ABAT Behavior Reduction Interventions 3

Question 1

A student loses 5 minutes of free time every time they engage in property destruction. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Negative punishment (response cost)

Answer

Response cost is a form of negative punishment in which a specific amount of a reinforcer is removed contingent on a target behavior.

Question 2

Which type of time-out involves removing the student from the reinforcing environment and placing them in a less stimulating area (e.g., a partitioned corner of the room)?

Accepted Answer

Exclusionary time-out

Answer

Exclusionary time-out removes the individual from the reinforcing environment to a separate, non-locked area while keeping them in the same room or nearby.

Question 3

Positive practice overcorrection requires the individual to:

Accepted Answer

Repeatedly practice the correct form of the behavior

Answer

Positive practice overcorrection requires the individual to repeatedly perform the appropriate behavior contingent on each instance of the problem behavior.

Question 4

Functional Communication Training (FCT) reduces problem behavior primarily by:

Accepted Answer

Teaching a replacement communicative response that accesses the same reinforcer

Answer

FCT teaches the individual an appropriate communicative response (e.g., using a card or verbal request) that produces the same reinforcer as the problem behavior.

Question 5

Which differential reinforcement procedure is MOST appropriate when the goal is to reduce the overall rate of a behavior but not eliminate it completely?

Accepted Answer

DRL

Answer

Differential Reinforcement of Low rates (DRL) reinforces the behavior when it occurs at or below a specified rate, making it ideal for reducing but not eliminating a behavior.

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

ABAT Behavior Reduction Interventions 3