PSYC 7712 Week 1 Quiz Test Questions
and Answers 2026-2027 Updated.
that it is a function of its circumstances and of the environment - Answer In Friman's (2021)
article, a circumstances view of behavior is ______________.
- behavior that is caused by the person's diagnoses
- focusing on the person as the source of the problem behavior
- that it should be explained as a pathological disorder
- that it is a function of its circumstances and of the environment
can decrease the reliance on default technologies - Answer A functional behavior assessment
_________________.
can decrease the reliance on default technologies
should not be attempted until the behavior becomes very dangerous
will not improve on the effectiveness of the interventions
does not inform on the reasons why the behavior is occurring
antecedent and consequent variables - Answer Environmental variables that can be altered to
influence behaviors include _____________________.
all of the answers are correct - Answer Hanley (2012) described obstacles when conducting
some types of functional analyses and recommended solutions to address them. Some of the
obstacles include ____________.
- functional analyses take too much time
- functional analyses are too complex
- functional analyses are difficult to "sell" to constituents
- All of the answers are correct.
the source of reinforcement to be provided for appropriate replacement behaviors - Answer
FBAs can identify _______________________.
- the person's IQ
- the source of reinforcement to be provided for appropriate replacement behaviors
, - default technologies to use
- symptoms for diagnosing
Compassion takes empathy a step further - Answer According to Taylor et al. (2019), which of
the following is true?
Compassion, sympathy, and empathy are the same.
Empathy outweighs compassion.
Sympathy outweighs empathy.
Compassion takes empathy a step further
to obtain information about the purposes a challenging behavior serves for a person - Answer
The purpose of conducting an FBA is __________________________.
All the answers are correct. - Answer Problem behaviors might be influenced by?
Social positive reinforcement.
Automatic positive reinforcement.
Social negative reinforcement.
All the answers are correct.
Teach Amber how to get attention from her teacher appropriately. - Answer Upon completion
of Amber's functional behavior assessment, it was clear that her talk-outs were being
maintained by teacher attention. Which (if any) of the following could be a potentially effective
strategy to address this behavior?
- Have the teacher ignore Amber completely.
- Teach Amber how to get attention from her teacher appropriately.
- Have the teacher tell Amber, "I'm not going to address you when you talk out," each time
Amber engages in the target behavior.
- None of the answers are correct.
all of the answers are correct - Answer According to Hanley (2012), what are some limitations
of descriptive assessments?
- Attention provided following the occurrence of dangerous problem behaviors is very high and
might pose a false positive correlation.
and Answers 2026-2027 Updated.
that it is a function of its circumstances and of the environment - Answer In Friman's (2021)
article, a circumstances view of behavior is ______________.
- behavior that is caused by the person's diagnoses
- focusing on the person as the source of the problem behavior
- that it should be explained as a pathological disorder
- that it is a function of its circumstances and of the environment
can decrease the reliance on default technologies - Answer A functional behavior assessment
_________________.
can decrease the reliance on default technologies
should not be attempted until the behavior becomes very dangerous
will not improve on the effectiveness of the interventions
does not inform on the reasons why the behavior is occurring
antecedent and consequent variables - Answer Environmental variables that can be altered to
influence behaviors include _____________________.
all of the answers are correct - Answer Hanley (2012) described obstacles when conducting
some types of functional analyses and recommended solutions to address them. Some of the
obstacles include ____________.
- functional analyses take too much time
- functional analyses are too complex
- functional analyses are difficult to "sell" to constituents
- All of the answers are correct.
the source of reinforcement to be provided for appropriate replacement behaviors - Answer
FBAs can identify _______________________.
- the person's IQ
- the source of reinforcement to be provided for appropriate replacement behaviors
, - default technologies to use
- symptoms for diagnosing
Compassion takes empathy a step further - Answer According to Taylor et al. (2019), which of
the following is true?
Compassion, sympathy, and empathy are the same.
Empathy outweighs compassion.
Sympathy outweighs empathy.
Compassion takes empathy a step further
to obtain information about the purposes a challenging behavior serves for a person - Answer
The purpose of conducting an FBA is __________________________.
All the answers are correct. - Answer Problem behaviors might be influenced by?
Social positive reinforcement.
Automatic positive reinforcement.
Social negative reinforcement.
All the answers are correct.
Teach Amber how to get attention from her teacher appropriately. - Answer Upon completion
of Amber's functional behavior assessment, it was clear that her talk-outs were being
maintained by teacher attention. Which (if any) of the following could be a potentially effective
strategy to address this behavior?
- Have the teacher ignore Amber completely.
- Teach Amber how to get attention from her teacher appropriately.
- Have the teacher tell Amber, "I'm not going to address you when you talk out," each time
Amber engages in the target behavior.
- None of the answers are correct.
all of the answers are correct - Answer According to Hanley (2012), what are some limitations
of descriptive assessments?
- Attention provided following the occurrence of dangerous problem behaviors is very high and
might pose a false positive correlation.
