COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND STEP
BY STEP SOLUTIONS
◉ Source
Answer: An FBA is used to idenitfy the type and ___ of reinforcement
for behaviors
◉ Direct observation
Answer: Indirect observations are "indirect" because they dont
involve ____ _____ of the behavior
◉ Behavioral cusps
Answer: Expose the individual's repertoire to new contingencies,
new responses, and new stimulus controls.
◉ High
Answer: In a descriptive assessment, events that have a ____ degree
of correlation with the target behavior suggest a functional
hypothesis.
◉ Functional analysis
, Answer: The thearpist is assessing the fucntion of behavior by
systematically presenting antecedent and consquent conditions.
◉ Descriptive FBA
Answer: The therapist is assessing the function of behavior by
observing and recording in the natural environment.
◉ contrived contingency
Answer: Any contingency of reinforcement (or punishment)
designed and implemented by a behavior analyst or practitioner to
achieve the acquisition, maintenance, and/or generalization of a
targeted behavior change.
◉ Indirect FBA
Answer: An assessment that obtains information from persons who
are familiar with the organism emitting the target behavior.
◉ independent variable
Answer: When measuring the effects of mand training on
spontaneous mands, mand training is the ____ _____.
◉ Attention Condition
Answer: A condition in a traditional functional analysis in which
participant behavior is reinforced with attention.