BCAT Behavior Reduction Treatment 2

Question 1

A client repeatedly bangs their head on the table during work tasks. Which function of behavior is MOST likely if head-banging stops when the task is removed?

Accepted Answer

Escape

Answer

When a behavior stops after the task (aversive stimulus) is removed, it is maintained by negative reinforcement (escape).

Question 2

During extinction for attention-maintained behavior, a technician should:

Accepted Answer

Provide no attention contingent on the target behavior

Answer

Extinction for attention-maintained behavior requires withholding attention specifically contingent on the problem behavior.

Question 3

Which schedule of reinforcement makes a behavior MOST resistant to extinction?

Accepted Answer

Variable ratio

Answer

Variable ratio schedules produce the most resistance to extinction because reinforcement is unpredictable.

Question 4

A BCBA instructs you to implement FCT. Your primary goal as the technician is to:

Accepted Answer

Teach an alternative communicative response that produces the same reinforcer

Answer

FCT (Functional Communication Training) teaches a functionally equivalent communicative response to replace the problem behavior.

Question 5

A client engages in self-injurious behavior (SIB) only when alone and continues even without an audience. This suggests the behavior is maintained by:

Accepted Answer

Automatic reinforcement

Answer

SIB that occurs when alone without social consequences is typically automatically reinforced (sensory).

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BCAT Behavior Reduction Treatment 2