BCBA Behavior-Change Procedures

Question 1

What is the goal of shaping in behavior-change procedures?

Accepted Answer

Reinforce successive approximations

Answer

Shaping involves reinforcing successive approximations toward a target behavior until the desired behavior is achieved.

Question 2

Which procedure teaches a new behavior by reinforcing only after the correct response is made?

Accepted Answer

Discrimination training

Answer

Discrimination training reinforces correct responses in the presence of a specific stimulus and not in its absence.

Question 3

What is the effect of using differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO)?

Accepted Answer

Reinforces when target behavior does not occur

Answer

DRO involves reinforcing the absence of a specific target behavior during a defined time period, decreasing that target behavior.

Question 4

Which of the following procedures involves gradually removing prompts?

Accepted Answer

Prompt fading

Answer

Prompt fading is the process of gradually reducing prompts to transfer stimulus control to the natural environment.

Question 5

Which method involves teaching a complex skill by breaking it into smaller steps?

Accepted Answer

Chaining

Answer

Chaining involves linking discrete behaviors together into a sequence to perform a more complex skill.

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