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What is EIBI? -Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, and is used to treat young children with autism -Experimental Intensive Behavioral Intervention, and is used to treat persons with autism -Early Individualized Behavior Implementation, and is used to treat a variety of disorders -Every Individual Behaves Independently, and is used to treat a variety of disorders including -Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down Syndrome, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, and is used to treat young children with autism A therapist is working with a child that dislikes the task she is working on. The child pinches the therapist. The therapist responds by telling the child to take a break from the work and think about what she did. In the future, the child pinches any time she doesn't want to do her work. In this example, the consequence for pinching was ________. -Receiving a break from work which functioned as a punisher -Receiving a break from work which functioned as a reinforcer -Receiving more work which functioned as a reinforcer -Receiving a vocal reprimand that functioned as a punisher - Receiving a break from work which functioned as a reinforcer What is the 3-term contingency (hint: ABC)? -Application, Behavior, Circumstances -Antecedent, Behavior, Contingencies -Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence -Alternative Behavior Choices - Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence What is the core principle of ABA? -Behavior is a function of its consequences -Behavior is controlled by a person's mental state -Always use reinforcement -People are products of their environments - Behavior is a function of its consequences Autism is a developmental disorder that appears by the age of 3 and is characterized by: -Repetitive behavior patterns and impairment in social interactions and communication -Repetitive behavior patterns, stereotypy, and deficits in eye contact -Below average IQ and deficiency in motor skills -Obsessive thoughts, repetitive behavior patterns, and impairment in social skills - Repetitive behavior patterns and impairment in social interactions and communication What is the definition of ABA? -Application of the principles of behavior to issues that are socially important to produce practical change -The use of behavioral principles to treat autism spectrum disorders -Discrete Trial Training -Application of the principles of behavior to decrease inappropriate behaviors - Application of the principles of behavior to issues that are socially important to produce practical change Which of the following is NOT one of the key components to EIBI? -The treatment should begin early in life -The treatment should be individualized -The treatment should be intensive -The treatment should have a short duration - The treatment should have a short duration A mother is in the store with her child and she is not paying attention to him. The child begins knocking items off the shelf and his mother says to him, "Oh no! Look what you did!" The child smiles. In this example, the boy not receiving any attention from his mother is the ________. -Behavior -Consequence -Antecedent -Both the antecedent and the consequence - Antecedent What does the acronym ABA stand for? -Applied Behavior Analysis -Autism Behavioral Analysis -Applied Behavioral Activities -Antecedent Behavioral Application - Applied Behavior Analysis Gabi sees a clown at the circus. She points and says, "Look, clown!" Her mom responds, "Yes, it's a clown!" This is an example of _______. -Verbal behavior -Vocal behavior -A &B -None of the above - Vocal & Verbal Behavior Which of the following is a potential benefit of developing a manding repertoire? -Decrease in inappropriate or problem behaviors -Facilitation of the acquisition of other verbal operants -Language is acquired faster by children when they are being taught to mand -All of the above - -Decrease in inappropriate or problem behaviors -Facilitation of the acquisition of other verbal operants -Language is acquired faster by children when they are being taught to mand Which of the following is a key feature of NET? -It is adult directed and uses repetition and sequenced instruction -The child is provided with several brief, timed opportunities to practice the skill target -Targets are often taught in a particular sequence; building speed and accuracy in basic skills before focusing on more complex skills -It is largely child-directed and performed in natural settings - It is largely child-directed and performed in natural settings Which of the following is a behavioral teaching approach? -Discrete Trial Training (DTT) -Natural Environment Training (NET) -Fluency Based Instruction -All of the above - All of the above Which of the following operants is often referred to as labeling? -Echoic -Mand -Tact -Intraverbal - Tact Effective EIBI language programs focus on which of the following? -Verbal Behavior topography -Expressive language development -Verbal Behavior function -Mand training - Verbal Behavior function Which of the following best describes Verbal Behavior? -Any behavior for which the consequence is mediated by the behavior of another person -When one speaks or produces a sound -Responding vocally to another person's nonvocal behavior -Vocal behavior for which the consequence is mediated by the vocal behavior of another person - Any behavior for which the consequence is mediated by the behavior of another person Which of the following operants is often referred to as vocal imitation? -Echoic -Mand -Tact -Intraverbal - Anita is hungry. She points to the crackers on the counter and her mom gives her a cracker. This is an example of ______. -Vocal behavior -Verbal behavior -A& B -None of the above - Verbal behavior Which of the following operants is often referred to as conversational behavior? -Echoic -Mand -Tact -Intraverbal - Intraverbal Reinforcement is: -Presenting an item that the child likes contingent on a correct response -A consequence that increases a behavior -A consequence that maintains or increases a response under similar circumstances -A reward provided that lets the child know they are correct - A consequence that maintains or increases a response under similar circumstances Which of the following is NOT a reason why we use Discrete Trail Training when teaching children with Autism Spectrum Disorder? -Children with autism often have more difficulty learning through observation of peers -It maximizes the number of teaching opportunities -It provides an extremely structured learning environment -It is less frustrating because it is child guided - It is less frustrating because it is child guided A motivating operation that increases the effectiveness of a stimulus to function as a reinforcer is known as a(n): -Prompt -Conditioned Stimulus (CS) -Discriminative Stimulus (SD) -Establishing Operation (EO) - Establishing Operation (EO) A therapist is trying to teach a child to follow the instruction, "sit down". After the child complies and sits down, the therapist says, "Yay!!!" which increases the likelihood that the child will sit down in the future when given the instruction, "sit down". What is the praise functioning as? -A secondary reinforcer -A primary reinforcer -A punisher -None of the above - A secondary reinforcer