Marcus screams every time his Mom talks to another adult. This forces her and the adult to talk to Marcus for several minutes to calm him down. What is the most likely function of Marcus’ screaming behavior?
What are the four functions of behavior?
A Dad takes his son to the dollar store every Saturday to pick a toy. Every time they go, the son screams and cries to get more than one toy, and the Dad provides him with what he wants. However, after talking with his BCBA®, the next time they go to the dollar store, the Dad does not get extra toys when his son screams and cries. Which behavior analytic principle did the Dad implement after speaking to the BCBA®?
Arjun is working with his client, Jake, in a clinic setting. Jake will often hit others to gain their attention. Arjun tells his colleagues to ignore the hitting and to only pay attention to Jake if he says, “look at me!” What type of differential reinforcement is Arjun using in this scenario?
Margaret is trying to reduce her client’s headbanging. She wants to reinforce a behavior that makes it impossible to also headbang simultaneously. What type of differential reinforcement should Margaret use to accomplish her goal?
Lucas has not eaten in several hours. When his Mom asks him if he would like something to eat, he immediately says, “Yes!” In this scenario, what type of motivating operation is hunger?
Which of the following statements about extinction are FALSE?
Which of the following matches the type of reinforcement to the function of behavior?
Anna Marie is trying to reduce mouthing for her client. To do this, she sets a timer that goes off every 5 minutes. If at that 5-minute mark, her client does anything other than mouth, Anna Marie provides her with reinforcement. What type of differential reinforcement is this?
Jack notices his friend has his favorite blue train. Jack walks up to the friend and slaps him on the arm. The friend then gives him the blue train. What is most likely the function of Jack’s slapping?
Jack notices his friend has his favorite blue train. Jack walks up to the friend and slaps him on the arm. The friend does not give him the train. An adult sees this, walks over, and prompts Jack to ask for the train instead of hitting. Jack then says, “Can I have the train?” The adult then prompts his friend to give Jack the train. Which of the following describes the behavior analytic strategies used in this scenario?
Mark loves to recite movie lines. His parents will often look through the window and see Mark doing this alone in the backyard. Given this information, what is the likely function of the behavior of reciting moving lines?
Julie would like to reduce her client’s throwing behavior. Her client will throw something across the room, look at Julie, and say, “Did you see that?” Julie wants use extinction and differential reinforcement of alternative behavior to reduce the throwing. What is both the function of the client’s behavior and the best way to implement these strategies?
Barbra walks into a room with the TV on volume 100, playing nothing but static. She yells, “Turn that off!” to the person in the room. The TV is then turned off. What is most likely the function of yelling “Turn that off!” in this scenario?
Which of the following best describes differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior?
Gary climbs on top of a table, and his Dad yells, “Get down from there!” Gary is then more likely to climb on tables in the future. What is most likely the function of Gary’s climbing behavior?
Carly is trying to identify the function of Max’s flopping behavior. Any time Max asks for a toy and is told no, he flops to the floor and stays there until he gets the toy. Which of the following is the most likely function of Max’s flopping behavior?
When should an RBT® read their client’s crisis intervention plan?
Lee wants to better understand how to prevent a behavior from happening. What part of the client’s behavior intervention plan should Lee reference to get this information?
Tori’s client does not like to go to the bathroom. He’ll sometimes engage in self-injurious behavior to avoid going. Before asking him to go, she has him complete 2 or 3 easy tasks, with the hope of preventing this behavior. This is known as a high probability task sequence or High-P. What part of the 4-term contingency would the High-P procedure fall under?
