Common interventions for problem bx

Access to attention, preferred items, and sensory stimulation throughout the day at specific times throughout the day are all examples of: a: fixed time reinforcement b: fixed time consequences c: fixed time motivation d: fixed time antecedents

A

By eliminating aversive events, you are eliminating what establishing operation? a: aversive events b: abolishing events c: attention deprivation d: tangible deprivation

A

Sara is 3 years old and still puts things in her mouth- especially small items. Her parents are afraid she will choke. The behavior analyst recommends removing all small items and toys from her play area. What is this an example of? a: eliminating SDs that cause problem behavior b: setting up SDs that promote desirable behavior c: adding stimuli d: adding consequences

A

What is an alternative response to teach someone who knocks over tables and throws chairs when a task it too hard.

A

All of the following consequences can reinforce bx except

Antecedents

Establishing operations such as ___ can evoke problem bx

Attention deprivation and aversive event

Another way to manipulate SDs are to "set up" SDs that evoke ___ behavior. a: changing b: desirable c: frequent d: happy

B

Eliminating establishing operations and creating___ is another way to change antecedents to problem behavior. a:consequences b: abolishing operations c: establishing operations d: problem behavior

B

When Janice provides her daughter with attention throughout the day, she is creating an ___ engaging in problem behavior as a way of getting attention. a: establishing operation b: abolishing operation c: a reason for d: all of the above

B

When Patrick wants a cookie, he stamps his feet and bangs his hands near the cookie jar. Patrick's dad decides he is no longer going to give him a cookie when he does this. This describes which procedure? a: change antecedents b: extinction c: satiation d: establishing operations

B

When reinforcers to problem behavior are removed, it is called a: abolishing b: extinction c: establishing d: antecedents

B

Antecedents are events that occur ___ and are important in addressing problem bx

Before bx

To determine if the treatment is working, data must be collected ___ and ___ the treatment plan. a: before; during b: during; not before c: before; not during d: never

Before; during.

Before implementing a treatment plan for problem bx, behavior analyst must make sure there are no

C

Marge drinks too much alcohol when she hangs out with her friends from work. Instead of meeting at a bar, she suggests they meet at a coffee shop to hang out so she can drink coffee instead. This is an example of: a: manipulating consequences b: motivational variable c: making it easier to perform desirable behavior d: making it easier to perform problem behavior

C

What is an alternative response to teach an adolescent who engages in aggression in order to get his caretaker to give him the snacks he is eating

C

Abolishing operations create a state of a: deprivation b: problem behavior c: tantrum d: satiation

D

Access to attention throughout the day eliminates the EO of ___, and thus can decrease problem behavior. a: escape b: deprivation of tangibles c: sensory deprivation d: attention deprivation

D

All of the following are examples of reinforcing the absence of problem bx except

D

Before teaching an alternative to problem behavior the behavior analyst must first do what? a: identify the function of the problem behavior b: identify the alternative behavior to teach c: ensure the alternative behavior has the same function as the problem behavior d: all of the above

D

Escaping unpleasant or undesirable events can ___ problem behavior. a: lessen b: eliminate c: follow d: reinforce

D

When the teacher seats Jason next to other children during snack time, he always grabs and eats others' food. Today the teacher tries seating Jason out of reach of others' food. This is an example of: a: making the problem behavior easier to perform b: escape c: creating an SD d: making the problem behavior harder to perform

D

What is an alternative response to teach a child who engages in constant pacing back and forth as a means of accessing sensory stimulation

Dancing to music

Four functions of problem bx are

Eats

Quinn's mom allows him regular

Eliminating deprivation of tangibles

When manipulating discriminative stimuli for problem bx those that __ problem behavior are ___

Evoke; removed

Taking a baseline measure of problem bx before implementing a treatment is not necessary

F

All of the following are ways in which to treat problem bx except:

Remove problem bx

By making the problem behavior harder to perform and making the desirable behavior easier to perform, you are manipulating ___. a: response effort b: consequences c: behavior d: motivation

Response effort

Manipulating response effort is a way to change antecedents to problem bx

T

Reinforcing ___ is one of the four general approaches to treating behavior reviewed in this module. a: problem behavior b: every response c: the absence of problem behavior d: motivating operations

The absence of problem bx