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Behavioral Interventions & Techniques Flashcards

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  1. During discrete trial training (DTT), what is the purpose of the inter-trial interval (ITI)?

    Answer: To provide a brief pause that separates one trial from the next and reduces error

    The ITI is a brief pause between trials that reduces perseverative responding and allows the learner to reset before the next discriminative stimulus is presented.

  2. Which type of differential reinforcement specifically reinforces behavior that occurs at or below a predetermined rate?

    Answer: DRL (differential reinforcement of low rates)

    DRL reinforces a behavior when it occurs at or below a set criterion rate, making it useful for reducing excessive behaviors that are not inappropriate in small amounts.

  3. A BCBA uses a high-probability (high-p) instructional sequence before a low-probability (low-p) request. This technique capitalizes on which behavioral principle?

    Answer: Behavioral momentum

    The high-p sequence builds behavioral momentum by establishing a pattern of compliance with easy requests, which carries over and increases the likelihood of compliance with the challenging request.

  4. Stimulus control is said to be NARROW (overly selective) when:

    Answer: A behavior occurs only in the presence of a very limited range of stimuli

    Overly narrow stimulus control (stimulus overselectivity) means the behavior is controlled by a very restricted set of stimulus features and fails to occur in the presence of functionally similar stimuli.

  5. Which procedure involves systematically removing the physical dimensions of a prompt — such as size, color, or position — while keeping the response requirement the same?

    Answer: Stimulus fading

    Stimulus fading gradually alters the physical properties of the stimulus (not the response) so that the learner transitions to responding to the natural, unaltered cue.

  6. A learner receives a reinforcer whenever 10 minutes pass without the target behavior. Three hours into the intervention, the BCBA shortens the interval to 5 minutes. This adjustment is MOST likely made because:

    Answer: The learner is not meeting the criterion and the interval needs to be thinned

    When a learner cannot meet the DRO interval criterion, the BCBA should temporarily shorten the interval to a level the learner can succeed at before gradually increasing it again.

  7. A practitioner is concerned about unintended behavioral contrast effects when implementing extinction in one setting. This is MOST likely to manifest as:

    Answer: The behavior increasing in a setting where extinction is NOT in effect

    Behavioral contrast occurs when the rate of a behavior increases in a setting where a contingency has NOT been changed, as a contrast to the setting where extinction is applied.