UCF EEX 4601 All Questions

Criteria for acceptable performance include statements addressing duration. Which of the following is NOT an acceptable duration statement?

4 times more than the day before

When analyzing student behavior it is important to observe the students in different situations or conditions. If I want to observe a student in a demand condition, I will most likely present:

A difficult task for the student to complete.

Calvin was constantly being tardy for Science class. To reduce his behavior, Mr. AL told him that for each minute he was late to science class, he will loose a minute of his baseball practice. During the first week, Calvin was always on time. Mr. Al praised Calvin and took away the penalty. Calvin's lateness behavior returned. So Mr. Al had to return to the penalty. THis is an example of which design.

ABAB

if I want to establish a functional relationship between the use of tangibles (tokens used as positive reinforcers) and the increase of task completion among students with intellectual disabilities, I could make a very strong case with what kind of Single Subject Design.

ABAB

Lori is a 16 year old adolescent that reports to be harrassed by her science lab classmates. Last week during she missed lab 3 days because she was at either the principal's office or at the nurse station crying. Her classmates turned in the Lab for the group. There is no evidence of the harrasment and it only happens during science class. The function of this behavior seems to be:

Avoidance, getting out of the science class.

The idea that bonus points and computer time will modify Charlie's response to teacher's request for attention is aligned with what school of behavioral explanation?

Behavioral

When Mr. Harry said in the IEP meeting that the special needs of the child were the result of a family traits since his older brother also has them, he is embracing which school of behavior explanation?

Biophysical

Robert does not like reading. As his language arts teacher I want to see Robert gradually increase the number of pages he reads in class. Right now he does not even read a page while others read an average of 12 pages. What will be the best design to achieve this objective?

Changing criterion

In my search for a pre-school for her daughter, Mrs. Lopez found a place where students interact with each other while going through different centers. The teacher is mostly a facilitator and the child learns from his/her own experiences. This school is compatible with what theory of behavior?

Constructivism

Mr. Non Sense had an eye for identifying students' behavior problems. He determined that Michael is falling behind in Math class because he wastes too much time out of his seat. Now that the behavior has been identified the next step is to:

Develop a behavioral objective to describe the intended outcome.

When Rita uses her words to express her needs as she learns with Ms. Sue she demonstrates she has changed her behavior. When she also uses her words in Mr.Clair's room and with the music teacher, that is an example of:

Generalization

The school has embraced developing Behavioral SUpport Plans for the students who experience behavioral problems. The logic behind the design of a BSP is that:

Inappropriate behaviors must be replaced with an appropriate behavior that serve the same purpose.

Which of the following theory proponents is attributed with the Stage Theory of Development?

Jean Piaget

Choose the statement below that is an objective.

When in art class, Janet will complete 2 out of 3 projects a week.

Jane has the annoying behavior of making chewing sounds his her mouth. The first week I did nothing and observed her behavior. The second week I reprimanded her every time she did it. The behavior got worse and I decided to ignore her. I could not take it anymore and reprimanded her again. This week I am back to ignoring her behavior. This is an example of:

alternating treatment

Ana consistently increases the number of baskets she makes each game. If the number of baskets she made over the last seven games were plotted on a graph, a _____ trend would be evident.

ascending

The measurement of a behavior before intervention begins is called:

baseline data

Ms. Ruiz questioned Dorothy in regards to her use of fowl language in class, and her situation at home, is an example of:

behavioral interview

When a teacher says she gave out a worksheet with 20 addition problems, that information constitutes what part of a behavioral objective.

condition

While collecting baseline, Mr. Hoffman has charted 3 cups of caffeinated coffee on Monday, 5 on Tuesday and 9 on Wednesday. Based on this baseline data, Mr. Hoffman should:

continue collecting baseline until data is visible

In this objective which is the incorrect element: In Ms. Rogers' science class, Sally will raise her hand and wait to be called with 90% accuracy

criterion

Every time Andres raises his hand, he receives one point. "Raising his hand" is considered the:

dependent variable

Rosie is a 4 year old girl with some behavioral issues. When asked to do any kind of paperwork, Rosie starts crying, screams, pulls her hair, and kicks when approached. Her teacher has started to chart the lenght of each episode. This is an example of:

duration recording

During a functional analysis condition a student is presented with a difficult task and begins to scream. The teacher quickly removes the task and the student stops screaming. Which of the following might be the function of his behavior?

