SPCE 611 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Recording procedure used to record the extent to which a target behavior occurs more
often at a particular time than others. - Answers - scatterplot
Observers record occurrences of the targeted problem behaviors and selected
environmental events in the natural routine during a period of time. - Answers - ABC
continuous recording
Data are collected only when behaviors of interest are observed. - Answers - ABC
narrative recording
Uses precise measures and in some cases the correlations may reflect causal relations.
- Answers - ABC continuous recording
Recording is open ended. - Answers - ABC narrative recording
Data are collected for several days and then analyzed for patterns across time periods.
- Answers - scatterplot
Asks informants to estimate the extent to which behavior occurs under specified
conditions. - Answers - behavioral interviews
Look at the following graph from a functional analysis of Brittany's eye poking. What
would you conclude is probably the function of Brittany's eye poking? - Answers -
automatic reinforcement
Look at the following graph from a functional analysis of Michael's head hitting. Based
on your conclusions about its maintaining conditions, an intervention most likely to be
effective in reducing self-injury would be - Answers - noncontingent attention and
learning to request attention.
Conducting a descriptive functional behavior assessment may involve (select all that
apply) - Answers - implementing a scatterplot., providing a narrative description of the
problem behavior in the environment in which it occurs., Continuous recording of the
problem behavior in relation to naturally occurring events.
Look at the following graph from a functional analysis of Tony's dropping to the floor.
Based on your conclusions about its maintaining conditions, an intervention most likely
to be effective in reducing dropping would be - Answers - reducing task effort and
teaching Tony to sign "Break" during non-preferred activities.
, Appropriate functional alternatives to problem behavior - Answers - produce the same
reinforcer for the individual
Once an FBA has been completed, what strategic approach(es) to intervention may be
based upon it (select all that apply)? - Answers - altering consequent variables, teaching
alternative behaviors, altering antecedent variables
Look at the following graph from a functional analysis of Laurie's mouthing of clothing
and other inedible objects. Based on the results so far, the next step you might take
would be to - Answers - consider developing an intervention for automatically reinforced
behavior.
Analog conditions are used in a functional analysis because - Answers - they allow the
practitioner to better control the environmental variables that may be related to the
problem behavior.
Two overarching classes of conditions that maintain problem behavior are - Answers -
socially mediated and automatic reinforcement.
Look at the following graph from a functional analysis of Sammy's biting. What would
you conclude is the function of Sammy's biting? Select all that apply - Answers - both
social positive reinforcement and social negative reinforcement
An FBA can be considered a form of reinforcer assessment. - Answers - true
Assessment of the function of a behavior can yield useful information with respect to
intervention strategies that are likely to be effective. - Answers - true
Behavior analysts may get interesting information from descriptive and indirect
assessments, but these do not provide a basis for developing functional hypotheses. -
Answers - false
When the amount of clothes in your dirty clothes hamper reaches a specific height, you
wash clothes the next day. Otherwise, if the amount of dirty clothes gets too high, you
have to wash more than one load, which requires spending several hours over the
weekend at the crowded laundromat. In relation to washing the clothes, the dirty clothes
going above a specific height in the hamper is a - Answers - CMO-R
The term motivating operation is roughly synonymous with (mark all that apply) -
Answers - abolishing operation, setting event, establishing operation
Your dog sits at the front door indicating he wants to go outside. You immediately begin
looking for the dog's leash, so you can take him for a walk. In relation to looking for the
leash, your dog sitting at the front door is a... - Answers - CMO-T
ANSWERS
Recording procedure used to record the extent to which a target behavior occurs more
often at a particular time than others. - Answers - scatterplot
Observers record occurrences of the targeted problem behaviors and selected
environmental events in the natural routine during a period of time. - Answers - ABC
continuous recording
Data are collected only when behaviors of interest are observed. - Answers - ABC
narrative recording
Uses precise measures and in some cases the correlations may reflect causal relations.
- Answers - ABC continuous recording
Recording is open ended. - Answers - ABC narrative recording
Data are collected for several days and then analyzed for patterns across time periods.
- Answers - scatterplot
Asks informants to estimate the extent to which behavior occurs under specified
conditions. - Answers - behavioral interviews
Look at the following graph from a functional analysis of Brittany's eye poking. What
would you conclude is probably the function of Brittany's eye poking? - Answers -
automatic reinforcement
Look at the following graph from a functional analysis of Michael's head hitting. Based
on your conclusions about its maintaining conditions, an intervention most likely to be
effective in reducing self-injury would be - Answers - noncontingent attention and
learning to request attention.
Conducting a descriptive functional behavior assessment may involve (select all that
apply) - Answers - implementing a scatterplot., providing a narrative description of the
problem behavior in the environment in which it occurs., Continuous recording of the
problem behavior in relation to naturally occurring events.
Look at the following graph from a functional analysis of Tony's dropping to the floor.
Based on your conclusions about its maintaining conditions, an intervention most likely
to be effective in reducing dropping would be - Answers - reducing task effort and
teaching Tony to sign "Break" during non-preferred activities.
, Appropriate functional alternatives to problem behavior - Answers - produce the same
reinforcer for the individual
Once an FBA has been completed, what strategic approach(es) to intervention may be
based upon it (select all that apply)? - Answers - altering consequent variables, teaching
alternative behaviors, altering antecedent variables
Look at the following graph from a functional analysis of Laurie's mouthing of clothing
and other inedible objects. Based on the results so far, the next step you might take
would be to - Answers - consider developing an intervention for automatically reinforced
behavior.
Analog conditions are used in a functional analysis because - Answers - they allow the
practitioner to better control the environmental variables that may be related to the
problem behavior.
Two overarching classes of conditions that maintain problem behavior are - Answers -
socially mediated and automatic reinforcement.
Look at the following graph from a functional analysis of Sammy's biting. What would
you conclude is the function of Sammy's biting? Select all that apply - Answers - both
social positive reinforcement and social negative reinforcement
An FBA can be considered a form of reinforcer assessment. - Answers - true
Assessment of the function of a behavior can yield useful information with respect to
intervention strategies that are likely to be effective. - Answers - true
Behavior analysts may get interesting information from descriptive and indirect
assessments, but these do not provide a basis for developing functional hypotheses. -
Answers - false
When the amount of clothes in your dirty clothes hamper reaches a specific height, you
wash clothes the next day. Otherwise, if the amount of dirty clothes gets too high, you
have to wash more than one load, which requires spending several hours over the
weekend at the crowded laundromat. In relation to washing the clothes, the dirty clothes
going above a specific height in the hamper is a - Answers - CMO-R
The term motivating operation is roughly synonymous with (mark all that apply) -
Answers - abolishing operation, setting event, establishing operation
Your dog sits at the front door indicating he wants to go outside. You immediately begin
looking for the dog's leash, so you can take him for a walk. In relation to looking for the
leash, your dog sitting at the front door is a... - Answers - CMO-T
