ABA 626 CORE MAIN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔brief functional analysis - ✔✔the therapist does an FBA with two 10-minute sessions
for each condition.
✔✔descriptive - ✔✔there are three methods of FBA: indirect, __________, and
functional analysis.
✔✔functional analysis - ✔✔the therapist is assessing the function of behavior by
systematically presenting antecedent & consequence conditions.
✔✔contingency reversal - ✔✔a method of confirming hypotheses in a brief functional
analysis
✔✔functionally equivalent - ✔✔serves the same purpose or produces the same
consequences
✔✔indirect FBA - ✔✔the therapist conducts an FBA where they interview the client's
parents about the behavior.
✔✔function - ✔✔functionally equivalent means an intervention should serve the same
__________ as the problem behavior.
✔✔correlated - ✔✔descriptive FBAs can identify events that are __________ with the
target behavior & suggest hypotheses.
✔✔conditional probability - ✔✔the therapist is calculating the likelihood that a target
behavior will occur with a certain hypothesis & consequence.
✔✔analog - ✔✔functional analysis is sometimes called __________ because of the
arrangement of variables.
, ✔✔contingency reversal - ✔✔the therapist confirms a hypothesis during a brief
functional analysis by reinforcing an alternative behavior.
✔✔environmental events - ✔✔an FBA obtains information about relations among
specific types of __________ __________ & behaviors.
✔✔functional analysis - ✔✔an FBA where antecedents & consequences are arranged
so their effects can be observed & measured
✔✔low - ✔✔studies have found __________ agreement between conditional probability
& functional analysis.
✔✔brief functional analysis - ✔✔an analysis in which only one or two 5 to 10-minute
sessions are conducted for each condition
✔✔functionally equivalent - ✔✔the therapist creates an intervention that is __________
__________ to the current contingency; it gives access to the same functions.
✔✔checklists - ✔✔indirect FBAs can be structured interviews, __________, rating
scales, or questionnaires.
✔✔conditional probability - ✔✔the likelihood that a target behavior will occur in a given
circumstance
✔✔probability - ✔✔contingency space analysis is a graphic display of the __________
of one consequence given the occurrence of another event.
✔✔ABC narrative - ✔✔descriptive assessment where data collection is open-ended &
only happens when behaviors of interest are observed is __________ __________
recording.
✔✔anecdotal observation - ✔✔type of observation that yields an overall description of a
client's behavior patterns
✔✔voluntary - ✔✔the person giving informed consent must give __________ consent
after having adequate knowledge & the capacity to decide.
✔✔attention condition - ✔✔a condition in a traditional FA in which participant behavior
is reinforced with attention
✔✔continuous periods - ✔✔an anecdotal observation is usually conducted for
__________ __________ of 20 to 30 minutes.
SURE A+
✔✔brief functional analysis - ✔✔the therapist does an FBA with two 10-minute sessions
for each condition.
✔✔descriptive - ✔✔there are three methods of FBA: indirect, __________, and
functional analysis.
✔✔functional analysis - ✔✔the therapist is assessing the function of behavior by
systematically presenting antecedent & consequence conditions.
✔✔contingency reversal - ✔✔a method of confirming hypotheses in a brief functional
analysis
✔✔functionally equivalent - ✔✔serves the same purpose or produces the same
consequences
✔✔indirect FBA - ✔✔the therapist conducts an FBA where they interview the client's
parents about the behavior.
✔✔function - ✔✔functionally equivalent means an intervention should serve the same
__________ as the problem behavior.
✔✔correlated - ✔✔descriptive FBAs can identify events that are __________ with the
target behavior & suggest hypotheses.
✔✔conditional probability - ✔✔the therapist is calculating the likelihood that a target
behavior will occur with a certain hypothesis & consequence.
✔✔analog - ✔✔functional analysis is sometimes called __________ because of the
arrangement of variables.
, ✔✔contingency reversal - ✔✔the therapist confirms a hypothesis during a brief
functional analysis by reinforcing an alternative behavior.
✔✔environmental events - ✔✔an FBA obtains information about relations among
specific types of __________ __________ & behaviors.
✔✔functional analysis - ✔✔an FBA where antecedents & consequences are arranged
so their effects can be observed & measured
✔✔low - ✔✔studies have found __________ agreement between conditional probability
& functional analysis.
✔✔brief functional analysis - ✔✔an analysis in which only one or two 5 to 10-minute
sessions are conducted for each condition
✔✔functionally equivalent - ✔✔the therapist creates an intervention that is __________
__________ to the current contingency; it gives access to the same functions.
✔✔checklists - ✔✔indirect FBAs can be structured interviews, __________, rating
scales, or questionnaires.
✔✔conditional probability - ✔✔the likelihood that a target behavior will occur in a given
circumstance
✔✔probability - ✔✔contingency space analysis is a graphic display of the __________
of one consequence given the occurrence of another event.
✔✔ABC narrative - ✔✔descriptive assessment where data collection is open-ended &
only happens when behaviors of interest are observed is __________ __________
recording.
✔✔anecdotal observation - ✔✔type of observation that yields an overall description of a
client's behavior patterns
✔✔voluntary - ✔✔the person giving informed consent must give __________ consent
after having adequate knowledge & the capacity to decide.
✔✔attention condition - ✔✔a condition in a traditional FA in which participant behavior
is reinforced with attention
✔✔continuous periods - ✔✔an anecdotal observation is usually conducted for
__________ __________ of 20 to 30 minutes.
