Question 1

Briefly describe the advantages and disadvantages of direct assessment procedures.

Accepted Answer

The main advantage of direct assessment procedures is that they are likely to be more accurate than indirect assessment procedures.The disadvantages are: (a)they are time- consuming; (b)they require that observers be appropriately trained; and (c)they cannot be used to monitor covert behaviors.

Question 2

What error does the case of Dr.Caldwell and the door slammer's mother exemplify? Explain how accurately recorded data counteracted this error.

Accepted Answer

Assuming that the procedure was not working, when in fact it was.Careful assessment of collected data enabled Dr.Caldwell to point out to the mother that the behavior has decreased from a baseline of 123 door slams to 87 door slams during the first three days of the program.

Question 3

Briefly distinguish between direct and indirect assessment procedures.

Accepted Answer

Direct assessment procedures involve direct observation and measurement of some aspect of a behavior as the behavior occurs.The concern is to produce a record of what a client is doing.With indirect assessment, the behavior modifier typically relies on a verbal description of the behavior of a student.The description may come from the client and/or others through interviews and/or formal questionnaires.

Question 4

Define behavioral assessment.

Accepted Answer

Behavioral assessment involves the colle

Question 5

How does a behavioral approach differ from a traditional approach to assessment in terms of a basic assumption about performance on a test or a checklist?

Accepted Answer

A behavioral approach assumes that perfo

Question 6

Describe a difference between the method of a behavioral approach compared to a traditional approach to assessment.

Accepted Answer

None

Question 7

What is the purpose of the follow-up phase of a behavior modification program?

Accepted Answer

The purpose of the follow-up p

Question 8

What two things typically occur during the assessment phase of a behavior modification program?

Accepted Answer

The behavior modifier (a)assesses the ta

Question 9

What are two differences between behavioral checklists and traditional psychological tests?

Accepted Answer

Unlike traditional psychologic

Question 10

What is the major purpose of sport-specific behavioral checklists?

Accepted Answer

To provide information necessa

Question 11

What are the five functions of the intake phase of a behavior modification program?

Accepted Answer

The 5 functions of the intake phase are

Question 12

What does the term target behavior mean? Illustrate with an example from an earlier chapter.

Accepted Answer

A target behavior is a behavior to be im

Question 13

Describe two circumstances that might lead to the use of indirect assessment procedures.

Accepted Answer

(a)It may be impractical for you to obse

Question 14

List the five main types of indirect assessment procedures.

Accepted Answer

Interview with the client and

Question 15

List the four phases of a behavior modification program.

Accepted Answer

(a)A screening or intake phase, for clar

Question 16

Briefly describe the details of the clever graphing system devised for the child who got the rabbit to the carrot patch.

Accepted Answer

A chart was prepared showing a picture o

Question 17

What does reactivity mean in behavioral assessment? Illustrate with an example.

Accepted Answer

Reactivity refers to the observation tha

Question 18

Describe two differences in the goals of a behavioral approach to assessment compared to a traditional approach.

Accepted Answer

None

Question 19

What error does the case of the boy who went around pinching adults exemplify? Explain how accurately recorded data counteracted this error.

Accepted Answer

Assuming that a procedure is working, wh

Question 20

In what types of settings are the terms training program, and intervention strategy or therapy program typically used?

Accepted Answer

The term training program is t

Exam 20: Behavioral Assessment: Initial Considerations

Briefly describe the advantages and disadvantages of direct assessment procedures.

What error does the case of Dr.Caldwell and the door slammer's mother exemplify? Explain how accurately recorded data counteracted this error.

Briefly distinguish between direct and indirect assessment procedures.

Define behavioral assessment.

How does a behavioral approach differ from a traditional approach to assessment in terms of a basic assumption about performance on a test or a checklist?

Describe a difference between the method of a behavioral approach compared to a traditional approach to assessment.

What is the purpose of the follow-up phase of a behavior modification program?

What two things typically occur during the assessment phase of a behavior modification program?

What are two differences between behavioral checklists and traditional psychological tests?

What is the major purpose of sport-specific behavioral checklists?

What are the five functions of the intake phase of a behavior modification program?

What does the term target behavior mean? Illustrate with an example from an earlier chapter.

Describe two circumstances that might lead to the use of indirect assessment procedures.

List the five main types of indirect assessment procedures.

List the four phases of a behavior modification program.

Briefly describe the details of the clever graphing system devised for the child who got the rabbit to the carrot patch.

What does reactivity mean in behavioral assessment? Illustrate with an example.

Describe two differences in the goals of a behavioral approach to assessment compared to a traditional approach.

What error does the case of the boy who went around pinching adults exemplify? Explain how accurately recorded data counteracted this error.

In what types of settings are the terms training program, and intervention strategy or therapy program typically used?

Introduction

Areas of Application: an Overview

Respondent Classical, Pavlovian Conditioning of Reflexive Behavior

Increasing a Behavior With Positive Reinforcement

Increasing Behavior With Conditioned Reinforcement

Decreasing a Behavior With Operant Extinction

Getting a New Behavior to Occur With Shaping

Developing Behavioral Persistence With Schedules of Reinforcement

Responding at the Right Time and Place: Stimulus Discrimination and Stimulus Generalization

Changing the Stimulus Control of a Behavior With Fading

Getting a New Sequence of Behaviors to Occur With Behavior Chaining

Differential Reinforcement Procedures to Decrease Behavior

Decreasing Behavior With Punishment

Establishing Behavior by Escape and Avoidance Conditioning

Respondent and Operant Conditioning Together

Transferring Behavior to New Settings and Making It Last: Generality of Behavior Change

Antecedent Control: Rules and Goals

Antecedent Control: Modeling, Guidance, and Situational Inducement

Antecedent Control: Motivation

Direct Behavioral Assessment: What to Record and How

Doing Behavior Modification Research

Functional Assessment of Problem Behavior

Planning, Applying, and Evaluating a Behavioral Program

Token Economies

Helping an Individual to Develop Self-Control

Approaches to Behavior Therapy: Cognitive Restructuring; Self-Directed Coping Methods; and Mindfulness and Acceptance Procedures

Psychological Disorders Treated by Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies

Giving It All Some Perspective: a Brief History

Ethical Issues

Shaping and Schedules of Reinforcement: A Comprehensive Guide

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