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Questions # 1:

A person "getting wet" in the rain is NOT considered an occurrence of behavior because "getting wet"

Options:

A.

does not specify an interaction between an organism and its environment.


B.

can occur under only one, very specific environmental condition.


C.

is a hypothetical construct and cannot therefore meet the criteria for an occurrence of behavior.


D.

does not have social or clinical significance in a science of human behavior.


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Questions # 2:

Sue consults with her supervisor to be certain her procedures are conceptually systematic. Conceptually systematic procedures are

Options:

A.

based on empirical evidence of their effectiveness.


B.

derived from experimental analysis of similar behavior in the field.


C.

identifiers of functional relations between a behavioral dimension and an environmental event.


D.

linked to and described in terms of the basic principles of behavior.


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Questions # 3:

Fred does not follow some of the directives imposed by the direct care staff. A behavior analyst has been asked to put a program in place that will get Fred to comply with all directives. The behavior analyst should FIRST

Options:

A.

differentiate between compliance rates across different directives.


B.

request that staff provide a ratio of compliant behaviors to noncompliant ones.


C.

determine a list of potential reinforcers for the behavior program.


D.

consider the ethical implications of training Fred to comply with all directives.


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Questions # 4:

An experimental design that starts with a baseline phase, followed by a treatment phase, then another baseline phase, and ends in the same type of treatment phase is called a (n):

Options:

A.

ABA design.


B.

reversal design.


C.

multi-element design.


D.

multiple baseline design.


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Questions # 5:

When using an alternating treatments design it is important to randomly:

Options:

A.

assign participants to treatment conditions.


B.

select participants from the population of interest.


C.

order treatment conditions presented during each phase.


D.

change each criterion level.


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Questions # 6:

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

Options:

A.

duration per cigarette


B.

inter-response time


C.

percentage


D.

rate


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Questions # 7:

The use of a withdrawal design is LEAST appropriate when:

Options:

A.

evaluating an intervention for severe problem behavior.


B.

evaluating the effects of an intervention for behavior that has multiple functions.


C.

extraneous variables cannot be controlled.


D.

multiple participants are being evaluated.


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Questions # 8:

Which of the following would BEST contribute to a behavior analyst’s professional development?

Options:

A.

attending a workshop that provides videotaped examples and practice activities for innovative interventions


B.

reading articles from a peer-reviewed applied behavior analysis journal that describe techniques that are applicable to her client population


C.

becoming a member of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, which is a rich resource for behavior analysts


D.

contributing an article to the newsletter of the local Association for Behavior Analysis chapter


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Questions # 9:

Jamie frequently falls to the floor and screams at school. Preliminary behavioral assessment data indicate that his tantrums are maintained by attention and escape from demand situations. Jamie's behavior analyst wants to examine precisely how attention and escape conditions affect these behaviors. The behavior analyst does not want to conduct the analysis in Jamie's classroom because she would not be able to control for potentially important factors. Relating to this scenario, which statement is TRUE?

Options:

A.

Analyses that involve experimental conditions are almost always conducted in the person's natural environment.


B.

The behavior analyst could conduct the analysis in a vacant classroom, but the generality of the findings is an issue to be considered.


C.

The behavior analyst should conduct detailed interviews with the teacher and school staff to determine functional relations.


D.

Only if the analysis is conducted in Jamie's classroom can a reasonable hypothesis be generated.


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Questions # 10:

Frequency would be the MOST appropriate measure for which scenario?

Options:

A.

The behavior analyst wants to reduce the number of times Jack hits Jill.


B.

Jack wants his employees to increase the number of kits made in one hour.


C.

Jack's parents want him to reduce his persistent hand flapping.


D.

Jill wants to increase her son's compliance with room-cleaning requests.


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