BeHP 5013 Unit 5

Question 1

The major disadvantage of using the DRO procedure in communication training with individuals having limited verbal repertoires is that the DRO…

Answer 1

Does not teach any replacement skills, including communication skills

Question 2

Jack earns money by filling envelopes in a sheltered workshop. Jack has very limited communication skills. He cannot ask appropriately for
attention or a break from work. He sometimes throws his work materials, usually after sitting without working for a few minutes. Historically he
has been placed in time-out for this form of “property destruction”, but this has not reduced his rate of throwing materials. A functional
assessment revealed that Jack’s throwing work behavior is maintained by escape from the work table (the “time-out”). The behavior program
now calls for Jack to be allowed to leave the work table for a few minutes whenever he completes 10 envelopes, which fills 10 envelope slots
in a work jig, and then hands his completed work to his work supervisor. If he begins to get off task (sit without working), his work supervisor
may remind him, “Fill your jig if you want a break, Jack”. He is no longer taken away from the work table when he throws work, but must
remain at the work station until he completes 10 envelopes. This procedure has reduced his rate of throwing work. What does this story
demonstrate in terms of using differential reinforcement to teach communication skills?

Answer 2

DRA may often focus on listener skills rather than speaker skills

Question 3

_____ tends to focus on teaching only a limited number of generic speaker responses.

Answer 3

FCT (functional communication training)

Question 4

Put the following intervention strategies in the correct chronological oder in terms of the history of their dominance in the provision of communication training to individuals with limited verbal repertoires

Answer 4

DRO, DRA, FCT, Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior

Question 5

Skinner’s Analysis of Verbal Behavior places emphasis on:

Answer 5

The behavior of the speakers

Question 6

Which of the following terms best describes the procedural intervention that focuses on teaching a student to tap a listener on the shoulder to
get their attention, but is not taught how to ask for anything else once attention is provided to the student?

Answer 6

FCT

Question 7

In the structural account of language, the unit of analysis is the X ; in the functional account of language, the unit of analysis is the Y .

Answer 7

X = Word
Y = Verbal Operant

Question 8

In a functional account of language, the unit of analysis is:

Answer 8

Verbal operant

Question 9

Which of the following best depicts a mand?

Answer 9

MO > response > specific Sr

Question 10

When teaching someone to make a request it is important to either capture or contrive:

Answer 10

Establishing operations

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a mand?
X = Saying, “Excuse me” to someone standing and blocking your egress from an elevator onto your destination floor.
Y = While in the library reading room, you say, “Be quiet” to someone who is talking while you are trying to study difficult material.

Answer 11

Both X and Y

Question 12

Jainey’s mom says, “Jainey seems to engage in chin hitting every time she wants a snack.” What verbal operant in Jainey’s repertoire would
we most likely target for strengthening?

Answer 12

Mands

Question 13

Which of the following best depicts the tact as a verbal operant?

Answer 13

non-verbal Sd > response > generalizes Sr

Question 14

Which of the following describes Stephen engaging in a tact?

Answer 14

A car races by, and Stephen says, “fast”

Question 15

The controlling antecedent for an inter verbal is:

Answer 15

A verbal Sd without point-to-point correspondence

Question 16

When teaching someone how to tact, the maintaining consequence provided is typically…

Answer 16

A generalized reinforcer

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of an intraverbal? Rachel is the behaver
X = A hunky guy on the beach waves to Rachel, and she says, “Hello”
Y = A hunky guy on the beach walks by Rachel, and she says, “Stud muffin”

Answer 17

X only

Question 18

Reading is a vocal response under the control of written stimuli, and as such is which type of codic?

Answer 18

Textual

Question 19

If I were trying to teach a child to engage in a textual, I would prompt the child to ______ the word “apple” after showing her a flashcard with
the written word “apple” on it; I would reinforce a correct response with ______.

Answer 19

Say; a token

Question 20

Joey was sitting at his desk and was handed a piece of paper with instructions written at the top. He pointed to the word “START” – and
began sounding it out, letter by letter, pointing to each as he made the correct sound: “ss-ttt-ah-er-t, start!” Joey sounding out “start” is what
kind of verbal operant?

Answer 20

Codic– textual

Question 21

Chaya wants to teach Isacc how to take notes in a classroom. Isacc does not yet have the skills to paraphrase new information, so Chaya
has Isacc begin by writing down exactly what she says, whenever she first says the phrase, “Write this down”. Isacc writing down exactly
what Chaya says is what type of verbal operant?

Answer 21

Codic– transcrption

Question 22

A mimetic response and its antecedent controlling verbal stimulus are both:

Answer 22

Physical (signs)

Question 23

The echoic has controlling stimuli and response forms that are:

Answer 23

Vocal

Question 24

Caleb had not had anything to eat for several hours. When his mother came into the room carrying a package of cookies, Caleb immediately
said, “cookie!” Which of the following statements is most likely true in this scenario? Caleb saying “cookie” is…

Answer 24

Under multiple control

Question 25

A pure mand is ___ under control of the ___.

Answer 25

only; motivation

Question 26

One day I’m at a restaurant and begin to look through the menu to see what I want. As soon as I see a picture of the burrito (it’s been 20 days
since I’ve had one!), I immediately look at the waiter and say: “Burrito please!” There are clearly two sources of control over my verbal
utterance. One is the motivation for eating burrito. What is the other?

Answer 26

picture of a burrito

Question 27

An autoclitic is when you are _________ what you are talking about:

Answer 27

Commenting on

Question 28

Read the sentence below and identify an example an autocratic: “I think it is raining outside, you should take an umbrella.”

Answer 28

I think

Question 29

Manded stimulus selection is more commonly known as a type of:

Answer 29

Receptive language

Question 30

The controlling antecedent for manned compliance a(n):

Answer 30

verbal stimulus

Question 31

An application of Skinner’s analysis of verbal and nonverbal behavior is:

Answer 31

We focus on operants, and not words

Question 32

Which is a tumulus control transfer procedure?

Answer 32

Echoic-to-mand

Question 33

A little boy who has been diagnosed with autism has been displaying echoic behavior for the past 4 years. He “loves” to slide into the pool.
Just before pushing him into the pool, a behavior analyst says the word “slide” the little boy says “slide” and the BA pushes him down the
slide. The boy is allowed to play in the pool for a few minutes then the procedure is repeated. After a few trials, the BA delays saying “slide”;
soon, the little boy says, “slide” independently, without having to imitate someone else saying, “slide”. This procedure is called:

Answer 33

Echoic-to-mand stimulus control transfer

Question 34

Topography-based speaker response forms can include all of the following, except:

Answer 34

Pointing to pictures, items, or symbols

Question 35

What are two advantages of picture selection as a communication response form?

Answer 35

larger audience and minimal amount of motor coordination