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Question 1

Available resources, applicable federal and state laws, programmatic costs, and a person's adaptive skills, learning history, and personal interests should all be considered as part of the process oF.

Acollecting empirical data.

Bconducting a baseline of target behaviors.

Cmanipulating ecological factors.

Dprioritizing goals and objectives.

Answer : D

Question 2

An establishing operation is any change in the environment whicH.

Amomentarily alters the effectiveness of the consequence for a behavior that was previously followed by reinforcement.

Balters the timing of a behavior and momentarily alters the frequency of the behavior that was previously followed by reinforcement.

Calters the effectiveness of some object or event as reinforcement thus momentarily changing the likelihood of behavior that was previously followed by that reinforcer.

Dalters the effectiveness of some object or event as a contingency-shaped rule and at the same time changes the momentary frequency of the behavior that was previously followed by reinforcement.

Answer : C

Question 3

What best defines a discriminative stimulus?

AIt always elicits a response.

BIt is defined by its effect on behavior.

CIt is established using either operant or respondent procedures.

DIt is any change in the environment.

Answer : B

Question 4

Which of the following could NOT function as an unconditioned punisher?

Aa bitter taste

Bsocial disapproval

Cexcessive stimulation

Dphysical restraint

Answer : B

Question 5

When Susan attempts to escape from a task, she exhibits several behaviors, including hitting her head, stomping her feet, and crying. This is an example of

Afunctional response class.

Brespondent class.

Cstimulus class.

Dtopographical response class.

Answer : A

Question 6

Adherence to "procedural integrity" promotes generalization by facilitatinG.

Anormalization.

Bethical treatment of consumers.

Cconsistency of instruction.

Dspontaneous changes in intervention procedures.

Answer : C

Question 7

A married couple wants a behavior analyst to assist them in creating a happier home life for their family. The behavior analyst should.

Aprovide counseling to the couple related to the problems that they identify as most important.

Brefer the family to another professional, since this type of issue is not amenable to applied behavior analysis.

Cset up contracts between the parents and children that require the parents to reinforce appropriate behavior using things that the children identify as important to them.

Dexplain how behavior analysis could be used to assist the family so that they can make an informed decision about proceeding.

Answer : D

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