ABAT - Applied Behavior Analysis Antecedent-Based Interventions Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

A behavior technician places a preferred toy near a child before requesting a non-preferred task. This is an example of which antecedent strategy?

Accepted Answer

Motivating operation manipulation

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Noncontingent reinforcement

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High-probability request sequence

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Response blocking

Question 2

Which antecedent strategy involves embedding low-effort tasks before a high-effort demand to build behavioral momentum?

Accepted Answer

High-probability request sequence

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Stimulus fading

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Differential reinforcement of other behavior

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Shaping

Question 3

Noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) as an antecedent intervention works primarily by:

Accepted Answer

Abolishing the motivating operation that maintains the behavior

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Punishing the target behavior after it occurs

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Increasing stimulus control over the desired response

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Chaining steps to build complex skills

Question 4

A teacher restructures the classroom so that a student who engages in out-of-seat behavior sits near the teacher's desk. This is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Environmental modification as an antecedent intervention

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Contingency contracting

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Stimulus generalization training

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Differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior

Question 5

Which of the following best defines an establishing operation (EO)?

Accepted Answer

An antecedent that increases the current value of a reinforcer and evokes behavior that has produced that reinforcer in the past

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A stimulus that signals reinforcement is available

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A consequence that reduces future behavior

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A prompt that transfers stimulus control

Question 6

A BCBA notices a child's self-injurious behavior increases when transitions occur. To apply an antecedent intervention, the BCBA should:

Accepted Answer

Provide a warning signal before transitions and pre-teach transition routines

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Ignore the self-injurious behavior during transitions

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Deliver punishment immediately after self-injury

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Increase the frequency of transitions to extinguish the behavior