Week 2 - 56 mandatory quiz

The service recipient is generally:

• The person who is responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of the behaviour change program.

• The person who is directly benefiting from the behaviour change program.

• The person who designs and supervises the behaviour change program.

• The person who delivers the behaviour change program.

The ________ of behaviour rule states that a target behaviour should only be selected when it can be determined that the behaviour will produce natural reinforcement.

• Importance.

• Validity.

• Accuracy.

• Relevance.

Which of the following is the best definition of social validity.

• Occurs when a person’s repertoire has been changed such that short-and long-term reinforcers are maximised and short-and long-term punishers are minimised.

• Refers to the extent to which target behaviours are appropriate, intervention procedures are acceptable, and important and significant changes in target and collateral behaviours are produced.

• As a philosophy and principle, the belief that people with disabilities should, to the maximum extent possible, be physically and socially integrated into the mainstream of society regardless of the degree or type of disability.

• Holds that only behaviours likely to produce reinforcement in the person’s natural environment should be targeted for change.

As part of your work with a new client, you present teaching trials of a matching task, and take data on which objects the student was able to match correctly. This would be an example of a:

• Direct Assessment.

• Indirect Assessment.

The critical test of the usefulness of a behaviour assessment is the degree to which it:

• Is enjoyed by the client.

• Can be implemented with integrity by the behaviour analyst.

• Results in the development of an effective behaviour change program.

• Yields a valid score.

You are a behaviour analyst working in a rural area. A family has requested that you conduct a Vineland assessment with their child for purposes of obtaining funding. You have never conducted a Vineland before. Should you agree to conduct the assessment?

• No

• Yes

Behaviour assessment seeks to determine the ______ of a behaviour.

• Importance

• Function

• Structure

• Replacement

When prioritizing behaviours for change, a long standing behaviour _____________ when compared to a more recently acquired behaviour.

• is less important

• is easier to change

• takes precedence

• requires less intervention

IS THIS A BEHAVIOURAL CUSP OR A PIVOTAL BEHAVIOUR? Learning to follow a picture activity schedule to complete an independent routine

• Pivotal behaviour

• Behaviour cusp

You are a behaviour analyst working with a school to conduct functional behaviour assessments, write behaviour support plans, and coach teachers in the implementation of support strategies. In this scenario, the teacher is the:

• Service Recipient.

• Administrator.

• Consultee.

• Consultant.