Which of the following is NOT a distinct role that a behavior analyst may serve in?
All of these are potential roles. (consultant to an organization or school, employee in Human Resources of a Fortune 500 company, consultant at a construction site)
A pinpoint is a definition that describes behavior or _______.
Result
Which of the following is NOT a specialty of OBM?
Discrete Trial Instruction
Which sub-specialty of OBM includes the examination of systems and procedures to ensure that employees can do their job in the most efficient manner possible?
Behavior Systems Analysis
T/F: Behavior Skills Training (BST) is an evidenced based approach to training.
True
Which of the following is likely the most powerful consequence?
PIC
When conducting a BST session it is important to do what before it ends?
Ensure the participants can perform the skill by observing
Supervision meetings should typically occur in what setting?
In a private meeting
T/F: Most people tend to overestimate the effectiveness of communicating via email.
True
T/F: BST has no effect in teaching skills such as graphing data.
False
What is the most common type of work a behavior analyst will do?
Human services industry
Dixon and colleagues (2016), found what variable to be the most important for behavior analysts when supervising?
Years of experience
T/F: BCBAs do not have to collect behavioral data on staff who they supervise.
False
Which step in BST requires those participating in the training to practice the skill(s) they learned?
Rehearsal
Based on the relative power of consequences from Dr. Aubrey Daniels, what is the best way to provide pay as reinforcement?
FR schedule for completion of job tasks
In what way does a pinpoint differ from an operational definition used in the human services industry?
A pinpoint can be focused on behavior or results
When implementing a performance management system, you should always do what when an employee or supervisee does the desired response?
Reinforce
Checklists can be used in formal assessments. Which is NOT a quality of the checklist tool?
A checklist quantifies job performance
A survey by OECD completed in 2017 reported that _____% of respondents felt that meetings were unpleasant.
57
Closing a meeting should represent how much of the total meeting time?
10%
T/F: Someone in the meeting should document what was said by those participating?
True
Which of the following is the best example of a pinpoint?
Makes drink behind the bar to increase sales
What type of job position would be best for a performance management intervention?
All of these (RBT, Teacher, Behavior Analyst)
According to Reid (2012), what was the most important variable in training acceptance (i.e. the best part of training)?
Topic
What is the least effective consequence, according to the relative power of consequences?
PFU
T/F: Almodavar and colleagues (2017) were able to raise the competency of their participants ability to analyze data using BST as an intervention.
True
T/F: When using a BST model, trainers may skip modeling the target response for attendees.
False
A director of an ABA agency decided to use electronic data collection to make data easier for RBTs. Which sub-speciality of OBM does this most apply to?
Behavioral Systems Analysis
Leblanc and Nosik (2019) reported that demand for BACB certificates has increased _____% from 2010-2017.
800
T/F: Commission is similar to Performance Based Pay.
False
Which of the following should be considered when selecting a work behavior to measure?
All of these should be considered (specific tasks an employee performs, if the behavior is observable by the supervisor, common agreement on when the behavior occurs)
Scheduling an observation time, alerting the employee, and recording instances of behavior(s) required to do a job well is what type of monitoring?
Formal
What is one way to lower reactivity to formal staff monitoring?
All of these (monitor frequently, begin monitoring immediately upon entering the staff workplace, conduct unexpected monitoring sessions)
Which of the following is NOT a component of Behavior Skills Training?
Create a lecture around the theory of why the skill is important
Staff feedback should provide steps on how to correct aspects of performance and end with ________.
Positive or empathetic statement
T/F: Money has an immediate effect on staff performance in a day to day setting.
False
What is the most effective means for supervisors to support quality performance and work enjoyment among staff?
Provide positive feedback daily
Supervisors should _____ assume all staff are inherently motivated to work with people who have disabilities.
Not
T/F: In BST steps should be repeated if the criterion for successful completion is NOT met.
True
How many formats exist for staff training?
2
Sharing profits in a work setting with employees is a part of what specialty of OBM?
Performance Pay
To provide effective supervision, what should a supervisor do according to the Dixon et al. study?
Provide more supervision hours to each individual
One problem with feedback is that it is:
often too generic or not tied to a specific behavior
T/F: Traditional work contingencies tend to create happy employees.
False
According to Reid et al., supervisors have two main functions: when staff performance needs to be improved, the supervisor provides the means to improve performance and _______.
when staff performance execs, the supervisor needs to recognize, support and maintain that performance
M&Ms, according to Jason Fried, are:
Managers and meetings
__________ is when the supervisor goes to the work area with the explicit purpose of observing a staff member.
Formal monitoring
In which part of BST would the supervisor take data?
Rehearsal
Dr. Ray Miltenberger BCBA-D was featured for creating BST intervention for what?
Gun safety
The “I” in PIC/NIC analysis refers to:
Immediate
