PSY 7713 Quiz 1 Unit 6 (Behavior Analytic Interventions)

PSY 7713 Quiz 1 Unit 6 (Behavior Analytic Interventions) A disadvantage to using DRO is: Selected Answer: d. All of the other answers are correct. Answers: a. It does not teach any new skills. b. The delivery of reinforcement occurs if the targeted problem behavior does not occur. However, this may inadvertently reinforce a different (non-targeted) problem behavior. c. If the problem behavior occurs very frequently (for example, every five seconds), it can be a very labor- intensive procedure to implement. d. All of the other answers are correct. Answer Feedback: Correct. 2. Question 2 A learner's target behavior is excessive pencil sharpening (using a wall-mounted sharpener). The algebra teacher, Ms. Jones, plans a reinforcement procedure so that the learner would need to sharpen his pencil no more than three times throughout the entire 60-minute class period in order to earn reinforcement. Mr. Smith, the science teacher, plans to divide the class period into three 20-minute intervals, so that the learner will earn reinforcement for each interval if he does not sharpen his pencil more than one time during the interval. In this scenario: Selected Answer: d. Ms. Jones planned a full-session DRL. Mr. Smith planned an interval DRL. Answers: a. Ms. Jones planned an interval DRL. Mr. Smith planned a full-session DRL. b. Ms. Jones planned a spaced-responding DRL-60 minute. Mr. Smith planned a spaced-responding DRL-20 minute. c. Ms. Jones planned a DRO-60 minute. Mr. Smith planned a DRO-20 minute. d. Ms. Jones planned a full-session DRL. Mr. Smith planned an interval DRL. Answer Feedback: Correct. 3. Question 3 A learner's target behavior is excessive trips to the bathroom. The trips occur about two times per hour, and the family physician has determined they are not due to health-related causes. The grade 3 teacher, Ms. Green, plans a reinforcement procedure so that the learner would need to enter the bathroom more than 60 minutes after the prior trip in order to earn the reinforcer. Over time, the time period would be extended to 75, 90, and finally 120 minutes to approximate a typical schedule for bathroom use. In this scenario: