BCAT Behavior Reduction Strategies 2

Question 1

A learner screams every time a preferred item is taken away.
The technician is instructed to withhold attention after the screaming begins and only interact after 10 seconds of quiet.
This procedure is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Planned ignoring combined with DRO

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Extinction with DRO

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Non-contingent reinforcement

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Response cost

Question 2

Which of the following BEST describes the 'motivating operation' concept and its relevance to behavior reduction?

Accepted Answer

MOs temporarily alter the value of reinforcers and the frequency of behavior maintained by those reinforcers

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MOs permanently change which behaviors are in a learner's repertoire

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MOs increase the strength of punishment procedures

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MOs are only relevant when using positive reinforcement

Question 3

A BCBA instructs a technician to use 'response blocking' when a learner attempts to self-injure. The technician should understand that response blocking is:

Accepted Answer

A consequence-based extinction procedure

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A positive punishment procedure requiring parental consent

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An antecedent intervention that prevents the behavior from being completed

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Only appropriate for verbal learners

Question 4

When implementing extinction for attention-maintained behavior, the technician notices the learner's behavior initially gets worse before improving. This is called:

Accepted Answer

An extinction burst

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Resurgence

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Spontaneous recovery

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Behavioral contrast

Question 5

A learner engages in property destruction that is maintained by escape from demands. The MOST effective function-based intervention would be to:

Accepted Answer

Teach an appropriate escape response and reinforce it while placing property destruction on extinction

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Remove all demands from the learner's schedule

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Increase the intensity of demands to build frustration tolerance

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Apply a brief time-out following each instance of property destruction

Question 6

Which data collection method is MOST appropriate for measuring a behavior reduction target that occurs at very high rates and in rapid bursts?

Accepted Answer

Interval recording (partial or whole)

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Frequency count

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Duration recording

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ABC narrative recording

Question 7

A technician is implementing a punishment procedure and notices the learner begins crying and becomes more aggressive. The technician should FIRST:

Accepted Answer

Consult with the supervising BCBA before continuing

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Increase the intensity of the punishment to override the emotional response

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Continue the procedure exactly as written since emotional responses are expected

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Immediately discontinue all programming for the day