RELIAS TRAINING QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
What is a "back-up" reinforcer? Accurate Answer - Items that tokens
are exchanged for
What best describes "match to sample"? Accurate Answer - Matching
an item to an identical one
What are the functions of behavior? Accurate Answer - Attention,
Tangible, Escape, Automatic Reinforcement
What needs to take place when there is accurate information about the
behaviors that occur in crisis situations? Accurate Answer - A
functional behavior assessment
Who needs a crisis plan? Accurate Answer - Individuals who engage in
self-injurious or aggressive behavior
What is a FBA? Accurate Answer - Functional Behavior Assessment
During the FBA it is observed that the person you support engages in a
behavior frequently and often when they are alone. This behavior is probably
for Accurate Answer - Automatic reinforcement
If you have an individual who engages in escape behaviors you should:
Accurate Answer - Tailor antecedent interventions to the person you support
based on data from the FBA.
A crisis plan includes which sections? Accurate Answer - Antecedent
Interventions, Escalation, Crisis, Post Crisis
Crisis is defined as Accurate Answer - Behaviors that risk harm to self,
others, or the environment.
What three (3) things should be included in the Client section of the crisis
plan? Accurate Answer - Name of the individual, date of birth, and date
the plan was created.
,When punishment is used, it should be paired with which procedure?
Accurate Answer - Reinforcement of replacement behaviors
Which evidence based practices in ABA could help someone learn to
communicate their wants and needs? Accurate Answer - Functional
Communication Training
What does the term "least intrusive" mean as it relates to behavior change
plans? Accurate Answer - Behavior change plans that place the least
amount of risk or discomfort.
One of the main drawbacks to extinction is that: Accurate Answer - It
does not teach a replacement behavior.
After a crisis has occurred, the person you support should engage in:
Accurate Answer - Pre-crisis tasks and activities
Physical interventions should be applied after what? Accurate Answer
- After less restrictive interventions have proved ineffective.
Differential Reinforcement is a procedure combining what two procedures?
Accurate Answer - Reinforcement and extinction
An FBA is performed to: Accurate Answer - Hypothesize function of the
behavior.
If an intrusive intervention such as punishment or physical intervention must
be used, it is important to: Accurate Answer - Make sure the client and
data are monitored for unintended side effects and the rate of progress.
You need to help Maria, a 15-year-old girl learning to put on deodorant
independently. Which environment would you choose to teach this skill in
order to preserve her dignity? Accurate Answer - In a private
bathroom where you can prompt her through each step appropriately.
Under what circumstances is it all right not to take data immediately after a
behavior occurs: Accurate Answer - When the demands of the
intervention or the behavior of the person precludes taking data immediately
, What was a major problem after the de-institutionalization movement of the
1970s? Accurate Answer - Many of those who resided in institutions
became homeless and also were processed through the justice system.
True or False: If there is consensual sexual activity between an employee and
an individual with IDD, then it is not considered sexual abuse. Accurate
Answer - False
What is a trigger? Accurate Answer - Something that easily sets you off
and causes an immediate, often emotional, reaction.
What is a risk factor for abuse and neglect that is common for people with
IDD? Accurate Answer - Increased dependency on others for long-term
care.
True or False: Allegations that go unreported are just as serious as the actual
abuse or neglect. Accurate Answer - True
Who is the first person you should report allegations of abuse and neglect to?
