NO.17 A behavior analyst is asked to consult about a 10-year-old child who gets out of his seat during class at least once every 15 minutes. The behavior analyst wants the teacher to collect data on the child’s on-task behavior. Given that the teacher works alone in the classroom with 30 children, the BEST procedure to employ would be.

NO.18 The use of an alternating treatments design should be considered iF.

NO.19 What best defines a discriminative stimulus?

NO.20 Tommy is looking at a photo album with his dad. He looks at his dad and then points to a picture of his mom and says, “Mommy.” This is an example of.

NO.21 Tony is supervising a work crew at the post office. Every day, his clients are supposed to check each waste bin and empty those that contain trash. Tony takes data on the number of waste bins emptied by the crew. In order to report data in terms of percentage of occurrence Tony MUST also know:

NO.22 A child with food refusal behaviors accepts one bite out of the ten bites that her caregiver offered. What measure should be used to record this behavior?

NO.23 Considering the potential impact of behavioral contrast, what is a likely outcome when there is an effective
program targeting compliance at school when no formal program is implemented at home? Compliance at
home would be predicted to:

NO.24 When using direct instruction programs, teachers are often signaling students to respond in unison and moving through the tasks at a brisk pace so that they can:

NO.25 In self-control, where does the ultimate control lie? (Or, why is self-control a misnomer?)

NO.26 A behavior analyst responsible for the evaluation of a behavior change program has been unable to get others to collect data on the targeted behaviors. The others involved, including other service providers, are relying on personal anecdotes and questionnaires to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. The primary consumer reports satisfaction with the results so far. To evaluate the program, the behavior analyst should:

NO.27 A child is exhibiting tantrum behaviors. You believe the tantrum is occurring for your attention. You therefore ignore the tantrum until it ceases while continuing daily activities. You note that the tantrums decrease over time. This is an example of:

NO.28 The rehabilitation therapist wants to determine if the sensory integration sessions are helping to reduce
Ed’s hand-slapping. What is the BEST method for recording momentary time-sampling data?

NO.29 When using a changing criterion design, the BEST demonstration of experimental control would be
produced if the:

NO.30 Self-management is best defined as the:

NO.31 What does this graph depict?

NO.32 Holly is learning to use a spoon to feed herself. Applesauce is known to function as a reinforcer. Her
teacher has selected the following objective for Holly: “Given a spoon and a 3-ounce dish of applesauce,
Holly will independently scoop the applesauce to her mouth.” This objective is incomplete. Which
component is missing?

NO.33 Which does NOT increase the effectiveness of punishment?

NO.34 When determining the specified time interval to prescribe at the start of a DRO intervention, which of the following dimensions of the target behavior is MOST relevant?

NO.35 Sammy is having a difficult time completing his independent math worksheet on two-digit division. He is frustrated and doesn’t understand how to solve the equations.
Sammy raises his hand and asks for “help.” The teacher assists Sammy. Sammy’s asking for “help” is?

NO.36 Tommy is looking at a photo album with his dad. He looks at his dad and then points to a picture of his mom and says, “Mommy.” This is an example of.

NO.37 Reinforcing closer and closer approximations to the final desired behavior involves:

NO.38 The purpose of including untaught items or tasks within a Discrete Trial Instruction program is to assess: