Behavior Reduction Treatment Flashcards
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A client's data shows that aggressive behavior occurs most frequently on Mondays after a 2-day break. This pattern suggests which antecedent variable?
Answer: Setting event related to schedule changes over the weekend
Increased behavior after breaks (weekends) points to a setting event — the disruption in routine or reduced reinforcement over the weekend.
Which of the following BEST describes the difference between DRO and DRA?
Answer: DRO reinforces any behavior except the target; DRA reinforces a specific alternative behavior
DRO reinforces the absence of the target behavior, while DRA specifically reinforces an identified alternative behavior.
A technician notices that a client's problem behavior is increasing even though the BIP is being implemented correctly. The MOST appropriate action is to:
Answer: Document the data and immediately report the trend to the supervising BCBA
Technicians must document data accurately and report concerning trends to the supervising BCBA — they do not modify the BIP independently.
Which procedure involves requiring a client to engage in an effortful behavior contingent on problem behavior, making the environment better than before the problem behavior occurred?
Answer: Restitutional overcorrection
Restitutional overcorrection requires the client to restore the environment to a better state than before the problem behavior occurred.
A client's SIB is maintained by automatic reinforcement. Which intervention is MOST likely to be effective?
Answer: Sensory extinction (blocking sensory feedback) and providing alternative sensory stimulation
For automatically reinforced SIB, sensory extinction blocks the sensory consequence and alternative sensory items may compete with the problematic behavior.
When writing a behavior reduction goal, the target behavior must be defined in terms that are:
Answer: Observable and measurable
Behavior definitions must be observable and measurable so that all team members can consistently identify and record the behavior.
Which of the following statements about time-out is ACCURATE?
Answer: Time-out is a punishment procedure that removes access to reinforcement
Time-out is a punishment procedure effective only when the environment the client is removed from (time-in) is rich with reinforcement.