Question

True or False Questions: Determine if true or false. If false why?

1) Premature efforts to treat problem behavior before determining its function can be inefficient, ineffective, and even harmful.

2) Research has found that functional analyses conducted in natural environments (e.g., classroom settings) often yield the same (or even clearer) results compared to those conducted in simulated settings.

3) Problem behavior can only be maintained by one function. Behaviors are not multi-functional.

4) Indirect functional assessment procedures are referred to as “indirect” because they do not involve direct observation of the behavior.

5) According to Skinner’s definition of ‘verbal behavior,’ body language is not verbal behavior.

6) This is a correct analysis of verbal behavior: It is raining outside (antecedent), child asks mom if she can wear her rainboots (verbal behavior), mom says “yes” (access to tangible).

7) For reading to be called textual behavior, the reader must understand what he is reading.

8) Token economies should only be used for early learners because it is not age-appropriate for older clients to earn tokens.

9) Self-management skills should only be taught to adolescent or older clients; young children do not yet comprehend methods of self-management.

10) Scenario: After Eva learns to read 10 C-V-C (consonant-vowel-consonant) words such as CAT, RUG, BAR, she can read different C-V-C words for which she had not received any instruction. This exemplifies generalization.

11) Generalized behavior change is always desirable.

12) It is okay to teach skills that will not meet naturally existing contingencies of reinforcement if the skill is identified as a deficit.

13) Learners only need to be taught when to engage in a skill, not when not to engage in a skill; It is not useful to provide “don’t do it” instruction.

14) Generalization probes should be conducted before, during, and after instruction.

Answer 1

1. True

Diagnosis is very important before we start treatment of any disorder. Cognitive-behavioral therapy along with medication is the most effective way to start treatment of behavior disorders. However, if the symptoms are not diagnosed, the premature treatment could lead to harmful circumstances such as insomnia, depression and often be proved inefficient.

2. False

Research has found that functional analyses conducted in natural environments for e.g., classroom settings often yield the same or more even clearer results compared to those conducted in simulated settings.

Controlled variables in stimulated setting can influence the overall experiment which the researchers may not even aware of. This could lead biasness in the result which can affect the experiment. Researchers also have to keep in mind that stimulated settings do not reflect the best option needed to be chosen for the experiment. Hence, to obtain the accurate and realistic outcomes, the experiments need to be conducted in their natural settings.

3. False

The child's behavior problems cannot be maintained by one function because their behavior is the multi-functional. Multiple factors such developmental stage, temperament, coping and adaptive abilities may affect the way in which the child expresses. Children do not display their reactions to the situations although the symptoms could be noticed in later stages.

4. Yes

The client, their parents, staff members, teachers, etc can complete indirect functional assessment interviews and questionnaires. These interviews would help to identify what is happening before they could notice the effects. However Indirect functional assessment involves indirect and informants method which can start indirect observation through sources.