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The Smiths' daughter, who has autism, has been receiving ABA services for one-and-a-half years from Andrew, a behavior analyst. Andrew's experience and training is in special education. Recently, the Smiths' other child has been behaving differently and they suspect that he may be clinically depressed. The Smiths would like their son to receive services from Andrew because their family is familiar with him and he has provided effective interventions for their daughter. The Smiths ask Andrew to confirm their suspicions about their son. What should Andrew do?

1. A. Remind the family that his area of expertise is special education and AB
2. B. Conduct a descriptive assessment and collect baseline data in order to develop an interventio
3. C. Consult with colleagues who have expertise in treating mood disorders in order to design an effective interventio
4. D. Refer the family to a colleague who has expertise in diagnosing mood disorder

Correct Answer: D

Deane's friend takes her to the mall every week. She frequently hugs people whom she does not know. The behavior analyst wants to use an intervention that includes reinforcement of appropriate behavior when Deane does something other than hugging. Which intervention would be MOST appropriate?

1. A. Teach her friend to provide reinforcement when Deane greets others appropriatel
2. B. The behavior analyst goes to the mall and gives tokens to Deane for appropriate interaction
3. C. Teach her friend to hug Deane when she appropriately interacts with other
4. D. Teach her friend to provide tokens for appropriate interaction

Correct Answer: A

Jamie frequently falls to the floor and screams at school. Preliminary behavioral assessment data indicate that his tantrums are maintained by attention and escape from demand situations. Jamie's behavior analyst wants to examine precisely how attention and escape conditions affect these behaviors. The behavior analyst does not want to conduct the analysis in Jamie's classroom because she would not be able to control for potentially important factors. Relating to this scenario, which statement is TRUE?

1. A. Analyses that involve experimental conditions are almost always conducted in the person's natural environmen
2. B. The behavior analyst could conduct the analysis in a vacant classroom, but the generality of the findings is an issue to be considere
3. C. The behavior analyst should conduct detailed interviews with the teacher and school staff to determine functional relation
4. D. Only if the analysis is conducted in Jamie's classroom can a reasonable hypothesis be generate

Correct Answer: B

Which is NOT true of determinism?

1. A. Science is based on determinis
2. B. Determinism is in contrast to empiricis
3. C. All science is predicated on determinis
4. D. The universe is orderly and follows universal law

Correct Answer: B

Response prompts are supplementary stimuli that the likelihood that the target behavior will be emitted.

1. A. antecedent, increase
2. B. antecedent, maintain
3. C. consequent, increase
4. D. consequent, maintain

Correct Answer: A