BAS #1 Mock Exam Correct Questions
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'Baseline logic' uses prediction, verification, and replication in order to determine
experimental control. What do dotted lines in a changing criterion design represent?
Correct Solutions Prediction
Mr. Han is a positive behavior support specialist. He has been asked to help with a
student who tantrums in order to escape difficult math assignments. Mr. Han creates an
intervention based on DRA. The teacher will put the tantrum on extinction and use
positive reinforcement for the alternative behavior of asking for a break. This is MOST
representative of which dimension of ABA? Correct Solutions Conceptually systematic
Considering all the factors that support selecting one intervention over another, select
the MOST appropriate statement to take into account. Correct Solutions The client
prefer outdoor activities to indoor activities; preferences
"With removal of the dam, colder water seemed to help increase the health of fish
populations over the following decade"; this is an example of what type of reinforcement
or punishment? Correct Solutions Positive reinforcement
A national survey published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol suggests that only
about 1% of drunk driving incidents result in arrest. A researcher decides to evaluate an
ABA intervention, targeted to reduce alcohol consumption, using DUI arrest rates as a
DV. This study is likely to suffer from a problem with? Correct Solutions Validity;
Measure being used -arrests from DUIs- doesn't really affect alcohol consumption; it is
not directly measuring the behavior
You have conducted an informal assessment and completed direct observation of a
client with whom you are working. She has been referred to you because of a self-
scratching behavior that often leads to oozing wounds and scabs on her arms. The staff
working with this client claim she engages in this behavior as a way to gain attention
from staff and other adults. Through your assessment and observation you confirm this
hypothesis. In order to be sure of the function of the scratching behavior, you decide
conduct an FA. What is the PRIMARY function of the behavior if your FA finds the
following : the highest incidence of scratching occurred in the alone condition. A lower,
but not low, occurrence of scratching occurred in conditions with access to a tangible,
attention, and/or escape. Correct Solutions Self-stimulation
In a high school classroom for students with severe disabilities, a behavior analyst
researcher decides to implement a program to reduce SIB in 10 students. For one
student, however, she is unable to establish steady-state responding while the SIB is
, increasing. What is the researcher's ethical responsibility? Correct Solutions To
implement the program, regardless of how the research will be affected
Observing that 'shooting spit wads' does not occur when students are in a small-group
seating configuration best exemplifies a? Correct Solutions Descriptive assessment
What is a descriptive assessment? Correct Solutions Includes direct observation of a
behavior, as well as its antecedents and consequences
Bill, an adult working in a sheltered workshop, works 2-hour shifts on weekdays. He
often makes inappropriate comments in the form of a repeated sexual joke to his
coworkers. This disrupts work and is beginning to make others avoid Bill. Which
measurement system would be BEST used the gather baseline data? Correct Solutions
Rate; frequency over time is best way to determine baseline - it can't be 'percentage of
occurance' as the opportunities to tell the jokes seem unlimited
Emily, an early elementary school student, has a difficult time playing with her peers
even though she really wants to. She often barges into the middle of games that are
already in progress and demands to join in. Playground staff teach her to say 'May I
play?' Whenever Emily is invited to play, staff give her a 'thumbs up' sign. This is:
Correct Solutions Creating a conditioned reinforcer
Client preferences should be considered when developing interventions, but the MOST
important factor to consider when selecting appropriate interventions is: Correct
Solutions Scientifically supported treatments
When IOA data are in 100% agreement, we can be fairly certain that: Correct Solutions
The target behavior is well-defined
"My father taught me to hunt deer as a kid. I'd still like to hunt, but my wife still isn't
really crazy about it and I'd rather not argue about it." The speaker's hunting behavior
lacks: Correct Solutions Maintenance
You've noticed that when you and your significant other are around your mother-in-law,
you drink more wine than you do at home. This is a good example of what concept?
Correct Solutions Description
Shaping is a generally positive intervention. The benefits include the use of positive
reinforcement and teaching small instances of progress towards the overall goal. There
are some drawbacks to shaping, however. What are some limitations to shaping?
Correct Solutions 1. Some unwanted behaviors may be strengthened by shaping
2. It may take a long time to reach the terminal behavior
3. Close attention must be paid to the client or successive approximations may be
missed
And Solutions
'Baseline logic' uses prediction, verification, and replication in order to determine
experimental control. What do dotted lines in a changing criterion design represent?
