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1Behavior analysts believe both _____ and ______ play a role in our behavior.
- ANature and Nurture
- BGenetics and Parents
- CParents and Family
- DPhylogeny and Evolution
2If Sally is able to stand up, walk 3 - 4 steps before falling, grasp bit items with her hands and nod her head up and down for "yes" these are examples of Sally's __________.
- AEnvironment
- BRepertoire
- CRespondent behavior
- DResponse Class
3A fire alarm blaring, a person running in and yelling "Shots Fired", and the Kidnapping Amber Alert going off on the iPhone suddenly are all examples of a
- AResponse Class
- BStimulus Class
- CHigher-order conditioning
- DEnvironment
4ohnny kicks the soda machine when it doesn't give him his coke after putting in his money. Next time he doesn't get his coke, he kicks it again - this is an example of _________ behavior.
- ARespondent behavior
- BOperant behavior
- CObservational
- DExtinguished
5Many times I have a parent or school tell me, "Johnny doesn't understand that he is being rewarded for peeing in the potty" therefore he will never be potty trained. In ABA, there is a belief in ________ which states that an organism doesn't have to be 'aware' of the conditioning that is occurring to change their behavior.
- AEnvironmental factors
- BAutomaticity of Reinforcement
- CStimulus control
- DOperant responding
6When we pull up to a 4 way intersection and stop when there is a stop sign on our side of the 4 way but do not stop when there is not a stop sign shows the stop sign has ______ over our behavior.
- AStimulus control
- BGovernor ruled behavior
- CContingency
- DDiscrimination
7We may work with a 6 year old with Downs Syndrome in a pull out session three days a week on aggression in Spring of 2018. In Fall of 2018, the school may call us about another 6 year old with DS who is aggressive. We can not assume they will respond to the same interventions bc each person has a unique __________.
- AHIstory of reinforcement
- BRepertoire of behavior
- CExtinction
- DRelationship to higher order conditioning
8row a rock through the window beside it or call on the phone for someone to come open the door. In all cases, he can leave the classroom after engaging in these behaviors. These are an example of a _______ class.
Correct!- AStimulus
- BResponse
- CBehavioral
- DContingency
9A light shining, a harp playing, and the smell of lavender are all ______.
- AStimuli
- BStimulus class
- CResponses
- DBehavior
10When Mohammad smells fresh cut grass, he thinks of his grandpa's garage where the lawnmower was always parked. This is an example of ______.
- AReflexive behavior
- BObservational conditioning
- COperant conditioning
- DResponding conditioning
11 In the following example:
I ate coffee ice cream. I love it. I catch the flu bug and end up puking my guts up a few hours later. A few days later, I stop eating both coffee ice cream and even my morning coffee.
The initial coffee ice cream is the:- ANeutral Stimulus
- BConditioned stimulus
- Cunconditioned stimulus
- DConditioned response
12 In the following example:
I ate coffee ice cream. I love it. I catch the flu bug and end up puking my guts up a few hours later. A few days later, I stop eating both coffee ice cream and even my morning coffee.
The flu is the:- AUS
- BNS
- CCR
- DUR
13n the following example:
I ate coffee ice cream. I love it. I catch the flu bug and end up puking my guts up a few hours later. A few days later, I stop eating both coffee ice cream and even my morning coffee.
The refusal to eat more coffee ice cream is the:- AUS
- BNS
- CCS
- DCR
14n the following example:
I ate coffee ice cream. I love it. I catch the flu bug and end up puking my guts up a few hours later. A few days later, I stop eating both coffee ice cream and even my morning coffee.
The coffee ice cream presented days after this event is the:- AUS
- BCR
- CCS
- DNS
15In the following example:
I ate coffee ice cream. I love it. I catch the flu bug and end up puking my guts up a few hours later. A few days later, I stop eating both coffee ice cream and even my morning coffee.
The morning coffee is an example of- ACS
- BUS
- CUR
- DGeneralization
16 In the following example:
I ate coffee ice cream. I love it. I catch the flu bug and end up puking my guts up a few hours later. A few days later, I stop eating both coffee ice cream and even my morning coffee.
The avoidance of future coffee flavored items is the:- ACR
- BUR
- CUS
- DCS
17 In the following example:
I ate coffee ice cream. I love it. I catch the flu bug and end up puking my guts up a few hours later. A few days later, I stop eating both coffee ice cream and even my morning coffee.
