CBC CBC Program Design & Implementation 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When designing a behavior intervention plan (BIP), what should the function of the behavior determine?
- The severity classification of the behavior
- The replacement behavior and reinforcement strategy selected (Correct answer)
- The number of observation sessions required
- The order of steps in the task analysis
Correct answer: The replacement behavior and reinforcement strategy selected
Function-based interventions match the replacement behavior and reinforcer to the maintaining consequence identified in the functional assessment.
Question 2: Generalization programming requires that a skill be practiced across multiple what?
- Only therapists
- People, settings, and materials (Correct answer)
- Data sheets and graphs
- Baseline conditions only
Correct answer: People, settings, and materials
True generalization requires the behavior to occur across varied trainers, environments, and stimulus variations beyond the original training context.
Question 3: Which component of a behavior support plan outlines specific positive programming strategies designed to teach new skills?
- Crisis intervention protocol
- Reactive strategies section
- Proactive/instructional strategies section (Correct answer)
- Data collection schedule
Correct answer: Proactive/instructional strategies section
The proactive strategies section focuses on skill-building and environmental modifications that prevent problem behavior rather than reacting to it.
Question 4: A behavior consultant selects a differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) procedure. What is being reinforced under DRA?
- Any behavior other than the problem behavior
- A specific functionally equivalent replacement behavior (Correct answer)
- The absence of the problem behavior during an interval
- Low rates of the problem behavior
Correct answer: A specific functionally equivalent replacement behavior
DRA reinforces a designated alternative behavior that serves the same function as the problem behavior, making the alternative more efficient.
Question 5: What is the purpose of including a 'maintenance plan' in a behavior support program?
- To document baseline data collection methods
- To ensure learned skills persist after intensive support is reduced (Correct answer)
- To outline emergency physical restraint procedures
- To schedule quarterly stakeholder meetings
Correct answer: To ensure learned skills persist after intensive support is reduced
A maintenance plan includes strategies such as intermittent reinforcement schedules to sustain behavior gains as formal intervention intensity decreases.
Question 6: In a behavior support plan, a 'competing behavior pathway' diagram is used to illustrate what?
- The schedule of reinforcement used during skill instruction
- The relationship between setting events, antecedents, problem behavior, and replacement behavior (Correct answer)
- The hierarchical reporting structure of the support team
- The sequence of steps in a task-analyzed skill
Correct answer: The relationship between setting events, antecedents, problem behavior, and replacement behavior
The competing behavior pathway visually maps how setting events and antecedents lead to either the problem behavior or the desired replacement behavior and their respective outcomes.
CBC CBC Program Design & Implementation 1
When designing a behavior intervention plan (BIP), what should the function of the behavior determine?