BCBA Behavior Reduction and Antecedent Interventions

Question 1

Which antecedent intervention involves altering setting events or motivating operations to reduce the value of problem behavior reinforcers?

Accepted Answer

Abolishing operation manipulation

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Non-contingent reinforcement

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Antecedent exercise

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Differential reinforcement of other behavior

Question 2

Non-contingent reinforcement (NCR) reduces problem behavior primarily by:

Accepted Answer

Abolishing the motivating operation maintaining problem behavior

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Punishing the behavior directly

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Teaching an alternative communication response

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Placing the behavior on extinction

Question 3

Functional Communication Training (FCT) replaces problem behavior by teaching a communicative response that:

Accepted Answer

Accesses the same reinforcer as the problem behavior

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Is punished on the same schedule as problem behavior

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Is reinforced on a leaner schedule than problem behavior

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Requires more effort than problem behavior

Question 4

Which procedure involves the systematic removal of a preferred item or activity contingent on problem behavior?

Accepted Answer

Response cost

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Time-out from positive reinforcement

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Overcorrection

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Extinction

Question 5

A behavior analyst recommends high-probability request sequences before asking a learner to complete a low-probability task. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Behavior momentum

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Extinction

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Shaping

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Differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior

Question 6

Which of the following best defines an extinction burst?

Accepted Answer

A temporary increase in frequency, intensity, or variability of behavior at the start of extinction

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A gradual decrease in response rate during extinction

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The complete cessation of behavior after repeated extinction sessions

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A reappearance of behavior weeks after successful extinction