ABAT FREE Procedures and Intervention Questions and Answers 4

Question 1

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:

Accepted Answer

Enriching the environment with sensory alternatives

Answer

Automatically reinforced behaviors are best addressed by providing alternative sources of sensory stimulation to compete with the reinforcement produced by the problem behavior.

Question 2

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:

Accepted Answer

Backward chaining

Answer

Backward chaining teaches the last step of the chain first, and once mastered, works backward to teach each preceding step.

Question 3

A therapist reinforces every instance of a target behavior during initial acquisition. This schedule of reinforcement is known as:

Accepted Answer

Fixed ratio 1 (FR1) / continuous reinforcement

Answer

Continuous reinforcement (CRF), also called FR1, delivers a reinforcer after every correct response and is typically used during initial skill acquisition.

Question 4

A practitioner uses differential reinforcement to reduce stereotypy by reinforcing any behavior other than stereotypy during a specified interval. This procedure is:

Accepted Answer

DRO

Answer

DRO (differential reinforcement of other behavior) delivers reinforcement if the target behavior has not occurred during a specified interval.

Question 5

During discrete trial training, a learner consistently responds correctly only when the same therapist runs the program. To address this, the behavior analyst implements:

Accepted Answer

Generalization programming across trainers

Answer

Programming for generalization across trainers ensures the skill occurs with multiple people, addressing stimulus overselectivity tied to a specific instructor.

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

ABAT FREE Procedures and Intervention Questions and Answers 4