A behavior analyst has implemented a behavior support plan that includes extinction, DRA, and a mild punisher (firmly saying "no"). The behavior support
... [Show More] plan is effective in reducing the child's aggressive behavior. The behavior analyst is uncertain which intervention(s) is producing the behavior reduction. What could the behavior analyst do to determine which of the interventions is effecting the behavior?
conduct a component analysis
A behavior analyst is attempting to determine the most effective amount of attention to use as a reinforcer for a school child. After a baseline with no praise contingent on completing a math problem, treatment is implemented which involves 10 seconds of praise, 20 seconds of praise, or 5 seconds of praise. This type of analysis is called a _____
parametric analysis
A behavior that has sudden and dramatic consequences that extend well beyond the idiosyncratic change itself because it exposes the person to new environments, reinforcers, contingencies, responses, and stimulus controls is called _____
behavioral cusp
A behavior that is elicited by antecedent stimuli and is "brought about" by a stimulus that precedes it is _____
respondent
A consequence that, when given contingent on the occurrence of a behavior, decreases the likelihood of the behavior occurring in the future
positive punishment
A contingency contract
specifies how two people will behavior towards each other
A guiding principle for promoting generalized behavior change includes
involving significant others, choosing both the least intrusive and least costly tactics, and contriving intervention tactics as needed
A limitation of descriptive analysis is
it can be misleading, as environmental variables that occur close to the behavior may not be causally related to the behavior
A motivating operation that decreases the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus, object or event is called a(n) _____
abolishing operation
A motivating operation whose value-altering effect does not depend on a learning history is called a(n) _____
unconditioned motivating operation
A philosophical position that views behavioral events that cannot be publicly observed as outside of the realm of science is called _____
methodological behaviorism
A previously neutral stimulus that now functions as a punisher because of prior pairing with one or more punishers is called a _____
conditioned punisher
A relation between the stimulus and response or response product that occurs when the beginning, middle, and end for the verbal stimulus matches the beginning, middle, and end of the verbal response is called
point-to-point correspondence
A situation in which the frequency, latency, duration or amplitude of a behavior is altered by the presence or absence of an antecedent stimulus is called _____
stimulus control
A stimulus change that does not elicit respondent behavior is ______
neutral stimulus
A stimulus that acquires its MO effect by being paired with another MO and has the same value-altering and behavior-altering effects as the MO with which it was paired is called a(n) _____
surrogate conditioned MO
A _____ denotes a set or collection of knowledge and skills a person has learned that are relevant to particular settings or tasks
repertoire
Ahmed had always been fascinated by psychology and took a special undergraduate track that prepared him to sit for the assistants test offered by the BACB. He earned good grades and excelled at doing descriptive functional assessments in his practicum. When he got his first job, he discovered that one of his student clients in an elementary school was a Sunni Muslim. Ahmed mentioned this to his parents, who were irate and insisted that he refuse to associate in any way with this student of a rival religious sect. Ahmed is in a very sensitive situation. How should he handle this?
refer the family to another BCBA [Show Less]