The fact that we do not start to avoid all ice cream is most likely due to:- ACR
- BUS
- CBehavior momentum
- DBlocking effects
18The following is an example of ________________ :
I ate coffee ice cream. I love it. I catch the flu bug and end up puking my guts up a few hours later. A few days later, I stop eating both coffee ice cream and even my morning coffee.- ATaste aversion learning
- BPlace preference
- CContextual conditioning
- DHigher-order conditioning
19 In the following example:
I ate coffee ice cream. I love it. I catch the flu bug and end up puking my guts up a few hours later. A few days later, I stop eating both coffee ice cream and even my morning coffee.
If I stopped eating Braum's coffee ice cream but would still eat Baskin Robbins and every other type of coffee ice cream, this would be __________ between brands of coffee ice cream.- AGeneralization
- BSensitization
- CHabituation
- DDiscrimation
20 I ate coffee ice cream. I love it. I catch the flu bug and end up puking my guts up a few hours later. A few days later, I stop eating both coffee ice cream and even my morning coffee.
When I first smell coffee now, I want to puke. However, the more times I go to my office - which has the coffee pot out in the open stink'ing up the place all day - go to coffee shops to meet friends to study and see my keurig sitting on the counter, the less I want to puke. Who knows, maybe I will even drink coffee again down the road.
This decreased reaction is an example of:- ASensitization
- BHabituation
- CGeneralization
- DDiscrimination
21The idea behind the If / Then statement is that there is a __________ between the behavior and events that follow.
- AContingency
- BReinforcer
- CDiscrimination
- DConguity
22The 'token' in a token economy is a:
- AGeneralized reinforcer
- BConditioned reinforcer
- CA generalized and conditioned reinforcer
- DUnconditioned reinforcer
23The item (stickers, small toy from Dollar Store, watching 2 minutes of Paw Patrol) you exchange for in a token economy is a:
- AConditioned reinforcer
- BReinforced stimuli
- CDiscriminated reinforcer
- DGeneralized reinforcer
24Which is NOT a requirement of reinforcement to work:
- AIt follows a behavior
- BA client has to enjoy it
- CBehavior increases
- DThe increase in the behavior is dependent on the event that occurs.
25To use extinction correctly, your first step is to determine
- Awhat the antecedents are.
- Ba client's responses to a preference assessment.
- Cif the client understands why you will be ignoring them.
- Dwhat is reinforcing the behavior.
26When I find something that really works with Martin, I should not get my hopes too high that it will also work with Amalee or Ahmed. The knowledge that this might now work across all students, behaviors or settings is called:
- Aspecificity of consequences
- Brelativity of reinforcement
- Ccontextual conditioning.
- Ddiscrimination amongst people.
27One way we can decrease inappropriate behavior without using extinction or punishment include:
- Aignoring the child
- Bfront loading / providing it for free at other times of day.
- Cremove his favorite stuffed animals.
- Dtalk to the child about any problems he is having at home.
28A second way we can decrease behavior without using extinction or punishment include:
- Areinforcing alternatives and incompatible desired behaviors.
- Bgeneralization of prior memories for reinforcement.
- Cteaching the child to go outside
- Dreinforcement.
29Telling students they will have 5 more math problems to complete for each one they miss on a quiz is _____________ (assuming it decreases wrong answers in the future).
- Apositive reinforcement.
- Bpositive punishment.
- Cnegative reinforcement.
- Dnegative punishment.
30If a student comes to every class during the semester, they receive 5 bonus points on their final exam. This has increased steady attendance for almost all students. This is an example of:
- Apositive reinforcement.
- Bpositive punishment.
- Cnegative reinforcement.
- Dnegative punishment.
31I told my youngest daughter if she did the dishes without sighing and rolling her eyes, that she could have the night off the following night. The next night, she did the dishes as soon as I asked.
- Anegative punishment.
- Bpositive reinforcement.
- Cpositive punishment.
- Dnegative reinforcement.
32I tell my oldest if she studies 30 minutes a day for her accounting test for the following two weeks, I'll pay her $250. I watch the data drop over those two weeks until she is not studying at all in the days before the test. In this odd situation, the money is serving as a
- Anegative reinforcement.
- Bpositive reinforcement.
- Cpositive punishment.
- Dnegative punishment.
33One of the foremost articles in the first edition of JABA was about:
- Athe need for interventions across all fields and populations.
