to strengthen EOs for desired behavior

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Identifying consequences used after problem behavior occurs

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Determining the function of problem behavior

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Establishing a punishment hierarchy for the session

Question 5

Activity schedules as antecedent interventions are most effective for reducing problem behavior during:

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Unstructured or transitional periods

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Consequence delivery phases of intervention

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Direct instruction with clear discriminative stimuli

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Extinction-based reduction programs

Question 6

When a practitioner pre-provides access to a preferred item before a session (pre-session satiation), this strategy aims to:

Accepted Answer

Abolish the EO for problem behavior maintained by access to that item

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Increase the EO for the preferred item during the session

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Create a new discriminative stimulus for desired behavior

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Extinguish the preferred item as a reinforcer permanently

Question 7

Function-based antecedent intervention selection requires that the antecedent modification:

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Directly address the motivating operation maintaining the problem behavior

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Target any antecedent present in the environment

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Eliminate all stimuli preceding problem behavior

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Only be used after consequence-based interventions have failed