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  1. A client's problem behavior reappears after a period of successful suppression, even without any change in the treatment plan. This is known as:

    Answer: Spontaneous recovery

    Spontaneous recovery is the reappearance of an extinguished behavior after a period of time without the behavior occurring.

  2. Which of the following is an example of response blocking?

    Answer: Physically preventing a client from completing a self-injurious behavior

    Response blocking is a safety procedure where the technician physically prevents the problem behavior from being completed.

  3. A client earns tokens for every 10 minutes without aggression. This is an example of:

    Answer: DRO on a fixed interval schedule

    Earning tokens for the absence of a behavior over a set time interval is a DRO (Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior) procedure on a fixed interval schedule.

  4. A supervisor adds a rule that a client loses 5 minutes of free time for each instance of property destruction. This procedure is called:

    Answer: Response cost

    Response cost involves removing a specified amount of a conditioned reinforcer contingent on the problem behavior.

  5. During which phase of behavior reduction should antecedent interventions be prioritized?

    Answer: Before the behavior has a chance to occur

    Antecedent interventions are proactive strategies implemented before the behavior occurs to prevent or reduce its likelihood.

  6. What is the primary ethical concern when using punishment-based procedures?

    Answer: They must only be used after less restrictive alternatives have been tried

    Ethical practice requires that less restrictive, reinforcement-based procedures be tried before resorting to punishment-based interventions.

  7. A client engages in elopement (running away) primarily when preferred items are taken away. The maintaining variable is most likely:

    Answer: Tangible positive reinforcement

    Elopement that occurs when preferred items are removed is likely maintained by tangible reinforcement — access to the preferred item.