Exam 13: Understanding Problem Behaviors Through Functional Assessment

What should be the first step when using behavior modification procedures to decrease a behavior?

Which of the following is NOT a method used in conducting a functional assessment?

When a person engages in a problem behavior (taking drugs) and this behavior is reinforced by decreasing tension or anxiety that the person is feeling, this is an example of:

A psychologist is trying to determine why Paul frequently hits his younger brother.The psychologist forms a hypothesis that teasing by his brother and attention from his Mom influence Paul's hitting behavior.The psychologist then arranges conditions in which these environmental variables are either present or absent to determine their effect on Paul's hitting behavior.Which functional assessment method is the psychologist using?

A psychologist is working with a child who is disruptive in the classroom.The psychologist interviews the child's teacher to learn more about the disruptive behavior and the events that immediately precede and follow the behavior.Which method of conducting a functional assessment is the psychologist using?

What is an advantage and a disadvantage of indirect assessment methods?

A functional assessment involves the identification of what variables? ___________

If student lies to his teacher about being sick and the teacher lets the student out of doing his class project, the student is more likely to lie about being sick when a class project is due.This is an example of:

Identify and describe three methods for conducting a functional assessment of a problem behavior.

What question in an indirect functional assessment method might be asked to generate information about the consequences of a behavior?