ABAT Procedures and Intervention 2

Question 1

Which prompting hierarchy moves from most intrusive to least intrusive?

Accepted Answer

Physical → Model → Gestural → Verbal

Answer

The most-to-least hierarchy begins with physical guidance and systematically fades to less intrusive prompts like verbal cues.

Question 2

Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO) involves reinforcing:

Accepted Answer

The absence of the target behavior during a set interval

Answer

DRO delivers reinforcement when the target behavior has not occurred during a specified time interval.

Question 3

When using a progressive time-delay prompting procedure, which variable is systematically changed across trials?

Accepted Answer

The interval between the SD and the prompt

Answer

Progressive time delay gradually increases the wait interval between the discriminative stimulus and the prompt to allow independent responding.

Question 4

Which statement best describes the ABA procedure of extinction?

Accepted Answer

Withholding the reinforcement that previously maintained the target behavior

Answer

Extinction involves no longer providing the reinforcer that was maintaining the behavior, causing it to decrease over time.

Question 5

A practitioner uses DRI for a student who hits others. Which behavior is the most appropriate response to reinforce?

Accepted Answer

Keeping hands in lap

Answer

Keeping hands in lap is physically incompatible with hitting, making it the correct target for DRI.

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test