Behavior Reduction Quiz (Normal)

Question 1 of 15

A client frequently screams to get access to a preferred toy. The BCBA instructs the RBT to use 'Extinction.' What is the correct way for the RBT to implement this when the screaming starts?

Extinction involves withholding the reinforcer that was previously maintaining the behavior (in this case, access to the toy).

Question 2 of 15

An RBT is working with a student who bites their nails for sensory stimulation. The RBT is told to reinforce the student for keeping their hands in their pockets. What type of differential reinforcement is this?

Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior (DRI) reinforces a behavior that cannot physically occur at the same time as the problem behavior.

Question 3 of 15

A client engages in hitting to escape math work. The RBT begins reinforcing the client for using a 'Break' card and no longer allows the client to leave the area when they hit. What is this called?

Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior (DRA) reinforces a desirable replacement behavior while placing the problem behavior on extinction.

Question 4 of 15

During an extinction procedure for head-banging, the RBT notices a sudden and dramatic increase in the frequency and intensity of the behavior. What should the RBT identify this as?

An extinction burst is a temporary increase in the rate, intensity, or variability of a behavior when extinction is first implemented.

Question 5 of 15

An RBT is implementing a procedure where a client earns a sticker for every 10 minutes they do NOT engage in skin-picking. If skin-picking occurs, the timer resets. What is this?

Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior (DRO) delivers reinforcement if the problem behavior does not occur during a specific interval of time.

Question 6 of 15

A child throws toys to get his mother's attention. The BCBA tells the RBT to use 'Planned Ignoring' when the behavior occurs. This is a form of:

Planned ignoring is an extinction procedure used for behaviors maintained by social-positive reinforcement (attention).

Question 7 of 15

An RBT is working with a client who uses a token board. For every instance of aggressive behavior, the RBT removes one token that the client had previously earned. What is this called?

Response cost is a negative punishment procedure involving the loss of a specific amount of reinforcement contingent on a problem behavior.

Question 8 of 15

A client engages in 'vocal stereotypy' (making repetitive sounds) which is maintained by automatic reinforcement. The RBT is instructed to have the client engage in 2 minutes of vigorous exercise every time the sounds start. This is known as:

Contingent exercise is a positive punishment procedure where the individual performs a physical task unrelated to the problem behavior.

Question 9 of 15

An RBT is told to use 'Antecedent Manipulations' for a client who has outbursts during transitions. The RBT begins giving a 2-minute and 1-minute warning before moving to the next activity. This is intended to:

Antecedent manipulations are proactive strategies used to modify the environment to make problem behavior less likely to occur.

Question 10 of 15

A student speaks too loudly in the library. The RBT provides reinforcement only when the student speaks at a whisper level for 5 consecutive minutes. This is an example of:

Differential Reinforcement of Low Rates (DRL) is used to reduce the frequency of a behavior that is acceptable but occurs too often or too intensely.

Question 11 of 15

A client hits a peer, and the RBT immediately has the client sit in a chair away from the group for 2 minutes where no reinforcement is available. What is this procedure?

Time-out is a negative punishment procedure that removes the opportunity to earn reinforcement for a specific period.

Question 12 of 15

An RBT is instructed to use 'Response Blocking' when a client attempts to pick at a scab. What does this look like in practice?

Response blocking involves physically intervening as soon as the individual begins to emit the problem behavior to prevent its completion.

Question 13 of 15

A client's behavior plan includes 'High-Probability Request Sequence' (High-P). The RBT asks the client to 'Touch your nose,' 'Clap hands,' and 'Spin around' before asking them to 'Open your math book.' This builds:

High-P builds behavioral momentum by asking for several easy tasks before presenting a low-probability (harder) demand.

Question 14 of 15

After three weeks of successful extinction for screaming, the client suddenly screams once at the start of a session. The RBT should recognize this as:

Spontaneous recovery is the re-emergence of a previously extinguished behavior after some time has passed.

Question 15 of 15

A client wipes his muddy hands on the wall. The RBT has the client wash the wall he dirtied plus all the other walls in the hallway. This is called:

Restitutional overcorrection requires the individual to restore the environment to a state vastly better than it was before the behavior.

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