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Question 1

Fred does not follow some of the directives imposed by the direct care staff. A behavior analyst has been asked to put a program in place that will get Fred to comply with all directives. The behavior analyst should FIRST

A : differentiate between compliance rates across different directives.

B : request that staff provide a ratio of compliant behaviors to noncompliant ones.

C : determine a list of potential reinforcers for the behavior program.

D : consider the ethical implications of training Fred to comply with all directives.

Answer: D

Question 2

Self-management strategies are:

A : applying behavior analysis principles to change one's own behavior.

B : a method for capitalizing on an individual's will power.

C : primarily used for extinguishing one's own undesirable behaviors.

D : based on personalized systems of instruction.

Answer: A

Question 3

All of the following are examples of the use of setting events EXCEPT:

A : giving consumers choices of which tasks they would like to perform and which reinforcers they would like to receive.

B : moving activities to locations where maladaptive behaviors are highly unlikely to occur.

C : planning to ignore the target behavior within all environments.

D : prefacing hard tasks with easy tasks.

Answer: C

Question 4

A behavior analyst is conducting research on the accuracy of a student's responding to written math problems based on the final answer with no scoring of intermediate calculations. Which is the BEST method for obtaining accurate inter-observer agreement results?

A : Researcher and observer sit together to score the student's work.

B : Photocopies of the student's work are scored independently by researcher and observer.

C : The student's scratch paper is scored if researcher and observer do not agree on a response.

D : Researcher scores the student's work and the observer reviews the researcher's scores for accuracy.

Answer: B

Question 5

After collecting baseline data and verifying the hypothesis, which of the following is the BEST approach to use when selecting behavior change procedures?

A : Ask professionals in the individual's environment to list procedures to address the unique circumstances involved.

B : Use a procedure that has previously been found to be socially valid based on staff evaluations.

C : Limit selection to behavior change procedures that are consistent with those documented in the behavioral literature.

D : Review all journals containing procedures that may apply to the behavior targeted for change.

Answer: C

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