EDF 6226 MODULES 1-6
Sally66is66observing66a66new66client,66Michael.66Every66time66she66comes66in66the66roo
m,66he66puts66his66head66down.66She66is66possible66experiencing66an66effect66known66a
s:66-66answer--reactivity
Margo66distributed66several66questionnaires66to66her66new66client's66teachers,66asking66
them66about66particular66behaviors.66What66assessment66method66is66she66using?66-
66answer--indirect66assessment
Sally66is66observing66a66new66client,66Michael.66Every66time66she66comes66in66the66roo
m,66he66puts66his66head66down.66She66is66possible66experiencing66an66effect66known66a
s:66-66answer--reactivity
Margo66distributed66several66questionnaires66to66her66new66client's66teachers,66asking66
them66about66particular66behaviors.66What66assessment66method66is66she66using?66-
66answer--indirect66assessment
When66considering66a66target66behavior,66Fernando66is66careful66to66select66one66that66
will66expose66the66individual66to66new66environments,66including66the66reinforcers66and6
6punishers66that66go66along66with66it.66What66is66the66best66name66for66this?66-
66answer--behavior66cusp
Sam66was66excited66to66show66his66supervisor66an66idea66for66a66behavior66plan.66His66t
arget66behavior66was66"lose66weight".66What66response66should66the66BCBA66provide?
66-66answer--
Weight66loss66is66a66direct66effect66of66other66behaviors66and66not66appropriate66as66a66"
target66behavior"
Anjali,66a66BCBA,66was66in66an66IEP66meeting66for66a66new66student66in66the66school.66
One66of66the66attendees66indicated66that66they66conducted66interviews66with66previous66
teachers66and66they66all66said66the66boy66exhibited66the66target66behavior66when66he66w
anted66was66attention.66The66attendee66suggested66the66group66move66forward66with66g
oals66related66to66attention66seeking.66How66should66Anjali66respond?66-66answer--
Suggest66direct66observation66first
Suggest66baseline66data66collection
Suggest66a66functional66behavior66assessment
All66of66the66above66are66appropriate.
, Michelle66wants66to66create66a66visual66display66that66will66compare66the66same66behavi
or66of66two66or66more66participants.66Her66best66option66would66be:66-66answer--
line66graph
Dominique66wants66to66create66a66visual66display66that66will66display66discrete66sets66of6
6data66that66are66not66related66to66one66another.66Her66best66option66would66be:66-
66answer--bar66graph
Miguel66wants66to66create66a66standardized66visual66display66that66will66demonstrate66fr
equency66over66time.66His66best66option66would66be:66-66answer--
standard66celeration66chart
Emilia66was66working66with66a66family66that66was66having66a66difficult66time66understandi
ng66Applied66Behavior66Analysis.66They66indicated66that66their66daughter's66maladaptive
66behaviors66came66"out66of66nowhere"66and66that66there66was66"no66logic"66behind66the
m.66Emilia66had66to66explain66to66them66that66the66science66of66ABA66relies66on66the66as
sumption66that66the66world66is66a66lawful66place66and66that66behaviors66are66not66rando
m.66Emilia66is66describing:66-66answer--philosophical66doubt
conceptually66systematic
determinism-66correct66answer
empiricism
Zoe66examined66her66assessment66data.66The66data66were66undifferentiated,66despite66
her66confidence66that66the66function66of66behavior66was66to66receive66tangible66(i.e.,66ch
ocolate).66Upon66investigation,66she66discovered66her66learner66had66free66access66to66
chocolate66the66hour66before66each66of66her66assessment66periods.66This66unplanned66f
or66variable66is66known66as:66-66answer--duplicate66variable
extraneous66variable-66correct66answer
concurring66variable
independent66variable
Morgan66was66concerned66about66his66new66learner66-
66he66would66doodle66during66math66assessments66and66his66grade66was66going66down.
