EDF-6224 Midterm Exam 2023/2024

Which of the following is NOT a distinct role that a behavior analyst may serve in? - ANSWER-All of these are potential roles. (consultant to an organization or school, employee in Human Resources of a Fortune 500 company, consultant at a construction site) A pinpoint is a definition that describes behavior or _______. - ANSWER-Result Which of the following is NOT a specialty of OBM? - ANSWER-Discrete Trial Instruction Which sub-specialty of OBM includes the examination of systems and procedures to ensure that employees can do their job in the most efficient manner possible? - ANSWER-Behavior Systems Analysis T/F: Behavior Skills Training (BST) is an evidenced based approach to training. - ANSWER-True Which of the following is likely the most powerful consequence? - ANSWER-PIC When conducting a BST session it is important to do what before it ends? - ANSWER-Ensure the participants can perform the skill by observing Supervision meetings should typically occur in what setting? - ANSWER-In a private meeting T/F: Most people tend to overestimate the effectiveness of communicating via email. - ANSWER-True T/F: BST has no effect in teaching skills such as graphing data. - ANSWER-False What is the most common type of work a behavior analyst will do? - ANSWER-Human services industry Dixon and colleagues (2016), found what variable to be the most important for behavior analysts when supervising? - ANSWER-Years of experience T/F: BCBAs do not have to collect behavioral data on staff who they supervise. - ANSWER-False Which step in BST requires those participating in the training to practice the skill(s) they learned? - ANSWER-Rehearsal Based on the relative power of consequences from Dr. Aubrey Daniels, what is the best way to provide pay as reinforcement? - ANSWER-FR schedule for completion of job tasks In what way does a pinpoint differ from an operational definition used in the human services industry? - ANSWER-A pinpoint can be focused on behavior or results When implementing a performance management system, you should always do what when an employee or supervisee does the desired response? - ANSWER-Reinforce Checklists can be used in formal assessments. Which is NOT a quality of the checklist tool? - ANSWER-A checklist quantifies job performance A survey by OECD completed in 2017 reported that _____% of respondents felt that meetings were unpleasant. - ANSWER-57 Closing a meeting should represent how much of the total meeting time? - ANSWER-10% T/F: Someone in the meeting should document what was said by those participating? - ANSWER-True Which of the following is the best example of a pinpoint? - ANSWER-Makes drink behind the bar to increase sales What type of job position would be best for a performance management intervention? - ANSWER-All of these (RBT, Teacher, Behavior Analyst) According to Reid (2012), what was the most important variable in training acceptance (i.e. the best part of training)? - ANSWER-Topic What is the least effective consequence, according to the relative power of consequences? - ANSWER-PFU T/F: Almodavar and colleagues (2017) were able to raise the competency of their participants ability to analyze data using BST as an intervention. - ANSWER-True T/F: When using a BST model, trainers may skip modeling the target response for attendees. - ANSWER-False A director of an ABA agency decided to use electronic data collection to make data easier for RBTs. Which sub-speciality of OBM does this most apply to? - ANSWER-Behavioral Systems Analysis Leblanc and Nosik (2019) reported that demand for BACB certificates has increased _____% from . - ANSWER-800