Correct Solutions Prediction
Mr. Han is a positive behavior support specialist. He has been asked to help with a
student who tantrums in order to escape difficult math assignments. Mr. Han creates an
intervention based on DRA. The teacher will put the tantrum on extinction and use
positive reinforcement for the alternative behavior of asking for a break. This is MOST
representative of which dimension of ABA? Correct Solutions Conceptually systematic
Considering all the factors that support selecting one intervention over another, select
the MOST appropriate statement to take into account. Correct Solutions The client
prefer outdoor activities to indoor activities; preferences
"With removal of the dam, colder water seemed to help increase the health of fish
populations over the following decade"; this is an example of what type of reinforcement
or punishment? Correct Solutions Positive reinforcement
A national survey published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol suggests that only
about 1% of drunk driving incidents result in arrest. A researcher decides to evaluate an
ABA intervention, targeted to reduce alcohol consumption, using DUI arrest rates as a
DV. This study is likely to suffer from a problem with? Correct Solutions Validity;
Measure being used -arrests from DUIs- doesn't really affect alcohol consumption; it is
not directly measuring the behavior
You have conducted an informal assessment and completed direct observation of a
client with whom you are working. She has been referred to you because of a self-
scratching behavior that often leads to oozing wounds and scabs on her arms. The staff
working with this client claim she engages in this behavior as a way to gain attention
from staff and other adults. Through your assessment and observation you confirm this
hypothesis. In order to be sure of the function of the scratching behavior, you decide
conduct an FA. What is the PRIMARY function of the behavior if your FA finds the
following : the highest incidence of scratching occurred in the alone condition. A lower,
but not low, occurrence of scratching occurred in conditions with access to a tangible,
attention, and/or escape. Correct Solutions Self-stimulation
In a high school classroom for students with severe disabilities, a behavior analyst
researcher decides to implement a program to reduce SIB in 10 students. For one
student, however, she is unable to establish steady-state responding while the SIB is
, increasing. What is the researcher's ethical responsibility? Correct Solutions To
implement the program, regardless of how the research will be affected
Observing that 'shooting spit wads' does not occur when students are in a small-group
seating configuration best exemplifies a? Correct Solutions Descriptive assessment
What is a descriptive assessment? Correct Solutions Includes direct observation of a
behavior, as well as its antecedents and consequences
Bill, an adult working in a sheltered workshop, works 2-hour shifts on weekdays. He
often makes inappropriate comments in the form of a repeated sexual joke to his
coworkers. This disrupts work and is beginning to make others avoid Bill. Which
measurement system would be BEST used the gather baseline data? Correct Solutions
Rate; frequency over time is best way to determine baseline - it can't be 'percentage of
occurance' as the opportunities to tell the jokes seem unlimited
Emily, an early elementary school student, has a difficult time playing with her peers
even though she really wants to. She often barges into the middle of games that are
already in progress and demands to join in. Playground staff teach her to say 'May I
play?' Whenever Emily is invited to play, staff give her a 'thumbs up' sign. This is:
Correct Solutions Creating a conditioned reinforcer
Client preferences should be considered when developing interventions, but the MOST
important factor to consider when selecting appropriate interventions is: Correct
Solutions Scientifically supported treatments
When IOA data are in 100% agreement, we can be fairly certain that: Correct Solutions
The target behavior is well-defined
"My father taught me to hunt deer as a kid. I'd still like to hunt, but my wife still isn't
really crazy about it and I'd rather not argue about it." The speaker's hunting behavior
lacks: Correct Solutions Maintenance
You've noticed that when you and your significant other are around your mother-in-law,
you drink more wine than you do at home. This is a good example of what concept?
Correct Solutions Description
Shaping is a generally positive intervention. The benefits include the use of positive
reinforcement and teaching small instances of progress towards the overall goal. There
are some drawbacks to shaping, however. What are some limitations to shaping?
Correct Solutions 1. Some unwanted behaviors may be strengthened by shaping
2. It may take a long time to reach the terminal behavior
3. Close attention must be paid to the client or successive approximations may be
missed
