Which of the following statements is true regarding contextual hypotheses?
a. contextual hypotheses typically result in interventions aimed at modifying some aspect of the curriculum
b. contextual hypotheses typically result in interventions aimed at teaching children replacement behaviors
c. contextual hypotheses typically result in interventions aimed at modifying some aspect of the environment
d. contextual hypotheses typically result in interventions aimed at remediating individual-specific deficiencies
[Ques. 2] Which of the following assessment techniques is one of the most basic and best ways to generate contextual hypotheses for functional assessment?
a. behavior rating scales
b. standardized tests of intelligence
c. self-report inventories
d. A-B-C analysis
[Ques. 3] Social validity refers to:
a. the extent to which functional assessment teaches social skills
b. the extent to which outcomes of intervention enhance the quality of students' lives
c. the extent to which students behavior is reliable and valid
d. the extent to which assessment instruments have been standardized on a socially representative sample
[Ques. 4] Which of the following type of functional assessment hypothesis is more likely to address the issue of social validity?
a. functional
b. social
c. curricular
d. behavioral
[Ques. 5] Which of the following is a type of hypothesis than that can be generated from functional assessment?
a. functional
b. developmental
c. curricular
d. both a and c
e. all of the above
[Ques. 6] What is the major problem in determining the presence of a self-control deficiency?
a. there are no assessment techniques for measuring self-control
b. self-control is not acquired until children are too old to be accurately assessed
c. self-control requires examining the discrepancy between perceived and actual behavior
d. some of the assessment techniques for measuring self-control are identical to the intervention techniques used to remediate the deficiency
[Ques. 7] Which of the following is a stage that characterizes self-control?
a. self-monitoring
b. self-evaluation
c. self-reinforcement
d. both a and b
e. all of the above
[Ques. 8] Which of the following cognitive terms is used to describe children who hold maladaptive or dysfunctional thinking patterns that result in the inappropriate emotional reactions and behavioral responses?
a. cognitive deficit
b. cognitive event
c. cognitive distortion
d. cognitive process
[Ques. 9] An 11-year old girl may have a boy come up to her at recess and tell her he thinks her shirt is unusual. The girl interprets his comment as meaning he thinks I'm a dork, and consequently runs away. Which type of individual-specific deficiency is illustrated in this scenario?
a. developmental deficiency
b. social learning deficiency
c. cognitive deficiency
d. behavioral deficiency
[Ques. 10] Which of the following is a component for setting up a role-play to assess a child's ability to perform a behavior during a staged situation?
a. develop a semi-structured script
b. select peers to participate with the target child in the role-play
c. provide participants with both a rationale for the role play and general instructions to guide them
d. both b and c
e. all of the above
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