Behavior Reduction Treatment Flashcards
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A client with a history of aggression is transitioning to a new classroom. To prevent problem behavior, the technician should first:
Answer: Conduct a pre-session pairing and use high-density reinforcement
Pre-session pairing and high-density reinforcement during transitions help establish a positive association with the new environment and reduce problem behavior.
Which crisis management concept refers to identifying the earliest observable signs that a client is becoming escalated?
Answer: Prodromes (early warning signs)
Prodromes are early warning signs or precursor behaviors that indicate escalating distress before a crisis behavior occurs.
A technician is implementing NCR (Non-Contingent Reinforcement). Which statement BEST describes this procedure?
Answer: Reinforcement is delivered on a fixed time schedule regardless of behavior
NCR delivers reinforcement on a time-based schedule independent of the client's behavior to reduce the motivation (EO) for problem behavior.
Which term describes the process where a problem behavior returns when a previously effective treatment is reintroduced after a period of using a different treatment?
Answer: Resurgence
Resurgence is the reappearance of a previously extinguished behavior when the current reinforcement contingency is disrupted or changed.
A client's tantrums are function-based and maintained by escape. The MOST appropriate antecedent modification would be to:
Answer: Embed preferred activities into non-preferred tasks
Embedding preferred activities into non-preferred tasks reduces the aversiveness of demands, thereby reducing escape-motivated problem behavior.
Behavioral momentum is used in behavior reduction primarily to:
Answer: Build a history of compliance by presenting easy tasks first
Behavioral momentum involves presenting high-probability (easy) requests first to build a pattern of compliance before introducing low-probability requests.
If a technician accidentally reinforces an extinction burst by providing attention during the burst, what is the most likely outcome?
Answer: The behavior will be reinforced at a higher intensity, making it harder to extinguish
Reinforcing behavior during an extinction burst intermittently strengthens behavior at the higher intensity, making it more persistent.