FBA Final Exam Study Guide 2024

FBA Final Exam Study Guide 2024 With respect to the Matching Law, the value of the reinforcer could refer to what? - Correct Answer-magnitude, latency, quality, effort required When conducting a functional assessment, the matching law can be helpful in analyzing what? - Correct Answer--variables that influence relative response rates. -the variables controlling low frequency behaviors. -differential rates of various members of the response class. -These variables determine the relative rates of members of a response class, which could be particularly helpful when analyzing low frequency behavior FA Conditions - Correct Answer--Alone -Play/Control -Attention -Escape -Tangible Alone Condition - Correct Answer--Designed to determine whether problem behavior will occur in absence of stimulation -No materials, little interaction -Testing for automatic reinforcement Play/Control Condition - Correct Answer--Child put in a room with preferred materials and no demands. Possible noncontingent attention. -Almost always if problem behavior occurs under this condition then the behaviors are maintained by automatic reinforcement Attention Condition - Correct Answer--Given a non-difficult task -Attention is only given to the child when behavior occurs to see if attention acts as a reinforcer -Social positive reinforcement Escape Condition - Correct Answer--Individual is told to complete a task and prompted to complete it. If behavior occurs, the observer will remove the task for a short period time (approx 20 seconds). Task can be reinstated and every instance of problem behavior will result in the same response by observer -Social negative reinforcement Tangible Condition - Correct Answer-There will be objects or activities presented that the child likes. The child will be given a task and when misbehavior occurs they will be given access to the tangible. NCR With Extinction - Correct Answer-Provide attention non-contingently, but do not provide attention when the behavior occurs (e.g. child throws crayon, parent says and does nothing) NCR Without Extinction - Correct Answer-Provide attention non-contingently (e.g. every 5 minutes) AND you continue to provide attention when behavior occurs (e.g. child throws crayon, parent gives attention) What is noncontingent reinforcement? - Correct Answer-Procedure in which stimuli with known reinforcing properties are present on a FT (fixed time) or VT (variable time) schedule completely independent of behavior. It is used as an antecedent intervention to reduce problem behavior DRL - Correct Answer--Schedule of reinforcement used to decrease rates of behavior that are tolerable/desirable at low rates but may be inappropriate when the behavior occurs too often or too rapidly A group contingency is useful when: - Correct Answer-A practitioner wishes to change a large number of disruptive behaviors. DRA - Correct Answer--The reinforcer is given when another more appropriate behavior is used or observed. This intervention serves to increase the appropriate behavior while decreasing the inappropriate behavior. -DRA interventions are often used to teach replacement behaviors for challenging behaviors. Advantages of DRA - Correct Answer-1. Decreases problem b