Question 1

How might the geographic setting affect your decision as a behavior modifier to accept a referral?

Accepted Answer

In an urban setting, there are likely to be a number of behavior analysts available to help clients.In a rural setting, however, although you might not be the ideal person to treat the problem, you may be the best person available.

Question 2

Describe in detail the steps that should be followed if a program is not producing satisfactory results (see Guidelines 5, 6, and 7).

Accepted Answer

Answer the following questions and make the appropriate adjustment for any “yes” answer: (a) Have the reinforcers lost their effectiveness? (b) Are competing responses being reinforced? (c) Are the procedures being applied correctly? (d) Is there outside interference disrupting the program? (e) Are there any subjective variables (e.g., staff enthusiasm) that might be adversely affecting the program? If none of the answers is “yes,” then check to see if additional programming steps need to be added or removed. Another option is to consult with a colleague and to consider redesigning a major aspect of the program.

Question 3

List five considerations for programming stimulus generalization.

Accepted Answer

Can you apply any of the following?
i)training in the test situation
ii)varying the training conditions iii)programming common stimuli
iv)training sufficient stimulus exemplars
v)establishing a stimulus equivalence class

Question 4

What five questions should be answered affirmatively to increase the client's commitment to the program?

Accepted Answer

(a)Does the client fully understand and

Question 5

You are about to design a treatment program.After defining the target behavior and identifying its desired level of occurrence and stimulus control, what six questions should you answer before proceeding to the design?

Accepted Answer

(a)Is the description precise? (b)On wha

Question 6

After a program has been implemented, what three things should be done to determine whether it is producing satisfactory results? (See Guidelines 1, 2, and 3.)

Accepted Answer

Main points: Monitor the data, consult p

Question 7

If you are thinking of capitalizing on antecedent control, what six categories should you consider? ]

Accepted Answer

Rules, goal setting, modelling

Question 8

How did Israel and colleagues demonstrate that utilizing significant others in a program can enhance generality?

Accepted Answer

They introduced two groups of overweight

Question 9

How does a behavior modifier evaluate the importance of a problem?

Accepted Answer

On the basis of answers to such question

Question 10

What is a treatment contract, and what should it clearly outline?

Accepted Answer

A treatment contract is a written agreem

Question 11

Assume that you are a professional applied behavior analyst or behavior therapist.List four possible conditions under which you would not treat a behavior problem that has been referred to you.

Accepted Answer

An answer of "no" to any of the 8 questi

Question 12

What is a behavioral contract?

Accepted Answer

A behavioral contract provides

Question 13

What does a behavior modifier do when given a vague problem such as "aggression" to work on? Illustrate with an example.

Accepted Answer

Specifies component behavior(s)that can

Question 14

List three considerations for programming response generalization.

Accepted Answer

Can you apply any of the following?
i)tr

Question 15

If a program is producing satisfactory results, what two things should be done prior to successfully terminating it? (See Guidelines 8 and 9.)

Accepted Answer

Main points: Identify a strate

Question 16

How does a behavior modifier evaluate the ease with which the desired behavioral change might be generalized to and maintained in the natural environment?

Accepted Answer

Consider whether the improved behavior c

Question 17

List four considerations for programming behavior maintenance.

Accepted Answer

Can you apply any of the following?
i)us

Question 18

How does a behavior modifier evaluate the ease with which a problem might be solved?

Accepted Answer

If it is an undesirable behavior to be d

Question 19

If you are decreasing a behavioral excess, what five questions should you ask?

Accepted Answer

(a)Can you remove SDs for the problem be

Question 20

What six questions should a behavior modifier answer during the pretreatment assessment phase?

Accepted Answer

(a)What daily times can the mediators sc

Exam 24: Planning, Applying, and Evaluating a Behavioral Program

How might the geographic setting affect your decision as a behavior modifier to accept a referral?

Describe in detail the steps that should be followed if a program is not producing satisfactory results (see Guidelines 5, 6, and 7).

List five considerations for programming stimulus generalization.

What five questions should be answered affirmatively to increase the client's commitment to the program?

You are about to design a treatment program.After defining the target behavior and identifying its desired level of occurrence and stimulus control, what six questions should you answer before proceeding to the design?

After a program has been implemented, what three things should be done to determine whether it is producing satisfactory results? (See Guidelines 1, 2, and 3.)

If you are thinking of capitalizing on antecedent control, what six categories should you consider? ]

How did Israel and colleagues demonstrate that utilizing significant others in a program can enhance generality?

How does a behavior modifier evaluate the importance of a problem?

What is a treatment contract, and what should it clearly outline?

Assume that you are a professional applied behavior analyst or behavior therapist.List four possible conditions under which you would not treat a behavior problem that has been referred to you.

What is a behavioral contract?

What does a behavior modifier do when given a vague problem such as "aggression" to work on? Illustrate with an example.

List three considerations for programming response generalization.

If a program is producing satisfactory results, what two things should be done prior to successfully terminating it? (See Guidelines 8 and 9.)

How does a behavior modifier evaluate the ease with which the desired behavioral change might be generalized to and maintained in the natural environment?

List four considerations for programming behavior maintenance.

How does a behavior modifier evaluate the ease with which a problem might be solved?

If you are decreasing a behavioral excess, what five questions should you ask?

What six questions should a behavior modifier answer during the pretreatment assessment phase?

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

Behavioral Assessment: Initial Considerations

Direct Behavioral Assessment: What to Record and How

Doing Behavior Modification Research

Functional Assessment of Problem Behavior

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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