EDF 6223 Exam 2 100%
SOLUTIONS
Every time you go to Taco Bell, you order fire sauce for your tacos and they give it to
you. You live across town and go to a different Taco Bell which informs you that there is
no fire sauce in stock. Eventually, you stop asking for fire sauce because your behavior
has been: - ANSWER Extinguished
Dwight tells a colleague that his son's nose picking behavior has been extinguished
simply because he has been delivering reinforcer during periods of time where he has
not picked. Is Dwight using the term extinction correctly? - ANSWER No
You have a client who refuses to eat food at dinner. You begin presenting food for the
client to eat and only remove the presentation of food when 5 bites have been
swallowed. This is an example of: - ANSWER Escape extinction
A client exhibits disruptive behavior while grocery shopping with his mother. The parent
delivers reinforcement every 5-7 minutes that the target behavior does not occur. This
procedure is part of: - ANSWER DRO
A behavior plan has a DRA procedure in which a student is given the reinforcing
consequence of being answered any time he raises his hands instead of shouting out.
The teacher accidentally responds to him sometimes. What is one thing you should
consider when modifying this procedure? - ANSWER Provide coaching so that he is
answered only when his hand is raised
Michelle prompts Michael with a 5 page math worksheet, which is his least preferred
subject. He flips his desk over in protest. What should Michelle consider - ANSWER
Task length
Each time Xander is asked to complete his evening chores, his mother interrupts his
online game and many problem behaviors follow. What can be the behavior analyst
best recommend to mom in order to get Xander to complete his chores? - ANSWER
Ask Xander to do his chores before he logs in to his game
Raquel is a gifted student; however there is no advanced placement for her general
math class. Her teacher calls in an analyst to address her "sleeping" behavior during
, independent seat work. What should the analyst best recommend? - ANSWER Provide
Raquel with more challenging math work
Frédérique exhibits extremely high frequencies of problem behavior. Which of the
following is NOT appropriate to recommend? - ANSWER Behavior momentum
Amelia bites her hand when she needs help. Which would be a great intervention to
recommend? - ANSWER FCT
You have a client that seems to become bored or satiated with preferred reinforcers
very quickly, regardless of what it is. One option you could implement is: - ANSWER
Getting several backup reinforcers to use with a token economy
A teacher and student complain that the contingency contract isn't working. You review
the contract and find that there is a place for tracking progress and a well-designed
reinforcer menu, but it is missing: - ANSWER Details about the task
A class of student is split into two groups where each group is given a mark when
undesired behavior is observed by the teacher. The teacher rewards the group with the
fewest marks. The class is using: - ANSWER The good behavior game
Your employer has told you that if everyone turns in the requested signed paperwork
before the deadline that there will be a 20% one-time bonus added to the next
paycheck. This is an example of which group contingency: - ANSWER Interdependent
A counselor at a summer camp is tired of hearing the children scream indoors. She tells
all members of the group that they can have extra 15 minutes of recess if no one
screams for the next 30 minutes. This is a: - ANSWER Interdependent group
contingency
________ is a procedure that decreases the future frequency of a behavior because
reinforcement of that previously reinforced behavior is discontinued. - ANSWER
extinction
1. Because extinction is an often-misused word in ABA, behavior analysts should only
use the term to identify the procedure of withholding _________ that maintained a
behavior. - ANSWER reinforcers
1. the procedural forms of extinction, i.e. ignoring, are different and not as effective as
the __________ variations of extinction. - ANSWER functional
1. Behaviors maintained by negative reinforcement are said to be placed on extinction
when that behavior no longer produces the __________ of the aversive stimulus. -
ANSWER removal
SOLUTIONS
Every time you go to Taco Bell, you order fire sauce for your tacos and they give it to
you. You live across town and go to a different Taco Bell which informs you that there is
no fire sauce in stock. Eventually, you stop asking for fire sauce because your behavior
has been: - ANSWER Extinguished
Dwight tells a colleague that his son's nose picking behavior has been extinguished
simply because he has been delivering reinforcer during periods of time where he has
not picked. Is Dwight using the term extinction correctly? - ANSWER No
You have a client who refuses to eat food at dinner. You begin presenting food for the
client to eat and only remove the presentation of food when 5 bites have been
swallowed. This is an example of: - ANSWER Escape extinction
A client exhibits disruptive behavior while grocery shopping with his mother. The parent
delivers reinforcement every 5-7 minutes that the target behavior does not occur. This
procedure is part of: - ANSWER DRO
A behavior plan has a DRA procedure in which a student is given the reinforcing
consequence of being answered any time he raises his hands instead of shouting out.
The teacher accidentally responds to him sometimes. What is one thing you should
consider when modifying this procedure? - ANSWER Provide coaching so that he is
answered only when his hand is raised
Michelle prompts Michael with a 5 page math worksheet, which is his least preferred
subject. He flips his desk over in protest. What should Michelle consider - ANSWER
Task length
Each time Xander is asked to complete his evening chores, his mother interrupts his
online game and many problem behaviors follow. What can be the behavior analyst
best recommend to mom in order to get Xander to complete his chores? - ANSWER
Ask Xander to do his chores before he logs in to his game
Raquel is a gifted student; however there is no advanced placement for her general
math class. Her teacher calls in an analyst to address her "sleeping" behavior during
, independent seat work. What should the analyst best recommend? - ANSWER Provide
Raquel with more challenging math work
Frédérique exhibits extremely high frequencies of problem behavior. Which of the
following is NOT appropriate to recommend? - ANSWER Behavior momentum
Amelia bites her hand when she needs help. Which would be a great intervention to
recommend? - ANSWER FCT
You have a client that seems to become bored or satiated with preferred reinforcers
very quickly, regardless of what it is. One option you could implement is: - ANSWER
Getting several backup reinforcers to use with a token economy
A teacher and student complain that the contingency contract isn't working. You review
the contract and find that there is a place for tracking progress and a well-designed
reinforcer menu, but it is missing: - ANSWER Details about the task
A class of student is split into two groups where each group is given a mark when
undesired behavior is observed by the teacher. The teacher rewards the group with the
fewest marks. The class is using: - ANSWER The good behavior game
Your employer has told you that if everyone turns in the requested signed paperwork
before the deadline that there will be a 20% one-time bonus added to the next
paycheck. This is an example of which group contingency: - ANSWER Interdependent
A counselor at a summer camp is tired of hearing the children scream indoors. She tells
all members of the group that they can have extra 15 minutes of recess if no one
screams for the next 30 minutes. This is a: - ANSWER Interdependent group
contingency
________ is a procedure that decreases the future frequency of a behavior because
reinforcement of that previously reinforced behavior is discontinued. - ANSWER
extinction
1. Because extinction is an often-misused word in ABA, behavior analysts should only
use the term to identify the procedure of withholding _________ that maintained a
behavior. - ANSWER reinforcers
1. the procedural forms of extinction, i.e. ignoring, are different and not as effective as
the __________ variations of extinction. - ANSWER functional
1. Behaviors maintained by negative reinforcement are said to be placed on extinction
when that behavior no longer produces the __________ of the aversive stimulus. -
ANSWER removal