66He66took66baseline66for66266days,66but66there66was66no66real66pattern,66so66he66immed
iately66started66the66intervention.66What66should66have66Morgan66done66differently?66-
66answer--
He66should66have66waited66until66there66was66a66steady66state66of66responding66before6
6beginning66the66intervention.66
correct66answer
Sally66is66observing66a66new66client,66Michael.66Every66time66she66comes66in66the66roo
m,66he66puts66his66head66down.66She66is66possible66experiencing66an66effect66known66a
s:66-66answer--reactivity
Margo66distributed66several66questionnaires66to66her66new66client's66teachers,66asking66
them66about66particular66behaviors.66What66assessment66method66is66she66using?66-
66answer--indirect66assessment
Sally66is66observing66a66new66client,66Michael.66Every66time66she66comes66in66the66roo
m,66he66puts66his66head66down.66She66is66possible66experiencing66an66effect66known66a
s:66-66answer--reactivity
Margo66distributed66several66questionnaires66to66her66new66client's66teachers,66asking66
them66about66particular66behaviors.66What66assessment66method66is66she66using?66-
66answer--indirect66assessment
When66considering66a66target66behavior,66Fernando66is66careful66to66select66one66that66
will66expose66the66individual66to66new66environments,66including66the66reinforcers66and6
6punishers66that66go66along66with66it.66What66is66the66best66name66for66this?66-
66answer--behavior66cusp
Sam66was66excited66to66show66his66supervisor66an66idea66for66a66behavior66plan.66His66t
arget66behavior66was66"lose66weight".66What66response66should66the66BCBA66provide?
66-66answer--
Weight66loss66is66a66direct66effect66of66other66behaviors66and66not66appropriate66as66a66"
target66behavior"
Anjali,66a66BCBA,66was66in66an66IEP66meeting66for66a66new66student66in66the66school.66
One66of66the66attendees66indicated66that66they66conducted66interviews66with66previous66
teachers66and66they66all66said66the66boy66exhibited66the66target66behavior66when66he66w
anted66was66attention.66The66attendee66suggested66the66group66move66forward66with66g
oals66related66to66attention66seeking.66How66should66Anjali66respond?66-66answer--
Suggest66direct66observation66first
Suggest66baseline66data66collection
Suggest66a66functional66behavior66assessment
All66of66the66above66are66appropriate.
, Michelle66wants66to66create66a66visual66display66that66will66compare66the66same66behavi
or66of66two66or66more66participants.66Her66best66option66would66be:66-66answer--
line66graph
Dominique66wants66to66create66a66visual66display66that66will66display66discrete66sets66of6
6data66that66are66not66related66to66one66another.66Her66best66option66would66be:66-
66answer--bar66graph
Miguel66wants66to66create66a66standardized66visual66display66that66will66demonstrate66fr
equency66over66time.66His66best66option66would66be:66-66answer--
standard66celeration66chart
Emilia66was66working66with66a66family66that66was66having66a66difficult66time66understandi
ng66Applied66Behavior66Analysis.66They66indicated66that66their66daughter's66maladaptive
66behaviors66came66"out66of66nowhere"66and66that66there66was66"no66logic"66behind66the
m.66Emilia66had66to66explain66to66them66that66the66science66of66ABA66relies66on66the66as
sumption66that66the66world66is66a66lawful66place66and66that66behaviors66are66not66rando
m.66Emilia66is66describing:66-66answer--philosophical66doubt
conceptually66systematic
determinism-66correct66answer
empiricism
Zoe66examined66her66assessment66data.66The66data66were66undifferentiated,66despite66
her66confidence66that66the66function66of66behavior66was66to66receive66tangible66(i.e.,66ch
ocolate).66Upon66investigation,66she66discovered66her66learner66had66free66access66to66
chocolate66the66hour66before66each66of66her66assessment66periods.66This66unplanned66f
or66variable66is66known66as:66-66answer--duplicate66variable
extraneous66variable-66correct66answer
concurring66variable
independent66variable
Morgan66was66concerned66about66his66new66learner66-
66he66would66doodle66during66math66assessments66and66his66grade66was66going66down.
66He66took66baseline66for66266days,66but66there66was66no66real66pattern,66so66he66immed
iately66started66the66intervention.66What66should66have66Morgan66done66differently?66-
66answer--
He66should66have66waited66until66there66was66a66steady66state66of66responding66before6
6beginning66the66intervention.66
correct66answer
