EDF 6226 Exam 1,Final Study Guide Questions And
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Sally is working with a new client, Michael. Every time she enters the room he puts his
head down. She may be seeing an effect called:
reactivity
Margo asked her new client's teachers a lot of questions about certain behaviors he
exhibits. What type of assessment tool is she using?
indirect assessment
In naming a target behavior, Fernando always tries to select one which would place the
individual into novel environments, including all the associated reinforcers and
punishers. What might be a good name for this?
behavior cusp
Sam was excited to share with his supervisor an idea for a behavior plan. His target
behavior was "lose weight". What is the best response from the BCBA?
Weight loss, being an indirect outcome of other behaviours, cannot be adopted as a
"target behaviour".
Anjali was a BCBA and was in an IEP for a new student in the school. One of those
present in the meeting mentioned that they had completed interviews with the previous
teachers and they reported the target behavior occurred when the boy wanted
attention. Based on that the attendee proposed moving forward with goals related to
attention seeking. How should Anjali respond?
-Direct observation first
-Baseline data collection
identify a functional behavior assessment
,All of the above are correct.
ZZMichelle wants to have a visual display showing the same behavior of two or more
participants but wants to compare. The best for her would be:
line graph
ZZDominique wants to have a visual display showing discrete sets of data that bear no
relation to one another. The best for her would be:
bar graph
Miguel wants to develop a standard visual display that would show frequency over time.
His best option would be:
stand celeration chart
Jerome wants to develop a visual display to help determine what time of day his client
exhibits higher frequencies of the target behavior. His best option would be:
scatterplot
Sam wants to make a visual display that would capture cumulative responses. Her best
option would be
cumulative recorder
A subject's specific behavior change is referred to as the:
target behavior
Your answer should be: target behavior
,In which following method of obtaining assessment information would you gather
information from parents, classmates, and/or co-workers
-Interviewing significant others
-Indirect observation
Your answer should be: -interviewing significant others, -indirect observation
The relevance of behavior rule refers to selecting target behaviors which are
functional
Your answer should be: functional
What is the most commonly used graphic format for the display of data in Applied
Behavior Analysis
Line graph
what is created by a line that connects successive data points of a specific phase or
condition
data path
for most graphs, what is the proportion of the vertical axis versus horizontal axis
, 2:3
can session number be used to identify the x-axis
false
the _____ is a graph in the shape of a two-dimensional area created by the conjunction of
two lines that are perpendicular to each other
line graph
an essential structure of the line graph requires the vertical axis (y-axis) to be labeled
with a ______ and horizontal axis (x-axis) to be labeled with a ________
quantitative measure; time unit
Sally has consumed two cups of coffee everyday for five years
this is an example of steady responding
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