SPED 5313 KEY TERMS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 (QUICK
REVISION)
Ablatives Effect - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -a subcategory of motivating operation in
which a reinforcer's value is diminished because of an antecedent condition.
A-B-C Descriptive Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -expands on the simple
anecdotal format to allow for a greater level of detail in recording the events
surrounding the identified behaviors.
A-B-C Model - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -all of the instructional and behavior
management strategies of applied behavior analysis can be categorized in this
easy-to-understand model.
,Academic Learning Time (Successful Engaged Time) - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -the
amount of engaged time during which students are successful in academic
responses.
Acknowledgment System - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -a set of procedures that are
used in school-wide positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) in order
to provide feedback to students on rule following behaviors.
Acquisition - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -the first stage in learning a new skill or
concept. Some teacher assistance may be needed to help the student complete
the skill, and the skill may be performed slowly or awkwardly.
Acquisition deficit - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -a skill that a student has never learned
to use, use correctly, or use in an appropriate context.
Active teaching - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -synonym for mastery learning or teaching
to mastery.
,Activity reinforcers - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -reinforcers in the form of privileges,
games, or special jobs.
Allocated time - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -the amount of time that a teacher allows
for each instructional activity
Anecdotal report - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -(also called an A-B-C report or A-B-C
recording)—a simple data recording method whereby an observer uses an
antecedent-behavior-consequence (A-B-C) format to maintain a written
description of events that occur during an observation period.
Anoxia - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -a phenomenon of oxygen deprivation and brain
hemorrhaging that can occur during birth.
Antecedent - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -a stimulus that immediately precedes a
particular behavior and that may cue the behavior.
, Anxiolytics - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -medications commonly used to treat anxiety
disorders.
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -a scientific approach to
behavior change that uses interventions based on behavioral principles and that
relies on data to verify that behavior change interventions are indeed responsible
for the behavior change.
Available Time - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -(also called Opportunity to learn)—the
amount of time that students are in school. Not all available time is spent
receiving instruction.
Backup reinforcers - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -food, activities, privileges, or material
reinforcers
AND ANSWERS 2026 (QUICK
REVISION)
Ablatives Effect - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -a subcategory of motivating operation in
which a reinforcer's value is diminished because of an antecedent condition.
A-B-C Descriptive Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -expands on the simple
anecdotal format to allow for a greater level of detail in recording the events
surrounding the identified behaviors.
A-B-C Model - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -all of the instructional and behavior
management strategies of applied behavior analysis can be categorized in this
easy-to-understand model.
,Academic Learning Time (Successful Engaged Time) - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -the
amount of engaged time during which students are successful in academic
responses.
Acknowledgment System - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -a set of procedures that are
used in school-wide positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) in order
to provide feedback to students on rule following behaviors.
Acquisition - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -the first stage in learning a new skill or
concept. Some teacher assistance may be needed to help the student complete
the skill, and the skill may be performed slowly or awkwardly.
Acquisition deficit - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -a skill that a student has never learned
to use, use correctly, or use in an appropriate context.
Active teaching - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -synonym for mastery learning or teaching
to mastery.
,Activity reinforcers - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -reinforcers in the form of privileges,
games, or special jobs.
Allocated time - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -the amount of time that a teacher allows
for each instructional activity
Anecdotal report - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -(also called an A-B-C report or A-B-C
recording)—a simple data recording method whereby an observer uses an
antecedent-behavior-consequence (A-B-C) format to maintain a written
description of events that occur during an observation period.
Anoxia - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -a phenomenon of oxygen deprivation and brain
hemorrhaging that can occur during birth.
Antecedent - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -a stimulus that immediately precedes a
particular behavior and that may cue the behavior.
, Anxiolytics - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -medications commonly used to treat anxiety
disorders.
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -a scientific approach to
behavior change that uses interventions based on behavioral principles and that
relies on data to verify that behavior change interventions are indeed responsible
for the behavior change.
Available Time - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -(also called Opportunity to learn)—the
amount of time that students are in school. Not all available time is spent
receiving instruction.
Backup reinforcers - CORRECT ANSWER (S) -food, activities, privileges, or material
reinforcers
