Question 1

Projective techniques are used to assess the student's feelings when shown various stimuli.

Accepted Answer

Projective techniques are used to reveal underlying emotional and subconscious attitudes or thoughts of individuals by analyzing their responses to ambiguous stimuli. It is often used in psychological testing to understand a person's personality, motivations, and attitudes towards different situations.

Question 2

Which of the following is an assessment that utilizes multiple components to determine the specific purpose of targeted behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A functional behavioral assessment is the only assessment listed that utilizes multiple components to determine the specific purpose of targeted behaviors. A replacement behavioral assessment focuses on identifying and teaching replacement behaviors, a behavioral intervention assessment typically focuses on identifying specific interventions to address behaviors, and a behavior intervention plan outlines strategies to address targeted behaviors.

Question 3

When a child has been sent from the classroom for misbehavior and the child feels a sense of relief, the function of the target behavior is escape.

Accepted Answer

When a child feels relief after being sent out of the classroom, it signifies that the behavior was aimed at escaping a task or activity they did not want to do. Therefore, the function of the behavior is escape.

Question 4

Which of the following is designed to increase positive behaviors and decrease negative behaviors?

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Question 5

Latency recording measures the amount of time elapsed between the specific stimulus and the actual response.

Accepted Answer

Latency recording measures the time between stimulus and response.

Question 6

Assessment reveals that a student's continued calling out during class time is a strategy used by the student to gain the teacher's attention. Assessment that identifies the reason(s) for a particular behavior is known as ___.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Research has shown that punitive types of disciplinary procedures are effective in long-term changes in negative behaviors.

Accepted Answer

Research has actually shown that non-punitive, positive behavioral interventions are more effective in creating long-term changes in negative behaviors. Punitive approaches may produce short-term compliance, but they often do not address the root causes of the behavior and can even lead to resentment and further negative behavior.

Question 8

Roberts-2, like its predecessor Roberts Apperception Test for Children, is an example of a test that requires students to express their feelings based on a picture card provided.

Accepted Answer

Roberts-2 is a projective test that requires children to express their emotions and reactions to picture stimuli. This is similar to the original Roberts Apperception Test for Children, which also relied on picture cards to elicit emotional responses.

Question 9

Drawing tests assess a student's feelings about what they perceive is happening in a picture.

Accepted Answer

Drawing tests are primarily used to assess a student's creativity, cognitive skills, and sometimes psychological states, rather than their feelings about what they perceive is happening in a picture.

Question 10

An event that occurs prior to a target behavior but not in the same environment is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A setting event is an antecedent event that occurs prior to a target behavior. It can influence the likelihood of the behavior occurring, even if it is not present in the same environment as the behavior. Consequence events occur after the behavior and can either strengthen or weaken the likelihood of the behavior happening again. Negative events are not a recognized term in behavior analysis. Related events are too vague to be a valid answer.

Question 11

Checklists, questionnaires, and parent interviews are techniques that require assessment personnel to conduct direct observation of student behavior.

Accepted Answer

Checklists, questionnaires, and parent interviews do not require direct observation of student behavior. Instead, they rely on self-reports or reports from others about the student's behavior, abilities, and characteristics.

Question 12

Academic engaged time is a technical term that simply means how long a student is required to be in class during the school day.

Accepted Answer

Academic engaged time refers to the amount of time students are actively engaged in learning during instructional time, not just the length of time they are required to be in class.

Question 13

Prior to beginning a behavioral observation, which of the following must be determined?

Accepted Answer

The target behavior must be determined before beginning a behavioral observation. This is the specific behavior that the observer wants to track and record. Without identifying the target behavior, the observation would lack focus and direction. Replacement behaviors, positive rewards, and antecedents may be important considerations for developing interventions based on the observation, but they are not necessary for determining the target behavior.

Question 14

Which of the following must be conducted to determine if misbehaviors are related to a child's disability?

Accepted Answer

A manifestation determination is the process of determining if a student's misbehavior is related to their disability. This evaluation is required when considering disciplinary actions for a student with a disability.

Question 15

Direct observation enables the observer to note how often a behavior occurs and to establish which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Direct observation is used to establish a baseline, which is the frequency of a behavior before any intervention takes place. This is important for determining the effectiveness of any future interventions. Consequences, target analysis, and rapport may also be established through observation, but they are not the primary purpose of establishing a baseline.

Question 16

When the school has not followed either the IEP or the FBA, the student cannot be suspended.
Multiple Choice

Accepted Answer

According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), if a school has not followed the student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA), the student cannot be suspended for behavior related to their disability.

Question 17

Every five minutes during math class, the teacher notes when Helen is on or off task. Helen's behavior is being observed and recorded using which of the following methods?

Accepted Answer

Interval recording involves dividing a class or observation period into short time intervals and recording whether the behavior of interest occurred during each interval. In this case, the teacher is noting whether Helen is on or off task every five minutes, which is an example of interval recording. Anecdotal recording involves recording detailed descriptions of specific behaviors, and latency recording involves recording the amount of time between a stimulus and a response.

Question 18

What type of observation is conducted when an evaluator orally asks the respondent the questions and encourages objective, detailed information?

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Question 19

This principle is founded in the theory that behaviors are maintained or increased by the reinforcing events that follow the event or behavior.

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Question 20

Mrs. Tilger notices that Michael is very often getting out of his seat to wander around the room. What data recording method should she use to determine how many times Michael gets out of his seat?

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Quiz 9: Assessment of Behavior