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Task analysis is the process of breaking a sequence
task down into a________of smaller steps.
Wesley wants to decrease his nail biting behavior Placing hands in pocket
using DRI. Which of the following replacement
behaviors would be appropriate for that
methodology?
A probe session is conducted to assess whether a skill can be performed without prompts
Nicholas is reinforced for smoothing his sheets, forward chaining
tucking them in, and pulling the comforter up
to the top of the bed,. His RBT places the pillows.
This is an example of teaching bed making via
Nancy's RBT puts her shoes on for her, straightens backward chaining
the tongue, and pulls the strings tight. Nancy
then ties her shoes. Nancy is learning to put
on her shoes via
Cassie is trying to extinguish her use of curse alternative
words but substituting the words "sugar" and
"fudge" for the curse words she uses
most
frequently. Her friends are helping by
discontinuing conversation with her if she .says
the curse words, and extending the conversation
if she uses the substitute words. This is
differential
reinforcement of___________________behavior.
Nathan's Mom stands beside him while he brushes Total task chaining
his teeth, allowing him to complete the tasks alone
but prompting him if he skips steps or performs
them incorrectly. Nathan is learning to brush his
teeth via
Patrick has a short attention span for watching forward chaining
others and displays problem behaviors when
presented with too many tasks in a row. What
chaining procedure is probably best for him?
Parasha is learning to make his bed. He backward chaining
struggles most with smoothing the sheets, but finds
it easy to place his pillow and coverlet. He loves
to see his
bed completely made, but curses a great deal
when smoothing the sheets. What form of chaining
does this information suggest you try first?
, Christy's 17-year-old son is in your adolescent Call your BCBA supervisor for instructions
social skills group. He disclosed that he has a
girlfriend but his mother will not allow him to go
on a date with her. He wants you to role play
talking to his mother about this. You are sure his
mother will pull him out of the group if you do,
though. What do you do?
Mickey and Holly are a married couple. Holly is a no
BCBA, and Mickey is an RBT. They want to open a
business together in which Holly conducts
assessments and writes plans, while Mickey does
all of the implementation under Holly's
supervision. Is this allowed under the BACB's RBT
Code of Ethics?
After brainstorming several possible options for eliminating choices that are not supported by the BACB's ethics code
how to resolve an ethical issue, you should narrow
down your choices by
I scream at my friend and he leaves. The next time I social negative
want him to leave, I scream at him again. What
process of reinforcement is at work?
Escape behaviors_____________a person from a remove, keep
situation while avoidance behaviors ___________________ a
person from a situation.
Escape extinction is ethically implemented by Responding to refusals by presenting the stimulus again
The Little Albert studies demonstrated that what Conditioning of emotions in humans
was possible?
In order for a communication difference to be social in nature
relevant to an Autism diagnosis, it must be
During maintenance training, we seek to Perform skill when distracted
determine how well the learner can
A teacher of a child you are providing ABA indirect
services to is an example of a(n) ______________________ client.
Pairing Presenting a stimulus with a highly reinforcing stimulus or highly
punishing stimulus in order to condition it to have the same reinforcing
or punishing properties. The term is often used to refer to pairing
people with preferred items or activities in order to establish the person
as a reinforcer.
Amy has been biting her fingernails for five years. Previous learning history or sensitivity to the consequence
Her mother applied a terrible tasting medication to
her fingernails to discourage her from biting them.
So far, the nail biting has not decreased much even
with the medication. What's one possible reason?
Benny dislikes the taste of vegetables and refuses Multiple stimulus control
to eat them anywhere except his
grandmother's house. He eats whatever his