Behavior Reduction and Antecedent Interventions Flashcards

Overcorrection is classified as which type of behavior-reduction procedure?

Answer: Positive punishment

Overcorrection (restitution and positive practice) is a positive punishment procedure because an aversive activity is added contingent on problem behavior.

When extinction is implemented for attention-maintained behavior, the behavior analyst should ensure that:

Answer: All sources of attention are withheld consistently across all people and settings

Extinction must be implemented consistently so that problem behavior does not contact intermittent reinforcement, which would increase resistance to extinction.

The least restrictive alternative principle requires behavior analysts to:

Answer: Prefer less intrusive, less restrictive procedures when equally effective alternatives exist

The least restrictive alternative principle is an ethical guideline requiring analysts to select the most effective yet least intrusive and restrictive procedure available.

Which dimension of the BACB's definition of behavior analysis most directly supports using antecedent interventions before punishment?

Answer: Applied

The 'applied' dimension emphasizes social significance and ethical practice, which includes preference for less intrusive antecedent strategies before resorting to punishment.

A teacher delivers a preferred snack every 5 minutes regardless of what the student is doing to reduce aggressive behavior. This procedure is:

Answer: NCR

Non-contingent reinforcement (NCR) delivers a reinforcer on a fixed-time or variable-time schedule independent of the occurrence of any specific behavior.

Response blocking is best described as a(n) _____ procedure that prevents problem behavior from producing its reinforcer.

Answer: Extinction-based

Response blocking physically prevents the behavior from occurring or contacting its reinforcer, and is therefore classified as an extinction-based procedure (the behavior is not reinforced).