PSY 7712 Unit 4 Quiz (100 OUT OF 100) Questions and Answers- Capella University

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Test [GRADED A] Unit 4 Quiz 1 Status Completed Attempt Score 100 out of 100 points • 8 out of 8 points A functional assessment should include... , at a minimum: Selected Answer: d. All of the above. Answers: a. Demographic information and educational program details. b. Reasons for referral and intervention strategies that have been employed in the past, with the student's response to the interventions. c. Descriptive information pertaining to the challenging behavior and the relevant environments. d. All of the above. Answer Feedback: Correct. • 7 out of 7 points Antecedent events are also described as , or events that behavior. Selected Answer: c. Triggers, guide. Answers: a. Behavioral topographies, facilitate. b. Faulty explanations, do not trigger. c. Triggers, guide. d. Consequences, help. Answer Feedback: Correct. • 8 out of 8 points Common functions for noncompliance might include: Selected Answer: d. All of the above. Answers: a. Getting attention. b. Escaping or avoiding a disliked situation. c. Communicating. d. All of the above. Answer Feedback: Correct. • 8 out of 8 points Compliance training may involve all of the following, except: Selected Answer: a. A spontaneous, unstructured teaching format. Answers: a. A spontaneous, unstructured teaching format. b. Simple commands. c. Reinforcement of compliance. d. Graduated proximity. Answer Feedback: Correct. • 8 out of 8 points Direct, descriptive observations done in environment will target variables that occur to and those that the challenging and/or appropriate behavior of concern. Selected Answer: b. The natural, prior, follow. Answers: a. The contrived, prior, follow. b. The natural, prior, follow. c. A standardized, relative, influence. d. None of the other answers is correct. Answer Feedback: Correct. • 7 out of 7 points Environmental events that occur prior to, or at the same time as, the described challenging or appropriate behavior are known as: Selected Answer: d. Antecedents. Answers: a. Consequences : b. Behaviors: c. Situational events: d. Antecedents. Answer Feedback: Correct. • 8 out of 8 points Functional assessment is based upon all of the following assumptions except: Selected Answer: b. Punishment is the first resort when attempting to reduce challenging behavior. Answers: a. Challenging behavior is related to specific antecedents and consequences in the immediate environment. b. Punishment is the first resort when attempting to reduce challenging behavior. c. The likelihood of challenging behavior may be increased by internal and external setting events. d. Challenging behavior may serve a function for the student. Answer Feedback: Correct. • 8 out of 8 points In chronological order, these are the three basic steps in functional assessment: Selected Answer: b. Assess behavior and context, develop a functional hypothesis, design an intervention. Answers: a. Isolate, observe, punish. b. Assess behavior and context, develop a functional hypothesis, design an intervention. c. Interview parents, design an intervention, gather data. d. Change the environment, observe the behavior in isolation, design an intervention. Answer Feedback: Correct. • 8 out of 8 points Nonvocal individuals may communicate by: Selected Answer: d. All of the above. Answers: a. Picture communications. b. Challenging behaviors. c. Augmentative communication. d. All of the above. Answer Feedback: Correct. • 8 out of 8 points The hypotheses one develops after reviewing one's functional assessment data should address: Selected Answer: d. All of the other answers are correct. Answers: a. The purpose the behavior serves for the student. b. Possible skill deficits. c. How the behavior is related to environmental variables. d. All of the other answers are correct. Answer Feedback: Correct. • 8 out of 8 points This is the most correctly written statement for use when recording on an A-B-C report: Selected Answer: d. Mary sits three inches from Lewis on the mat and takes his hand. Lewis yanks his hand away and spits in her face. Answers: a. Alicia gets angry when Sean enters the room. b. Francis vomits more in the morning than he does in the afternoon. Marcia self-injures when the teacher presents a difficult task. d. Mary sits three inches from Lewis on the mat and takes his hand. Lewis yanks his hand away and spits in her face. Answer Feedback: Correct. • 7 out of 7 points When identifying functions for a challenging behavior, Selected Answer: a. Team members should be able to explain why they selected a particular function. Answers: a. Team members should be able to explain why they selected a particular function. b. Team members do not need to explain why alternative functions were ruled out. c. Team members should be able to identify a psychological diagnosis or disorder that provides a mentalistic explanation for the selected behavioral function. d. All of the above. Answer Feedback: Correct. • 7 out of 7 points Which common mistake in the functional assessment process is made by many teams? Selected Answer: c. Identifying the function of behavior based on the topography of the student's behavior. Answers: a. Identifying the function of behavior as positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and/or sensory regulation/sensory stimulation. Identifying the function of behavior based on antecedent-behavior-consequence sequences. c. Identifying the function of behavior based on the topography of the student's behavior. d. All of the above. Answer Feedback: Correct. Thursday, March 5, 2020 4:43:01 PM CST [Show More]

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