SPCE 609 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Which of the following is not one of the conditions tested by Iwata and associates
(1994) in their functional analysis of the cause of self-injurious behavior (SIB) in children
with developmental disabilities? - Answers - peer interaction
Max conducted a study in which he moved the recycling bin in the hallway close to the
classroom door for a week and then a week with the recycling bin about 10 feet from the
door of the classroom. The trash bin remained constant at about 5 feet from the
classroom door. At the end of each day, Max measured the amount of recycling in the
bin. What is the dependent variable for this study? - Answers - the amount of trash in
the recycling bin
A(n) ____________ refers to all of the forms of a behavior that have a similar function. -
Answers - response class
The term _____________refers to behavior that is elicited and the term ____________
refers to behavior that is emitted: - Answers - respondent; operant
The idea that successful behaviors will increase in likelihood while unsuccessful
behaviors will decrease in likelihood was first described in: - Answers - thorndike's law
of effect
In terms of behavior-environmental relations, establishing operations: (choose all that
apply) - Answers - - Increase the momentary effectiveness of reinforcement
- Increase momentarily responses that have produced reinforcement
A ______________ is behavior that is elicited by a biologically relevant stimulus while
a/an _______________ is behavior controlled by its consequences. - Answers - reflex;
operant
Applied behavior analysis is: - Answers - The use of behavior principles to solve
practical problems
The variable manipulated by the experimenter is the ______________ and the
measured effect is the ______________. - Answers - independent; dependent
In operant conditioning, a stimulus that reliably precedes an operant response (SD) is
said to: - Answers - Set the occasion for the response
In functional analysis, positive and negative reinforcers are examples of: - Answers -
stimulus classes
, In terms of the reversal design and behavioral experiments: - Answers - - The B-phase
is the experimental manipulation
- The A-phase is called the baseline
- The design is used in single-subject experiments
Negative reinforcers: - Answers - increase behavior when removed
According to a behavior analyst, thinking is: - Answers - Private behavior that can be
explained using the same principles as public behavior
Which of the following statements best describes the goals of behavior analysis? -
Answers - Describe the principles and rules of behavior, apply them across species,
and develop technologies for behavior change
The extinction burst refers to: - Answers - An increase in frequency of the behavior
when extinction is first started
Variable-ratio schedules generate: - Answers - high rates of response
Maria is paid on Friday, every two weeks. This is an example of a __________
schedule of reinforcement. - Answers - fixed-interval
Increasing the number of responses required in a ratio schedule of reinforcement too
quickly often results in a stereotyped pattern of behavior that includes emotional
responding and a failure to perform the required behavior. This pattern of behavior is
referred to as: - Answers - ratio-strain
A schedule that is made up of a series of alternately presented fixed-ratio (FR)
schedules with the values FR5, FR10, FR20, FR25, and FR40 would be best described
as: - Answers - A variable-ratio 20 schedule
Skinner proposed that the basic datum (measure) for operant analysis should be: -
Answers - rate
Consider the following example: "Joanne is very fair skinned. In order to not get
sunburned, she puts on sunscreen before she goes to the beach." This is an example of
_______________. - Answers - negative reinforcement
What defines a contingency of reinforcement? - Answers - - operant
- reinforcement
- discriminative stimulus
The fundamental distinction between respondent and operant conditioning is: - Answers
- Whether the conditioning involved the correlation of a stimuli or a contingency between
response and consequence
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Which of the following is not one of the conditions tested by Iwata and associates
(1994) in their functional analysis of the cause of self-injurious behavior (SIB) in children
with developmental disabilities? - Answers - peer interaction
Max conducted a study in which he moved the recycling bin in the hallway close to the
classroom door for a week and then a week with the recycling bin about 10 feet from the
door of the classroom. The trash bin remained constant at about 5 feet from the
classroom door. At the end of each day, Max measured the amount of recycling in the
bin. What is the dependent variable for this study? - Answers - the amount of trash in
the recycling bin
A(n) ____________ refers to all of the forms of a behavior that have a similar function. -
Answers - response class
The term _____________refers to behavior that is elicited and the term ____________
refers to behavior that is emitted: - Answers - respondent; operant
The idea that successful behaviors will increase in likelihood while unsuccessful
behaviors will decrease in likelihood was first described in: - Answers - thorndike's law
of effect
In terms of behavior-environmental relations, establishing operations: (choose all that
apply) - Answers - - Increase the momentary effectiveness of reinforcement
- Increase momentarily responses that have produced reinforcement
A ______________ is behavior that is elicited by a biologically relevant stimulus while
a/an _______________ is behavior controlled by its consequences. - Answers - reflex;
operant
Applied behavior analysis is: - Answers - The use of behavior principles to solve
practical problems
The variable manipulated by the experimenter is the ______________ and the
measured effect is the ______________. - Answers - independent; dependent
In operant conditioning, a stimulus that reliably precedes an operant response (SD) is
said to: - Answers - Set the occasion for the response
In functional analysis, positive and negative reinforcers are examples of: - Answers -
stimulus classes
, In terms of the reversal design and behavioral experiments: - Answers - - The B-phase
is the experimental manipulation
- The A-phase is called the baseline
- The design is used in single-subject experiments
Negative reinforcers: - Answers - increase behavior when removed
According to a behavior analyst, thinking is: - Answers - Private behavior that can be
explained using the same principles as public behavior
Which of the following statements best describes the goals of behavior analysis? -
Answers - Describe the principles and rules of behavior, apply them across species,
and develop technologies for behavior change
The extinction burst refers to: - Answers - An increase in frequency of the behavior
when extinction is first started
Variable-ratio schedules generate: - Answers - high rates of response
Maria is paid on Friday, every two weeks. This is an example of a __________
schedule of reinforcement. - Answers - fixed-interval
Increasing the number of responses required in a ratio schedule of reinforcement too
quickly often results in a stereotyped pattern of behavior that includes emotional
responding and a failure to perform the required behavior. This pattern of behavior is
referred to as: - Answers - ratio-strain
A schedule that is made up of a series of alternately presented fixed-ratio (FR)
schedules with the values FR5, FR10, FR20, FR25, and FR40 would be best described
as: - Answers - A variable-ratio 20 schedule
Skinner proposed that the basic datum (measure) for operant analysis should be: -
Answers - rate
Consider the following example: "Joanne is very fair skinned. In order to not get
sunburned, she puts on sunscreen before she goes to the beach." This is an example of
_______________. - Answers - negative reinforcement
What defines a contingency of reinforcement? - Answers - - operant
- reinforcement
- discriminative stimulus
The fundamental distinction between respondent and operant conditioning is: - Answers
- Whether the conditioning involved the correlation of a stimuli or a contingency between
response and consequence