escape

Of the following verbs to be used in learning objectives, select the one that requires a response that is higher in the thinking hierarchy.

evaluates

When Mr. Jones tallies the number of times Joseph calls out answers during the Social Science class, he is using what type of data collection method:

event recording

When the bell rang after recess, Mr. Carey counted the number of toys that Mary, Louise, and Anita did not put back on the shelves . He was using:

event recording

Mike's job coach was concerned with his production on the job site. Mike had mastered the assembly skills but was having difficulty keeping up with the competitive job production of his coworkers. Mike's job coach should work on which of the following?

fluency

Tracy is describing her son's behavior to the Behavioral Specialist. She says that " Carlie screams so loud that the neighbors can hear two houses down the road". Her description is about what dimension of the behavior:

force or strenght

After completing a functional assessment, Ms. Jones hypothesizes that Chris' behavior functions as a means of gaining attention. Which of the following conditions should Ms. Jones test during the functional analysis?

ignore Chris

Every time the teacher asks a question, an overly eager student raises and waves his hands in front of her. In order to get him to stop this behavior, the teacher calls on him for the answer. The probability of the student raising and waving his hands again is:

increased

When Dolores screams, her mother picks her up and holds her close. "Picking up and holding Dolores close" is considered the:

independent variable

A graph that shows // within a line its indicating that the data:

is not continuous

Which of the following is an operational definition of a behavior. The student:

is tapping the pencil on his desk

A graph that shows data points or dots connected by a line to illustrate the frequency of the behavior, is called a:

line graph

George dislikes his reading class. When he gets into the classroom he performs an inappropriate behavior and his teachers sends him to the office. THis month he has been in the office 12 times during Math class. The inappropriate behavior is being maintained by:

negative reinforcement

In a teacher-parent meeting, Ms. Sally explained to the parents that Jamika was out of her seat an average of 12 times in 40 minutes of her Language Arts class. This is an example of:

rate of behavior

When collecting baseline data on Robert's time out of his seat during Math class, Mrs. Sally, his teacher, should:

refrain from intervening and just observe

Ms. Sims was having difficulty getting Tia to sit during morning circle. She decided that she would reinforce Tia's attempts to sit during circle time. She began by reinforcing Tia when she was standing next to her chair, then when she had one knee on her chair. She continued this process until Tia remained seated during morning circle time. Ms. Sims employed which of the following behavioral techniques?

shaping

A child who wants more juice interrupts her mother who is talking on the phone. As the child's interruptions become louder and more insistent, the mother abruptly ends her call and immediately attends to the child. More than likely, the next time the mother is on the phone and her child wants something...

the child will interrupt the mother

Data collection using an event recording method can only be used with one of the following behaviors.

times the student brings in homeowork signed

If I were to graph the times a student finishes class-work during a day, that data will be recorded in what axis?

y axis

Jane does not complete class work because he likes to walk around the classroom, he is out of his seat most of the time. I have decide to work with his out of seat behavior frist in his reading class and when he gets it under control I will then do it in his math, and music classes. This is an example of:

Multiple baseline accross settings

Rachel got a D in her science project. Dad knew she spend all night on the phone with friends and failed to do her work. He took her phone away until she gets better grades. This is an example of:

Negative Punishment

Tommy got an A on his math test. Mom was so happy, she told Tommy he did not have to make his bed that morning. This is an example of.

Negative Reinforcer

Carly has been very defiant since he became a teenager. Last week he did not turn in any homework. This week was punished by eating his lunch in the classroom, however he still did not bring his homework. The teacher's behavior intervention is:

Not an effective punishment

When Ms. Gray gives Sandy a happy face for finishing her work, she is using:

Positive Reinforcer

Which of the following has a well define behavior:

Rose has been screaming for the last 12 minutes.

Charles is a child with autism. He flapps his hands vigorously as he paces through the classroom. This behavior is likely to serve the following function:

Sensory stimulation

Which of the following is not an appropriate target behavior for an objective?

Understand the value of coins