When using a changing criterion design, the BEST demonstration of experimental control would be produced if the:
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When using a changing criterion design, the BEST demonstration of experimental control would be produced if the: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerD
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An experimental design that starts with a baseline phase, followed by a treatment phase, then another baseline phase, and ends in the same type of treatment phase is called a (n): Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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Jamie frequently falls to the floor and screams at school. Preliminary behavioral assessment data indicate that his tantrums are maintained by attention and escape from demand situations. Jamie's behavior analyst wants to examine precisely how attention and escape conditions affect these behaviors. The behavior analyst does not want to conduct the analysis in Jamie's classroom because she would not be able to control for potentially important factors. Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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This graph BEST exemplifies: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerC
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For which of the following would it be appropriate to measure duration? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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Which does NOT increase the effectiveness of punishment? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerC
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Keller's Personalized System of Instruction features which of the following characteristics? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerD
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What could be done to clarify the differentiation in the frequency of aggression among the environments shown in this graph? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerD
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Jody had an access-maintained tantrum for 14 minutes and it started 3 seconds after she was told, "No." It had been 2 days since the previous tantrum. The latency is: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerD
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A behavior analyst responsible for the evaluation of a behavior change program has been unable to get others to collect data on the targeted behaviors. The others involved, including other service providers, are relying on personal anecdotes and questionnaires to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. The primary consumer reports satisfaction with the results so far. To evaluate the program, the behavior analyst should: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerC
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Holly is learning to use a spoon to feed herself. Applesauce is known to function as a reinforcer. Her teacher has selected the following objective for Holly: "Given a spoon and a 3-ounce dish of applesauce, Holly will independently scoop the applesauce to her mouth." This objective is incomplete. Which component is missing? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerD
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An extinction procedure involves: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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A person is asked to make his bed. His caregiver checks 30 minutes later and the bed was made. No one else was present during that time. The caregiver records that the client made his bed even though he did not observe the behavior directly. The data collection method used is: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerD
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One limitation of descriptive analysis is that it: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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The BEST definition for mouthing behavior would be any instance of LukE. Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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A teacher uses a group contingency with her students. She states the following rule: "If everyone gets 100% on their spelling test the week, I will turn cartwheels down the hall for you." What type of group contingency is this? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerC
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In reference to maintenance, functional arrangements between behavior and antecedent and consequence events that occur in the environment in which the behavior of interest is to be maintained are called: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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Intraverbal behavior is controlled by A. Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerA
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Which of the following is NOT a dimension of applied behavior analysis? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerA
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In order to replace a behavior targeted for change with a behavior that topographically does not resemble the target behavior, which differential reinforcement procedure would be BEST? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerC
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Carlos participated in a toothbrushing skill acquisition program. When he started the program, he needed physical assistance to perform each step. After two weeks, he met all objectives and was able to complete each step independently. The program involved the use of graduated guidance, praise, and token reinforcement. In the future, the behavior analyst would like to examine which procedures made the program most effective (i.e., guidance, praise, or token reinforcement). To determine this, the behavior analyst could use a Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerA
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To teach Beth to wash her hands, staff trained Beth in all the steps identified in the task analysis in each session. They also introduced prompts in successive levels if Beth did not respond after a two-second waiting period. Which behavior chaining procedure was used in this program? Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerD
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When asked why a certain behavior happened, the behavior analyst states that the behavior "came out of nowhere." If the behavior analyst meant what he said, he is violating the assumption of Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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Placing a request that a child is least likely to perform at the end of a series of requests that the child is most likely to perform is a phenomenon known as: Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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When setting criteria for behavior change, behavior analysts attempt to implement the simplest mode of intervention necessary to elicit the desired outcome. As such, the identified outcome criteria should be Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerB
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Requiring a student who disrupts the class by throwing papers and tipping over chairs to clean the mess up and then clean the rest of the room by sweeping and cleaning desktops is a(n) __________________ procedure. Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerC
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Jimmy is watching his favorite Saturday morning cartoon and playing with his train set. The cat walks past him and he pulls its tail. Jimmy's mother takes away one of his train cars. Reveal answer details Close answer detailsCorrect answerC |