- Bincreasing study behaviors for students in a classroom using teacher attention.
- Cincreasing medication compliance in a nursing home using praise.
- Dincreasing time on task in a SPED classroom using token economies.
34 A $100 bill is an example of
- Areinforcement
- Ba generalized reinforcer
- Can unconditioned reinforcer
- Da primary reinforcer
35Sean is alone in a room and keep clearing his throat, loudly. He is checked for medical issues and none are noted. Assuming this is not a medical issue, what type of reinforcement may be maintaining the behavior of throat clearing?
- Asocially mediated sensory reinforcement.
- Bnon socially mediated sensory reinforcement.
- Ctangible reinforcement.
- Dpositive generalized reinforcement.
36When reinforcement is delayed too much, __________ behaviors can occur.
- Atimed
- Bsuperstitious
- Cshaping
- Drandom
37There are three main requirements needed for reinforcement to work. Of these, the reason we work with a four tiered contingency instead of a three tiered, is __________________.
- Aestablishers
- Bmotivation
- Cantecedents
- Ddiscrimination
38Reinforcement can alter
- Amotivation
- Bassessments
- Cany dimension of behavior.
- Ddiscrimination
39Rule governed behavior is often the reason behavior changes/ is increased is most likely when....
- Athe rules are stated on a poster.
- BThe reinforcer is obvious.
- Cno reinforcement is appearent or greater than 30 seconds.
- Dsomeone is standing in front of you telling you the rules explicitly.
40When attempted to determine if a behavior is reinforced by automatic reinforcement, you can run a _______ procedure to determine if there is a functional relationship.
- Aautism replication
- Balternative
- Ccontingency
- Dsensory extinction
41Sally gives her son $5 for each A that he receives on his report card. Sally is attempting to use:
- APositive reinforcement
- BNegative reinforcement
42Sally tells her son he doesn't have to walk the dog each day he makes his bed. Sally is attempted to use:
- APositive reinforcement
- BNegative reinforcement
43 The dog sits when asked and his owner gives him a treat. The process is an attempt at
- APositive reinforcement
- BNegative reinforcement
44The dog has to use the bathroom, has been waiting a while and is now whining at the door for his owner to let him out. The owner finally opens the door and Dog sprints out the door and pees. Whining at the door so he could relieve his bladder discomfort was:
- APositive reinforcement
- BNegative reinforcement
45 A child signs for a break and is given a break. If we evaluate this as "the removal from the demand" as what increased his use of ASL, that is:
- APositive reinforcement
- BNegative reinforcement
46I push a button on the remote and the t.v. turns on. This increases my chances of pushing that same button when I want the t.v. on in the future. This is an example of:
- APositive reinforcement
- BNegative reinforcement
47I use my remote to turn off the t.v. after a marathon of Shameless. I will continue to hit this same button in the future when I want this to happen. This is an example of:
- APositive reinforcement
- BNegative reinforcement
48A child is alone in a room and has been twirling. When asked he says he loves to watch the world go around and around. This is most likely an example of:
- APositive reinforcement
- BNegative reinforcement
49 My kids are watching Incredibles. It is SOOOOOO loud. I turn it down to a normal level and again can 'hear myself think' so to speak. This behavior of turning it down will most likely be:
- APositive reinforcement
- BNegative reinforcement
50A neutral stimulus becomes a CS by being paired with US.
- ATrue
- BFalse
51Respondent and operant behaviors cannot occur together in the same situation.
- ATrue
- BFalse
52One pairing between a neutral stimulus and a US is often sufficient to establish the neutral stimulus as a CS.
- ATrue
- BFalse
53 A a result respondent conditioning, the Neutral Stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus and elicits a conditioned response
- ATrue
- BFalse
54Respondent conditioning occurs when a neutral stimulus is paired with a _____
- AUnconditioned stimulus
- BConditioned stimulus
- CUnconditioned response
- DConditioned response
55Which of the following is an example of positive punishment:
(Assuming future behavior decreases)- ALecture from parent
- BBeing grounded from your phone
- CNot getting the dessert you want
- DA prompt before engaging in behavior
56Which of the following is an example of negative punishment:
(Assuming future behavior decreases)- Anot getting to go to a friend's house on the weekend if you didn't clean your room.
- BBeing lectured by your teacher in the hallway.
- Cgetting a spanking for not following a direction.