Accurate Answer - Your agency's designated investigator
The 4 basic conditions set up in a functional analysis are: Accurate
Answer - Alone, attention, demand, and tangible
What is an interobserver agreement (IOA)? Accurate Answer - When 2
data collectors agree on data collected at the same time during a behavior
Reinforcing behaviors that are incompatible with hitting would fall under
which component of a behavior intervention plan? Accurate Answer -
Consequence strategies
Behavior intervention plans that work: Accurate Answer - Reduce
problem behavior and increase desirable behavior
Consequence interventions involve: Accurate Answer - Reinforcing
desired behaviors and reducing the display of undesirable behavior
ANSWERS
What is a "back-up" reinforcer? Accurate Answer - Items that tokens
are exchanged for
What best describes "match to sample"? Accurate Answer - Matching
an item to an identical one
What are the functions of behavior? Accurate Answer - Attention,
Tangible, Escape, Automatic Reinforcement
What needs to take place when there is accurate information about the
behaviors that occur in crisis situations? Accurate Answer - A
functional behavior assessment
Who needs a crisis plan? Accurate Answer - Individuals who engage in
self-injurious or aggressive behavior
What is a FBA? Accurate Answer - Functional Behavior Assessment
During the FBA it is observed that the person you support engages in a
behavior frequently and often when they are alone. This behavior is probably
for Accurate Answer - Automatic reinforcement
If you have an individual who engages in escape behaviors you should:
Accurate Answer - Tailor antecedent interventions to the person you support
based on data from the FBA.
A crisis plan includes which sections? Accurate Answer - Antecedent
Interventions, Escalation, Crisis, Post Crisis
Crisis is defined as Accurate Answer - Behaviors that risk harm to self,
others, or the environment.
What three (3) things should be included in the Client section of the crisis
plan? Accurate Answer - Name of the individual, date of birth, and date
the plan was created.
,When punishment is used, it should be paired with which procedure?
Accurate Answer - Reinforcement of replacement behaviors
Which evidence based practices in ABA could help someone learn to
communicate their wants and needs? Accurate Answer - Functional
Communication Training
What does the term "least intrusive" mean as it relates to behavior change
plans? Accurate Answer - Behavior change plans that place the least
amount of risk or discomfort.
One of the main drawbacks to extinction is that: Accurate Answer - It
does not teach a replacement behavior.
After a crisis has occurred, the person you support should engage in:
Accurate Answer - Pre-crisis tasks and activities
Physical interventions should be applied after what? Accurate Answer
- After less restrictive interventions have proved ineffective.
Differential Reinforcement is a procedure combining what two procedures?
Accurate Answer - Reinforcement and extinction
An FBA is performed to: Accurate Answer - Hypothesize function of the
behavior.
If an intrusive intervention such as punishment or physical intervention must
be used, it is important to: Accurate Answer - Make sure the client and
data are monitored for unintended side effects and the rate of progress.
You need to help Maria, a 15-year-old girl learning to put on deodorant
independently. Which environment would you choose to teach this skill in
order to preserve her dignity? Accurate Answer - In a private
bathroom where you can prompt her through each step appropriately.
Under what circumstances is it all right not to take data immediately after a
behavior occurs: Accurate Answer - When the demands of the
intervention or the behavior of the person precludes taking data immediately
, What was a major problem after the de-institutionalization movement of the
1970s? Accurate Answer - Many of those who resided in institutions
became homeless and also were processed through the justice system.
True or False: If there is consensual sexual activity between an employee and
an individual with IDD, then it is not considered sexual abuse. Accurate
Answer - False
What is a trigger? Accurate Answer - Something that easily sets you off
and causes an immediate, often emotional, reaction.
What is a risk factor for abuse and neglect that is common for people with
IDD? Accurate Answer - Increased dependency on others for long-term
care.
True or False: Allegations that go unreported are just as serious as the actual
abuse or neglect. Accurate Answer - True
Who is the first person you should report allegations of abuse and neglect to?
Accurate Answer - Your agency's designated investigator
The 4 basic conditions set up in a functional analysis are: Accurate
Answer - Alone, attention, demand, and tangible
What is an interobserver agreement (IOA)? Accurate Answer - When 2
data collectors agree on data collected at the same time during a behavior
Reinforcing behaviors that are incompatible with hitting would fall under
which component of a behavior intervention plan? Accurate Answer -
Consequence strategies
Behavior intervention plans that work: Accurate Answer - Reduce
problem behavior and increase desirable behavior
Consequence interventions involve: Accurate Answer - Reinforcing
desired behaviors and reducing the display of undesirable behavior
