- Applied Behavior Analysis Antecedent-Based Interventions Questions and Answers Flashcards

A teacher notices a student becomes disruptive during transitions between activities. Which antecedent-based intervention would BEST reduce transition-related problem behavior?

Answer: Use a visual schedule and verbal warnings before transitions begin

Visual schedules and advance warnings are antecedent strategies that reduce the unpredictability that often triggers problem behavior during transitions.

High-probability (high-p) request sequences work as an antecedent intervention primarily because they:

Answer: Build behavioral momentum by producing a series of compliance responses

High-p sequences establish a momentum of compliance that carries over to the low-probability request that follows.

Which of the following is the BEST example of a non-contingent reinforcement (NCR) schedule used as an antecedent intervention?

Answer: Providing 2 minutes of attention every 5 minutes regardless of the student's behavior

NCR delivers reinforcement on a time-based schedule independently of behavior, thereby abolishing the establishing operation for problem behavior maintained by that reinforcer.

An establishing operation (EO) for escape-maintained behavior would INCREASE problem behavior by:

Answer: Increasing the difficulty or duration of a demand

Increasing task difficulty or duration heightens the aversive value of the demand, which functions as an EO that increases escape-maintained problem behavior.

A behavioral analyst recommends that a classroom aide present instructions using a calm, neutral tone of voice. This modification addresses which antecedent variable?

Answer: The discriminative stimulus properties of the instructional delivery

The tone and manner in which an instruction is delivered can function as an SD or part of the stimulus complex that controls compliance or escape behavior.

Which antecedent strategy involves structuring the physical environment to reduce opportunities for problem behavior to occur?

Answer: Environmental arrangement

Environmental arrangement modifies the physical setting to decrease antecedent triggers and opportunities that occasion problem behavior.

A BCBA wants to use a choice-making intervention for a student with intellectual disabilities. The PRIMARY behavioral mechanism through which choice-making reduces problem behavior is:

Answer: It abolishes the establishing operation by increasing task predictability and perceived control

Offering choices reduces the aversive value of demands by increasing predictability and perceived autonomy, thereby diminishing the EO for escape-maintained behavior.