Deck 11: Behavioral Assessment

Question 1

Observing how a client interacts with others in a group counseling session at a local mental health center is an example of what type of observation?

A)Naturalistic
B)Covert
C)Analogue
D)Overt

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A _______________ is a structured interview used to collect information about past behavior.

A)Clinical interview
B)Behavioral interview
C)Social-emotional functioning interview
D)Personality interview

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following measures is a component of the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment?

A)BRP-2
B)BASC-2
C)CBCL 6-18
D)Connors

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Behavioral rating scales have what type of response format?

A)Likert
B)Additive
C)True/False
D)Multiple choice

Question 5

______________ behavioral assessment is typically used in schools to determine whether a student exhibiting problem behaviors meets criteria for a disability.

A)Direct
B)Indirect
C)Functional
D)Clinical

Question 6

According to Shapiro and Skinner (1990),what observation recording method is preferred when the target behavior occurs at lower frequencies and occur over a greater span of time?

A)Partial interval recording
B)Whole interval recording
C)Continuous recording
D)Duration recording

Question 7

Anna is a school counselor interested in conducting an observation of an eighth grader named Thomas.Anna asks the student's teacher not to tell Thomas that she will be observing him and tries to remain an unobtrusive as possible.Anna is trying to conduct:

A)An unstructured observation
B)A structured observation
C)A covert observation
D)An overt observation

Question 8

____________ is defined as the identification and measurement of meaningful response units and their controlling variables for the purposes of understanding and altering human behavior.

A)Triadic reciprocality model
B)Behavioral assessment
C)Social-emotional assessment
D)Personality assessment

Question 9

Alexander,a school counselor,conducts an observation of a kindergarten student.He did not pre-identify any behaviors prior to the observation.Instead,he recorded all of the student's behaviors that were observed.This type of observation is:

A)An unstructured observation
B)A structured observation
C)A covert observation
D)An overt observation

Question 10

What systematic error is defined as "occurs when criteria by which the rater responds to each item changes?"

A)Observer fatigue
B)Observer bias
C)Observer drift
D)Observer inaccuracy

Question 11

This term refers to the range of actions exhibited by an individual.

A)Emotions
B)Behaviors
C)Cognition
D)Feelings

Question 12

The duration of a behavior measures:

A)The magnitude of the behavior
B)Amount of time it takes the behavior to begin after an identified stimulus
C)How often the behavior occurs
D)How long the behavior lasts

Question 13

Which of the following is not one of the ways that behavioral assessment differs from other assessment activities?

A)Purpose of assessment
B)Importance assessment holds for the counselor
C)Who conducts the assessment
D)Scope of the assessment

Question 14

What behavior rating scale system consists of 5 components including structured developmental history,parent rating scale,teacher rating scale,self-report of personality,and student observation system?

A)BRP-2
B)BASC-2
C)CBCL 6-18
D)Connors

Question 15

Behavior rating scales can be completed by:

A)The counselor
B)The client
C)Teachers
D)All of the above

Question 16

Martin is conducting an observation of a student's disruptive behavior in a third grade classroom.During the observation,Martin notes examples of the student's behavior on his record form,even though these were not behaviors that he was targeting or trained to recognize.This is an example of:

A)Observer fatigue
B)Observer bias
C)Observer drift
D)Observer inaccuracy

Question 17

What behavior rating scale system consists of 6 elements,including student rating scales,parent and teacher rating scales,and a sociogram?

A)BRP-2
B)BASC-2
C)CBCL 6-18
D)Connors

Question 18

The intensity of a behavior measures:

A)How often the behavior occurs
B)How long the behavior lasts
C)The magnitude of the behavior
D)Amount of time it takes the behavior to begin after an identified stimulus

Question 19

Which of the following measures includes an Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Index?

A)CBCL 6-18
B)Connors
C)BRP-2
D)BASC-2

Question 20

What is a sociogram?

A)Assessment of parent perceptions
B)Assessment of peer perceptions
C)Assessment of client perceptions
D)Assessment of teacher perceptions

Question 21

The __________ method of behavior assessment assesses behavior as it occurs.

Question 22

What are the five characteristics behaviors share?

Question 23

Every behavior elicits a __________.

Question 24

____________ consist of a list of potential behaviors that observers identify and note the number of times each behavior occurs.

Question 25

The triadic reciprocality model includes ________,________,and _________.

Question 26

Indirect methods of assessment are _______ intrusive ways of gathering data about the function of a problem behavior.

Question 27

__________ is the practice of observing and recording one's own behaviors.

Question 28

Observations should occur on ___________ occasions.

Question 29

BASC stands for:

Question 30

What are the systematic errors in observations that can occur during behavioral assessment? Why is important to be aware of these errors?

Question 31

What are advantages of direct methods of behavioral assessment?