BCAT Behavior Reduction Treatment 4

Question 1

A client with a history of aggression is transitioning to a new classroom. To prevent problem behavior, the technician should first:

Accepted Answer

Conduct a pre-session pairing and use high-density reinforcement

Answer

Pre-session pairing and high-density reinforcement during transitions help establish a positive association with the new environment and reduce problem behavior.

Question 2

Which crisis management concept refers to identifying the earliest observable signs that a client is becoming escalated?

Accepted Answer

Prodromes (early warning signs)

Answer

Prodromes are early warning signs or precursor behaviors that indicate escalating distress before a crisis behavior occurs.

Question 3

A technician is implementing NCR (Non-Contingent Reinforcement). Which statement BEST describes this procedure?

Accepted Answer

Reinforcement is delivered on a fixed time schedule regardless of behavior

Answer

NCR delivers reinforcement on a time-based schedule independent of the client's behavior to reduce the motivation (EO) for problem behavior.

Question 4

Which term describes the process where a problem behavior returns when a previously effective treatment is reintroduced after a period of using a different treatment?

Accepted Answer

Resurgence

Answer

Resurgence is the reappearance of a previously extinguished behavior when the current reinforcement contingency is disrupted or changed.

Question 5

A client's tantrums are function-based and maintained by escape. The MOST appropriate antecedent modification would be to:

Accepted Answer

Embed preferred activities into non-preferred tasks

Answer

Embedding preferred activities into non-preferred tasks reduces the aversiveness of demands, thereby reducing escape-motivated problem behavior.

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BCAT Behavior Reduction Treatment 4