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PSY-550 Exam 1 Questions with
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Question: What is behavioral assessment?
Ans: A variety of methods used to identify specific behaviors and
environmental variables that affect those behaviors
*typically used for the purpose of creating behavior change
Question: What is function
Ans: the purpose of the behavior
what consequences are produced by the behavior
*describing the function of a behavior is describing the motivating
operation in place
Question: What is function-based treatment
Ans: selecting interventions that address the reinforcement produced by
existing (typically problematic) behaviors
Question: Common Functions
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Ans: Social Positive: Attention (desire for attention), Tangible (desire for
specific item or activity)
Social Negative: Escape/avoidance (desire to avoid or get out of an
activity/situation)
Automatic: anything that isn't socially mediated
Question: Common Context Specific Variables
Ans: Nuanced forms reinforcers
varying motivating operations
interaction or a combination of multiple reinforcers
Question: Functional Behavior Assessments
Ans: evaluation process primarily aimed at identifying the function of
challenging behavior for the purpose of intervention
*the overall process of conducting assessing the function of behavior
Question: Functional Analysis
Ans: refers to a specific form of assessment that is experimental
Question: Levels of Assessment
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Ans: Indirect (Informative) Assessment
-interviews, questionnaires, and rating forms
Direct/Descriptive Assessment
-directly observing the client without interference
-collect data on environmental variables and behaviors
Experimental Assessment
-manipulation of variables of interest
-show experimental control
Question: Reliability and validity of FBA
Ans: Indirect assessment: low level of confidence in reliable identification
of function
Direct assessment: moderate level of confidence in reliable identification
of function
Experimental assessment: high level of confidence in reliable identification
of function
Question: What steps/sequence do assessments follow?
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PSY-550 Exam 1 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Question: What is behavioral assessment?
Ans: A variety of methods used to identify specific behaviors and
environmental variables that affect those behaviors
*typically used for the purpose of creating behavior change
Question: What is function
Ans: the purpose of the behavior
what consequences are produced by the behavior
*describing the function of a behavior is describing the motivating
operation in place
Question: What is function-based treatment
Ans: selecting interventions that address the reinforcement produced by
existing (typically problematic) behaviors
Question: Common Functions
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Ans: Social Positive: Attention (desire for attention), Tangible (desire for
specific item or activity)
Social Negative: Escape/avoidance (desire to avoid or get out of an
activity/situation)
Automatic: anything that isn't socially mediated
Question: Common Context Specific Variables
Ans: Nuanced forms reinforcers
varying motivating operations
interaction or a combination of multiple reinforcers
Question: Functional Behavior Assessments
Ans: evaluation process primarily aimed at identifying the function of
challenging behavior for the purpose of intervention
*the overall process of conducting assessing the function of behavior
Question: Functional Analysis
Ans: refers to a specific form of assessment that is experimental
Question: Levels of Assessment
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Ans: Indirect (Informative) Assessment
-interviews, questionnaires, and rating forms
Direct/Descriptive Assessment
-directly observing the client without interference
-collect data on environmental variables and behaviors
Experimental Assessment
-manipulation of variables of interest
-show experimental control
Question: Reliability and validity of FBA
Ans: Indirect assessment: low level of confidence in reliable identification
of function
Direct assessment: moderate level of confidence in reliable identification
of function
Experimental assessment: high level of confidence in reliable identification
of function
Question: What steps/sequence do assessments follow?
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