Question 1

Briefly describe a behavioral intervention Juke used to decrease a child's inappropriate behavior while shopping.

Accepted Answer

A behavioral intervention that Juke migh

Question 2

Like Gerald Patterson in 1965, use the concept of concurrent contingencies for physically incompatible responses, describe a behavioral approach to decrease the hyperactivity and increase a boy's studying in his classroom.
a. Diagram one of the inappropriate natural contingencies.
   b. Diagram the concurrent performance-management DRI contingency. (Hint: Remember that the outcome is not DRI with M&Ms and pennies; it's something more immediate.)

Accepted Answer

The answer of Like Gerald Patterson in 1965, use the...

Question 3

Fill in the Blank
-Symptom substitution myth
$\bullet$Problem behaviors are _____________________ of an underlying mental illness.
$\bullet$So if you ___________________________ one problem behavior,
$\bullet$another ________________________________,
$\bullet$until you ______________________________the underlying mental illness.

Accepted Answer

Problem behaviors are manifest

Question 4

For each of the following concepts, provide an example from the book or from your own life.
-Concurrent contingencies

Accepted Answer

Concurrent contingencies refer to the si

Question 5

Diagram the three contingencies involved in a behavioral intervention using punishment of self-stimulation to increase normal play

Accepted Answer

The answer of Diagram the three contingencies involved in a...

Question 6

Define the following concepts:
-Symptom substitution myth

Accepted Answer

The concept of "symptom substitution" is

Question 7

Define the following concepts:
-Matching law

Accepted Answer

The Matching Law is a principle from the

Question 8

Recall the article by Koegel et al., "Increasing spontaneous play by suppressing self-stimulation in autistic children" (i.e., Mae's punishment of self-stimulation). Is this an example of concurrent contingencies?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are the three categories of concurrent contingencies that interfere with language learning and what's an example of each?

Accepted Answer

The three categories of concurrent conti

Question 10

To decrease Jimmy's dysfunctional behavior, what interventions other than punishment could be implemented?

Accepted Answer

A)  extinguish the dysfunctional behavior 
B)  differentially reinforce more-appropriate behavior 
C)  modify the task so that it produced a higher frequency of reinforcement. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  extinguish the dysfunctional behavior 
B)  differentially reinforce more-appropriate behavior 
C)  modify the task so that it produced a higher frequency of reinforcement. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

If some components of an intervention were expensive and you would be using them repeatedly, then you should test them as a treatment package rather than testing each component independently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

For each of the following concepts, provide an example from the book or from your own life.
-Intervention (treatment) package

Accepted Answer

In the book "The Hunger Games," the inte

Question 13

For which of the following is an intervention (treatment) package usually least appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Basic scientific, applied-behavior research 
B)  technology development 
C)  providing a behavioral service 
A)  Basic scientific, applied-behavior research 
B)  technology development 
C)  providing a behavioral service

Question 14

Sid's difficult life (the bottom half of the diagram):
 
What goes in the before & after boxes of the weak penalty contingency above?

Accepted Answer

A)  Before: No writing reinforcers, After: Writing reinforcers 
B)  Before: Aversively sleepy, After: Not aversively sleepy 
C)  Before: Social reinforcers, After: No social reinforcers 
D)  Before: Writing reinforcers, After: No writing reinforcers 
A)  Before: No writing reinforcers, After: Writing reinforcers 
B)  Before: Aversively sleepy, After: Not aversively sleepy 
C)  Before: Social reinforcers, After: No social reinforcers 
D)  Before: Writing reinforcers, After: No writing reinforcers

Question 15

What kind of contingency is this for managing Jimmy's self-stimulation and normal play behavior? (Koegel et al.)

