PSY7712 quiz 8 Study Guide Exam And
All Correct Answers.
A parent is trying to decrease the frequency of a child's swearing behavior. The parent observes
the child and writes down a description of the behavior, antecedents, and consequences each
time the child swears. In this example, the parent is using the ____________ method of ABC
observation.
a. Indirect.
b. Checklist.
c. Interval recording.
d. Descriptive. - Answer d. Descriptive.
Direct observation and indirect methods of functional assessment are used to:
a. Develop a hypothesis about antecedents and consequences of a behavior.
b. Manipulate antecedents and consequences of a behavior.
c. Gather information on the three-term contingency.
d. Both A and C. - Answer d. Both A and C.
A teacher is working with a child who frequently engages in fighting with other children on the
playground. The teacher observes and records the events that immediately precede and follow
the child's behavior of fighting. Which method of conducting a functional assessment is the
teacher using?
a. Functional analysis.
b. Direct observation.
c. Indirect methods.
d. Experimental manipulation. - Answer b. Direct observation.
T/F Analogue functional analyses (FAs) and functional behavior assessments (FBAs) are the
same thing. - Answer False
How can intervention development be driven by ABC data that are collected on the function of
the target behavior?
a. Determine how the ABC contingency can be altered to promote more positive behavior.
b. The antecedent condition can be replaced with reinforcement.
c. The rate of the behavior can be calculated to set a baseline for shaping.
d. All of the above. - Answer a. Determine how the ABC contingency can be altered to
promote more positive behavior.
, T/F A reinforcer assessment and a preference assessment are the same thing. - Answer False
During __________, data is collected only when behaviors of interest are observed.
a. Open-ended interviews.
b. Behavior rating scales.
c. Scatterplots.
d. Behavioral interviews.
e. ABC narrative recording. - Answer e. ABC narrative recording.
Choose the statement below that is true.
a. An FBA always includes an FA or it would not be called an FBA.
b. A functional analysis must always include four conditions.
c. An FBA must include at the least data from direct observation of the behavior.
d. A complete FBA may only include indirect assessment information. - Answer c. An FBA must
include at the least data from direct observation of the behavior.
If one conducts an FBA and gathers informant information and ABC data, at best they can do the
following with the information and data gathered:
a. Confirm the function of a problem behavior.
b. Hypothesize the function of a problem behavior.
c. Implement default technologies to address the behavior.
d. Compare assessment findings with information from results of the Weschler IQ test. - Answer
b. Hypothesize the function of a problem behavior.
______ generalization occurred when Jerry first learned how to operate the door handle to
open the bathroom door at home and was later observed opening several doors across the
school campus.
a. Stimulus.
b. Remote.
c. Response.
d. Over. - Answer a. Stimulus.
Which functional assessment procedure asks informants to estimate the extent to which
behavior occurs under specified conditions?
a. ABC continuous recording.
b. Scatterplots.
All Correct Answers.
A parent is trying to decrease the frequency of a child's swearing behavior. The parent observes
the child and writes down a description of the behavior, antecedents, and consequences each
time the child swears. In this example, the parent is using the ____________ method of ABC
observation.
a. Indirect.
b. Checklist.
c. Interval recording.
d. Descriptive. - Answer d. Descriptive.
Direct observation and indirect methods of functional assessment are used to:
a. Develop a hypothesis about antecedents and consequences of a behavior.
b. Manipulate antecedents and consequences of a behavior.
c. Gather information on the three-term contingency.
d. Both A and C. - Answer d. Both A and C.
A teacher is working with a child who frequently engages in fighting with other children on the
playground. The teacher observes and records the events that immediately precede and follow
the child's behavior of fighting. Which method of conducting a functional assessment is the
teacher using?
a. Functional analysis.
b. Direct observation.
c. Indirect methods.
d. Experimental manipulation. - Answer b. Direct observation.
T/F Analogue functional analyses (FAs) and functional behavior assessments (FBAs) are the
same thing. - Answer False
How can intervention development be driven by ABC data that are collected on the function of
the target behavior?
a. Determine how the ABC contingency can be altered to promote more positive behavior.
b. The antecedent condition can be replaced with reinforcement.
c. The rate of the behavior can be calculated to set a baseline for shaping.
d. All of the above. - Answer a. Determine how the ABC contingency can be altered to
promote more positive behavior.
, T/F A reinforcer assessment and a preference assessment are the same thing. - Answer False
During __________, data is collected only when behaviors of interest are observed.
a. Open-ended interviews.
b. Behavior rating scales.
c. Scatterplots.
d. Behavioral interviews.
e. ABC narrative recording. - Answer e. ABC narrative recording.
Choose the statement below that is true.
a. An FBA always includes an FA or it would not be called an FBA.
b. A functional analysis must always include four conditions.
c. An FBA must include at the least data from direct observation of the behavior.
d. A complete FBA may only include indirect assessment information. - Answer c. An FBA must
include at the least data from direct observation of the behavior.
If one conducts an FBA and gathers informant information and ABC data, at best they can do the
following with the information and data gathered:
a. Confirm the function of a problem behavior.
b. Hypothesize the function of a problem behavior.
c. Implement default technologies to address the behavior.
d. Compare assessment findings with information from results of the Weschler IQ test. - Answer
b. Hypothesize the function of a problem behavior.
______ generalization occurred when Jerry first learned how to operate the door handle to
open the bathroom door at home and was later observed opening several doors across the
school campus.
a. Stimulus.
b. Remote.
c. Response.
d. Over. - Answer a. Stimulus.
Which functional assessment procedure asks informants to estimate the extent to which
behavior occurs under specified conditions?
a. ABC continuous recording.
b. Scatterplots.
