Scientific “attitudes” as described by Skinner include:
EDF 6225 FINAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED A. Prediction, expert opinion, control
ANSWERS GRADE A) LATEST UPDATE RATIONALE
B. Description, experimentation, Analysis
C. Experimentation, philosophic doubt, parsimony
goals
Respondent Behavior
-focus
-methodology Behavior elicited by antecedent stimuli is referred to as:
Applied Behavior Analysis is set apart from other disciplines devoted to the An eliciting stimulus and the behavior it produces
understanding and improvement of human behavior with respect to its: A reflex includes:
False E. all of the above
The term “applied” in ABA means that technology is applied to a research Operants must be defined in terms of:
question.
A. their relationship to controlling variables
True or False?
B. A set of contingencies
False
C. Their consequences
S-R psychology is a paradigm for modern behaviorism.
D. A and B
True or False?
E. All of the above
B. ABA seeks to produce statistically significant results
Operant behavior
Which of the following is not a component specified in the definition of ABA?
Behavior whose probability of occurrence is determined by its history of
A. The focus is socially-significant behavior consequences is:
B. ABA seeks to produce statistically significant results D. The rate of the given behavior will immediately increase
C. Procedures are derived from principles of behavior Which of the following Is NOT part of the definition of behavioral
D. ABA demonstrates a functional relation consequence:
-Prediction A. It is an environmental change
-Description B. It follows a given behavior
-Control
C. It alters the probability of future occurrences of the given behavior
Different types of scientific investigations yield 1 or more of three levels of
understanding phenomena under study which are: D. The rate of the given behavior will immediately increase
C. Experimentation, philosophic doubt, parsimony Negative Reinforcement
, When certain stimuli increase the future probability of a behavior when they Technological
are terminated immediately following a response, what has occurred is
Which characteristic of ABA refers to clarity in its methodology?
termed:
Generality
Negative Reinforcement
Which characteristic of ABA refers to change that either lasts over time or
The future probability of Ken completing homework increased when his
appears in novel environments?
parents required Ken to remain at his desk until his homework was
completed. This is an example of: Conceptually Systematic
B. Perception of the stimulus An intervention that is __________ will define the behavior change as it was
derived from basic principles of ABA, not “a bag of tricks”
Which of the following Is NOT a component of the three-term contingency?
-independent variable
A. Antecedent stimulus
-dependent variable
B. Perception of the stimulus -functional relation
C. Behavior Results of experiments that show that specific manipulation of one event or
the __________ produces a reliable change in another event, or the
D. Consequence
__________ and that change was unlikely due to confounding variables is an
Different histories of reinforcement example of a(n) __________.
Differences is the way we respond to situations are primarily the result of: Dependent variable
Elicited by antecedent events In a functional relation, the __________ is the behavior that was changed.
Respondent behavior is: Independent variable
True In a functional relation, the _________ is the intervention.
Although other fields aim to understand and improve human behavior, ABA True
distinguishes itself by its focus, goals, and methodology.
Determinism is the assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly place
True or False? in which phenomena occur as a result of other events.
True True or false?
The three levels of scientific understanding are describe, predict, control. False
True or False? Free will is compatible with determinism.
Applied True or false?
Which characteristic of ABA refers to the commitment to affecting True
improvements in behaviors that enhance and improve people’s lives?
The independent variable is the intervention in a functional relation.
EDF 6225 FINAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED A. Prediction, expert opinion, control
ANSWERS GRADE A) LATEST UPDATE RATIONALE
B. Description, experimentation, Analysis
C. Experimentation, philosophic doubt, parsimony
goals
Respondent Behavior
-focus
-methodology Behavior elicited by antecedent stimuli is referred to as:
Applied Behavior Analysis is set apart from other disciplines devoted to the An eliciting stimulus and the behavior it produces
understanding and improvement of human behavior with respect to its: A reflex includes:
False E. all of the above
The term “applied” in ABA means that technology is applied to a research Operants must be defined in terms of:
question.
A. their relationship to controlling variables
True or False?
B. A set of contingencies
False
C. Their consequences
S-R psychology is a paradigm for modern behaviorism.
D. A and B
True or False?
E. All of the above
B. ABA seeks to produce statistically significant results
Operant behavior
Which of the following is not a component specified in the definition of ABA?
Behavior whose probability of occurrence is determined by its history of
A. The focus is socially-significant behavior consequences is:
B. ABA seeks to produce statistically significant results D. The rate of the given behavior will immediately increase
C. Procedures are derived from principles of behavior Which of the following Is NOT part of the definition of behavioral
D. ABA demonstrates a functional relation consequence:
-Prediction A. It is an environmental change
-Description B. It follows a given behavior
-Control
C. It alters the probability of future occurrences of the given behavior
Different types of scientific investigations yield 1 or more of three levels of
understanding phenomena under study which are: D. The rate of the given behavior will immediately increase
C. Experimentation, philosophic doubt, parsimony Negative Reinforcement
, When certain stimuli increase the future probability of a behavior when they Technological
are terminated immediately following a response, what has occurred is
Which characteristic of ABA refers to clarity in its methodology?
termed:
Generality
Negative Reinforcement
Which characteristic of ABA refers to change that either lasts over time or
The future probability of Ken completing homework increased when his
appears in novel environments?
parents required Ken to remain at his desk until his homework was
completed. This is an example of: Conceptually Systematic
B. Perception of the stimulus An intervention that is __________ will define the behavior change as it was
derived from basic principles of ABA, not “a bag of tricks”
Which of the following Is NOT a component of the three-term contingency?
-independent variable
A. Antecedent stimulus
-dependent variable
B. Perception of the stimulus -functional relation
C. Behavior Results of experiments that show that specific manipulation of one event or
the __________ produces a reliable change in another event, or the
D. Consequence
__________ and that change was unlikely due to confounding variables is an
Different histories of reinforcement example of a(n) __________.
Differences is the way we respond to situations are primarily the result of: Dependent variable
Elicited by antecedent events In a functional relation, the __________ is the behavior that was changed.
Respondent behavior is: Independent variable
True In a functional relation, the _________ is the intervention.
Although other fields aim to understand and improve human behavior, ABA True
distinguishes itself by its focus, goals, and methodology.
Determinism is the assumption that the universe is a lawful and orderly place
True or False? in which phenomena occur as a result of other events.
True True or false?
The three levels of scientific understanding are describe, predict, control. False
True or False? Free will is compatible with determinism.
Applied True or false?
Which characteristic of ABA refers to the commitment to affecting True
improvements in behaviors that enhance and improve people’s lives?
The independent variable is the intervention in a functional relation.
