ABAT - Applied Behavior Analysis Behavior Reduction Interventions Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

Differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI) involves reinforcing a behavior that:

Accepted Answer

Cannot occur simultaneously with the target problem behavior

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Reduces the overall rate of responding

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Occurs in a different setting than the problem behavior

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Requires fewer responses per reinforcer

Question 2

An extinction burst occurs when:

Accepted Answer

A behavior increases temporarily after reinforcement is withheld

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A behavior decreases rapidly after punishment is applied

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Reinforcement is provided on a variable interval schedule

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A new behavior is established through shaping

Question 3

Response cost is a form of punishment that involves:

Accepted Answer

Removing a specified amount of a previously earned reinforcer contingent on the behavior

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Delivering an aversive stimulus after the behavior

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Removing access to all reinforcers for a brief period

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Blocking the response before it can occur

Question 4

Time-out from positive reinforcement differs from exclusionary time-out and non-exclusionary time-out in that:

Accepted Answer

Exclusionary time-out removes the learner from the reinforcing environment, while non-exclusionary time-out keeps them in the setting but removes access to reinforcers

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Non-exclusionary time-out involves social isolation in a separate room

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Both procedures deliver aversive stimuli

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Exclusionary time-out is always preferred over non-exclusionary

Question 5

For extinction to be effective in reducing problem behavior, what condition is essential?

Accepted Answer

The reinforcer maintaining the behavior must be withheld consistently every time the behavior occurs

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The behavior must be on a fixed ratio schedule prior to extinction

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Punishment must be paired with extinction simultaneously

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The learner must understand the rule change verbally

Question 6

Which behavior reduction strategy involves systematically teaching acceptable ways to obtain the same function as the problem behavior?

Accepted Answer

Functional Communication Training (FCT)

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Extinction

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Overcorrection

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Satiation