ABAT FREE Procedures and Intervention Questions and Answers 5

Question 1

A behavior analyst observes that a client's problem behavior temporarily increases at the onset of an extinction procedure before decreasing. This phenomenon is known as:

Accepted Answer

Extinction burst

Answer

An extinction burst is a temporary increase in the frequency, intensity, or duration of a behavior when extinction is first implemented.

Question 2

A BCBA is using video modeling to teach social skills to a child with autism. The child watches a peer perform the target skill and then imitates it. This procedure relies primarily on which behavioral principle?

Accepted Answer

Observational learning and imitation

Answer

Video modeling uses observational learning, where the learner acquires behavior by watching and imitating a model rather than through direct reinforcement of their own responses.

Question 3

A behavior analyst arranges the environment so that a skill taught in the clinic occurs naturally in the home and community settings. The MOST important element of this generalization strategy is:

Accepted Answer

Training sufficient exemplars across settings, materials, and people

Answer

Training sufficient exemplars—varying the people, settings, and materials during instruction—is one of the most effective strategies for promoting generalization.

Question 4

A practitioner is teaching a nonverbal child to request preferred items by pointing to picture symbols. Over time, the child begins to use the picture symbols in novel situations without prompting. This demonstrates:

Accepted Answer

Generalization

Answer

Generalization occurs when a learned behavior spreads to new stimuli, settings, or situations beyond those in which it was originally trained.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the role of an establishing operation (EO) in a behavior intervention plan?

Accepted Answer

It alters the effectiveness of a reinforcer and the current frequency of behavior it maintains

Answer

An establishing operation (a type of motivating operation) temporarily increases the value of a reinforcer and the frequency of behaviors that have produced that reinforcer in the past.

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

ABAT FREE Procedures and Intervention Questions and Answers 5