Accepted Answer

A)  differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (note DRA involves the same reinforcing outcome) 
B)  positive punishment of self-stimulation 
C)  natural reinforcement of normal play 
D)  negative punishment of self-stimulation 
A)  differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (note DRA involves the same reinforcing outcome) 
B)  positive punishment of self-stimulation 
C)  natural reinforcement of normal play 
D)  negative punishment of self-stimulation

Question 16

What two contingencies are involved in managing Jimmy's self-stimulation and normal play behavior? (Koegel et al.)
Select the letter that corresponds to each contingency.
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Accepted Answer

A)  Appropriate natural contingency 
B)  Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (note DRA involves the same reinforcing outcome) 
C)  Performance-management contingency 
D)  Inappropriate natural contingency 
A)  Appropriate natural contingency 
B)  Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (note DRA involves the same reinforcing outcome) 
C)  Performance-management contingency 
D)  Inappropriate natural contingency

Question 17

Define the following concepts:
-Concurrent contingencies

Accepted Answer

Concurrent contingencies refer to a situ

Question 18

Sid's difficult life (the top half of the diagram):
  What goes in the before & after boxes of the escape contingency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Before: No writing reinforcers, After: Writing reinforcers 
B)  Before: Aversively sleepy, After: Not aversively sleepy 
C)  Before: Social reinforcers, After: No social reinforcers 
D)  Before: Writing reinforcers, After: No writing reinforcers 
A)  Before: No writing reinforcers, After: Writing reinforcers 
B)  Before: Aversively sleepy, After: Not aversively sleepy 
C)  Before: Social reinforcers, After: No social reinforcers 
D)  Before: Writing reinforcers, After: No writing reinforcers

Question 19

What's an example of symptom substitution and what's an alternative behavioral analysis, in terms of concurrent contingencies?

Accepted Answer

Symptom substitution is a concept in beh

Question 20

Please match the following definitions with the terms below.
(NOT ALL OF THE TERMS BELOW WILL BE USED!)
-____ Intervention/treatment package

Accepted Answer

A) Reinforcement is contingent on a behavior that is incompatible with another behavior. 
B) When two different responses are each reinforced with a different schedule of reinforcement, the relative frequency of the two responses equals the relative value of reinforcement on the two schedules of reinforcement. 
C) The addition or change of several independent variables at the same time to achieve a desired result without testing the effect of each variable individually. 
D) Problem behaviors are symptoms of an underlying mental illness. So if you get rid of one problem behavior, another will take its place, until you get rid of the underlying mental illness. 
E) More than one contingency of reinforcement or punishment is available at the same time. 
A) Reinforcement is contingent on a behavior that is incompatible with another behavior. 
B) When two different responses are each reinforced with a different schedule of reinforcement, the relative frequency of the two responses equals the relative value of reinforcement on the two schedules of reinforcement. 
C) The addition or change of several independent variables at the same time to achieve a desired result without testing the effect of each variable individually. 
D) Problem behaviors are symptoms of an underlying mental illness. So if you get rid of one problem behavior, another will take its place, until you get rid of the underlying mental illness. 
E) More than one contingency of reinforcement or punishment is available at the same time.

Exam 22: Concurrent Contingences

Briefly describe a behavioral intervention Juke used to decrease a child's inappropriate behavior while shopping.

For each of the following concepts, provide an example from the book or from your own life. -Concurrent contingencies

Diagram the three contingencies involved in a behavioral intervention using punishment of self-stimulation to increase normal play

Define the following concepts: -Symptom substitution myth

Define the following concepts: -Matching law

Recall the article by Koegel et al., "Increasing spontaneous play by suppressing self-stimulation in autistic children" (i.e., Mae's punishment of self-stimulation). Is this an example of concurrent contingencies?

What are the three categories of concurrent contingencies that interfere with language learning and what's an example of each?

To decrease Jimmy's dysfunctional behavior, what interventions other than punishment could be implemented?

If some components of an intervention were expensive and you would be using them repeatedly, then you should test them as a treatment package rather than testing each component independently.

For each of the following concepts, provide an example from the book or from your own life. -Intervention (treatment) package

For which of the following is an intervention (treatment) package usually least appropriate?

Sid's difficult life (the bottom half of the diagram): What goes in the before & after boxes of the weak penalty contingency above?

What kind of contingency is this for managing Jimmy's self-stimulation and normal play behavior? (Koegel et al.)

What two contingencies are involved in managing Jimmy's self-stimulation and normal play behavior? (Koegel et al.) Select the letter that corresponds to each contingency. -

Define the following concepts: -Concurrent contingencies

Sid's difficult life (the top half of the diagram): What goes in the before & after boxes of the escape contingency?

What's an example of symptom substitution and what's an alternative behavioral analysis, in terms of concurrent contingencies?

Please match the following definitions with the terms below. (NOT ALL OF THE TERMS BELOW WILL BE USED!) -____ Intervention/treatment package

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