- DA peer rolling their eyes at you after you tell a bad joke
57Jose misses 5 consecutive passes in a football game on Tuesday night. On Wednesday at practice, his coach has him work with a trainer one on one. He has to catch 20 passes, in a row, before he can come back to practice with his peers on the other side of the field. This is a combination of what two types of punishment:
- APositive practice and Restitutional correction
- BOvercorrection and Contingent observation
- CRestitution and Positive punishment.
58Mohammad continues to have 'accidents' even though he is almost potty trained. After trying some reinforcement options for going in the potty, his dad starts having him change his own diaper, clean himself off and then wipe down the bedroom with a Clorox wipe when he is finished. This is an example:
- Acontingent exercise.
- BRestitutional overcorrection
- Cpositive practice overcorrection
- Dcontingent observation
59Which of the following is an example of negative punishment:
(Assuming future behavior decreases)- AWhen Peter starts to act up, he has to write "I will not yell at my teacher" 25 times.
- BHe is asked to explain what is wrong and how the teachers can be of help.
- CPeter is put in a locked room and left the rest of the day.
- DWhen Peter starts to 'act up', his teacher puts him at the desk near her and he is not allowed to play the game with the rest of his peers.
60What are the two types of negative punishment
- AWhat are the two types of negative punishment
- Bworking and not working
- CExclusionary and non exclusionary
- DExclusionary and seclusionary
61Spankings, yelling and 'rough-housing'.... forms of 'punishment' often used in homes in the past, were attempts at which type of punishment as we know it:
- Anegative reinforcement.
- Bpositive reinforcement.
- Cnegative punishment.
- Dpositive punishment.
62One of the most common forms of punishment is the _______; a form of _______ punishment.
- Atime out; positive
- Breprimand; negative
- Creprimand; positive
- Dovercorrection; negative
63An overarching requirement for time out is that:
- Athe reinforcement ratios for time in and time out are vastly different.
- Bthe duration of the time out period is maxxed at 30 minutes.
- Cschools should all be implementing it.
- Deveryone knows what it going on
64Which of the following is the Sd in the scenario:
Mom walks in the living and room and Yells "put on your shoes and let's go to Sonic!" to her kids. They jump up and run to their rooms to grab shoes.
- Aputting on their shoes
- BMom entering the room
- Cthe living room
- DPut on your shoes"
65Dad walks int he room with a scowl on his face. He sits in his chair and turns on t.v. His kid walks in the room and decides NOT to ask to go stay the night with his friend at that moment. The scowl on dad's face is probably serving as a :
- ASD
- BSdelta
- Cgeneralization stimuli
- Dcontrolled stimulus
66I am working with a young child in Early Intervention and I show her a picture of an Apple. I ask her to point to the matching picture (while I point to the picture of my apple) from a field of one. She does. I then show her a picture of an apple and ask her to match it and she points to the picture of an apple when a pear and an apple are the options. This child is showing:
- AReflexivity
- BTransivity
- CReflexiveness
- DSymmetry
67 I am working with a child in Early Intervention and she is sitting in front of a field of three items - a firetruck, a plan and a car. I ask her to point to the Car (no picture is shown). She points to the car. I do the same with truck and plane. She gets each of them right. Later, I have the pictures and she uses her device to tell me "plane" when I show her the picture of the plane. This demonstrates:
- ASymmetry
- BTransitivity
- CReflexivity
- Dgeneralization
68I hate the taste of Coffee like - coffee in a mug for morning for breakfast - so bitter! I love coffee flavored ice cream, however, all the fat and cream and sugar -- Yum The sweeter the coffee flavor is, the more I'm likely to drink it. The more like ice cream, the more I'll eat. The more like coffee, the less likely. This is a demonstration of my "coffee flavored eating" _____________.
- Aequivilance class.
- Btransition
- Cdiscrimination trajectory
- Dgeneralization gradient
69 Based on Fischer et al., using a ___________ strategy can help transfer stimulus control from one item that has already been learned to another.
- Areflexive
- BDelay prompt procedure
- Cpositive reinforcement.
- Dgeneralization
70When training dogs for heroin detection, the handlers would teach them to engage in a specific behavior when they smell the drug (return to handler / sit and stay) versus when they do not smell the drug (keep looking/ tracking). Teaching methods of this sort are based on _______.
- Adelay prompt procedure.
- Bcontrol transfer
- Cdiscrimination
- Dgeneralization
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