H. Selecting and Implementing Interventions

Question 1

Goal Objectives

Answer 1

-Target behavior
-Specific conditions
-Non-conditions
-Mastery criteria
-Maintenance
-Generalization
-Other measures

Question 2

Base Intervention Recommendations on

Answer 2

-Assessment results
-Scientific evidence
-Client preference
-Contextual fit

Question 3

Threats to Procedural Integrity

Answer 3

-Poor training
-Weak definitions
-Complex interventions
-Treatment drift
-Experimenter bias
-Reactivity
-Observer bias
-Preference

Question 4

Procedural Integrity

Answer 4

Extent to which treatment is implemented exactly as planned
-Should be measured and assessed regularly
-Observations, self-reports, questionnaires, behavior rating scales, task analysis

Question 5

Behavioral Contrast

Answer 5

When behavior-change gains do not generalize and there are behavior changes in the opposite direction in non-therapeutic contexts
-Ensure that intervention is implemented in all of the settings in which behavior occurs to avoid

Question 6

Unwanted Effects of Extinction

Answer 6

-Extinction burst
-Increasing magnitude
-Extinction induced variability
-Aggression
-Emotional behavior
-Imitation
-Behavioral contrast

Question 7

4 Defining Features of Behavior Analytic Interventions

Answer 7

-Conceptually systematic
-Evidence based
-Assessment results
-Prioritize positive reinforcement
-Meet diverse needs

Question 8

Unwanted Effects of Punishment

Answer 8

-Emotional and aggressive responding
-Escape and avoidance
-Model of undesirable behavior
-Behavioral contrast
-Response generalization
-Parental concerns

Question 9

Less Intrusive Environmental Manipulations

Answer 9

-Manipulating antecedent variables
-Changing or eliminating the MOs
-Changing or eliminating the SDs

Question 10

Intervention Recommendations Based On

Answer 10

-Assessment results
-Scientific evidence
-Client preference
-Contextual fit

Question 11

Constructional Approach

Answer 11

challenging behaviors are replaced with alternatives instead of just being eliminated

Question 12

Eliminative Approach

Answer 12

challenging behaviors are just eliminated without anything in their place

Question 13

Unwanted Effects of Reinforcement

Answer 13

-Emotional responding
-Adjunctive behaviors
-Target behaviors suppressed
-Approach to reinforcing agent
-Behavioral contrast
-Response generalization
-Aggressive response
-Transient effect
-Imitation
-Decrease in unreinforced behavior
-Excessive responding
-Stakeholder concern

Question 14

Renewal

Answer 14

The occurrence of a previously extinguished behavior, after it had been eliminated in a different environment

Question 15

When to Discontinue a Goal

Answer 15

When predetermined criteria for mastery, generalization, and maintenance have been achieved for that goal

Question 16

Resurgence

Answer 16

Type of relapse likely when extinction procedures are paired with DRA procedures and the reinforcement for the alternative response is thinned or discontinued

Question 17

When to Use Punishment

Answer 17

Only after desired results have not been obtained using less intrusive means, or when it is determined that the risk of harm to the client outweighs the risk associated with the behavior change intervention

Question 18

Mitigating Relapse

Answer 18

-Procedural integrity
-Prepare stakeholders
-Reinforcement for multiple alternative behaviors
-Incorporate multiple sources of alternative reinforcement
-Delayed reinforcement
-Fade reinforcement gradually
-Extend DRA

Question 19

Functionally Equivalent vs Alternative Behavior

Answer 19

Functionally equivalent behavior serves the same function as the challenging behavior. Alternative behavior is functionally inequivalent behavior that prevents the target behavior

Question 20

Mitigating Unwanted Effects of Interventions

Answer 20

-Risk benefit analysis
-Informed consent
-Assent
-Collaboration
-FBA
-Least restrictive procedures
-Reinforcement
-Build new skills
-Ongoing monitoring
-Choice
-Staff training

Question 21

Effective Collaboration

Answer 21

-Values and ethics
-Roles and responsibilities
-Interprofessional communication
-Teams and teamwork