When using a changing criterion design, the BEST demonstration of experimental control would be produced if the:

A. criterion level is changed in equal increments.

B. criterion level is changed slightly on each manipulation.

C. criterion level is set well above that of the behavior.

D. behavior changes concurrently with the criterion level.

Talking out in class results in a child losing a star on his star chart. The loss of a star appears to be an attempt to implement a(n) __________________ procedure.

A. Response cost

B. Negative reinforcement

C. Aversion therapy

D. Errorless learning

You are working with a client who finds physical touch to be aversive. When the person is off task, the program calls for you to give a warning by counting to 10; at that point, you gently touch him if he is not back on task. The touch remains until he returns to task. Please note that being touched is aversive for this particular individual. If the person gets back on task during counting, this is an example of:

A. Escape

B. Avoidance

C. Positive reinforcement

D. Stimulus fading

Which of the following measures would be the MOST appropriate for reporting head banging during each 5-minute interval of work?

A. duration of head banging

B. latency from a request to the first response

C. rate of head banging

D. inter-response time

Gradually transferring stimulus control from prompts to other discriminative stimuli is a process called __________________.

A. Shaping

B. Modeling

C. Maintenance

D. Fading

Alternative appropriate behaviors that serve the same function for an individual:

A. Always involve skills the individual already possesses

B. Produces the same reinforcer for the individual

C. Have the same topography as the problem behavior

D. Always requires the same amount of response effort as the problem behavior

What is the MOST important measure of behavior when the goal is to decrease the number of cigarettes smoked per day?

A. duration per cigarette

B. inter-response time

C. percentage

D. rate

A DRI schedule designed to decrease the frequency of running around class and tapping other children on the head involves:

A. Arranging for the child to earn a reinforcer in the absence of these behaviors

B. Providing a reinforcer contingent on being on task and sitting quietly in his seat

C. Changing the seating arrangement of the class

D. Ensuring the child had breakfast that morning

In general, when a behavior analyst is asked to help someone make friends, the behavior analyst shoulD.

A. avoid interfering in interpersonal relationships.

B. refer the person to a counselor, social worker, or other professional.

C. evaluate the current social repertoire.

D. set up a social skills training program.

What is the next step in the assessment process if data from the functional analysis do NOT support the original hypothesis?

A. Base the intervention on the original hypothesis and re-assess after a time lapse.

B. Design a package intervention to address all possible functions of the behavior.

C. Continue to conduct the functional assessment until the data coincides with the original hypothesis.

D. Alter the hypothesis regarding the maintaining variable of the behavior based on the results of the functional assessment.