EDS 516: Midterm Exam Review
verified to pass 2025/2026
Week 2 ABA Definitions and Ethical Practices Powerpoint - correct answer ✔
Give some explanations (models) of behavior - correct answer ✔Biophysical: what may be inherited
from family (Examples: ADHD, schizophrenia)
Biochemical: excesses and deficiencies of various substances in the body (ex: hypoglycemia may result in
hyperactivity)
Ecological: environmental behavioral systems
Developmental: explain behavior as moving through stages of development (Erikson or Piaget)
Cognitive Theories: deals with people's perception of reality
Why are the above theories incomplete? - correct answer ✔Behavior Theories: These theories are not
consistently predictive of behavior
Cognitive Theories: Can never explain what is consistently going on in an individual's mind (not
consistent)
Explain the principles of the behavioral model - correct answer ✔All behaviors (adaptive or
maladaptive) are learned
Behaviors must be observable and measurable
,Learning occurs as a result of the consequences of behavior
Explain the statement, "All behavior is reciprocal." - correct answer ✔Individuals are gaining something
through a behavior otherwise they would not be performing that behavior
Explain the statement, "Behavior is made of prior knowledge." - correct answer ✔Behavior choices can
be predicted; there are predictable systematic relationships operating in the environment
Learning depends on how the learner imposes their own meaningful patterns and information onto the
learning experience
Explain how the environment comes into play in ABA - correct answer ✔The environment can be
changed to accommodate a new behavior
Why is ABA empowering to the individual? - correct answer ✔ABA trains the individual in more
appropriate ways to get what they want and communicate
Name some ethical rules in using ABA in your classroom - correct answer ✔Teacher Competence
Appropriate Goals and Procedures
Voluntary Participation
Accountability
Differentiate respondent and operant conditioning and know examples for each. - correct answer
✔Respondent Conditioning
, (S - R Model)
Stimulus (change in environment) elicits ResponsePuff of air in eye (S) - blink (R)
Example-Pavlov's dogs
This type of conditioning deals with involuntary responses
Operant Conditioning (S - R - S Model)
Stimulus (change in environment) elicits Response elicits Stimulus-Reinforcer
Teacher hand out test that Sam has not studied for (S) - Sam wads up test and throws it across room (R)
-Sam does not have to take the test (S-Reinforcer)
S - R - S model (Stimulus (S)-Response (R)-Stimulus) = ABC model (Antecedent (A)-Behavior (B)-
Consequences (C) - correct answer ✔
Week 3 Class Wide and Small Group Behavior Management Powerpoint - correct answer ✔
Describe the 3 tiers in the PBIS model. - correct answer ✔Tertiary Interventions
• (Tier 3)
• Individualized or 1:1 supports
Secondary Interventions• (Tier 2)
verified to pass 2025/2026
Week 2 ABA Definitions and Ethical Practices Powerpoint - correct answer ✔
Give some explanations (models) of behavior - correct answer ✔Biophysical: what may be inherited
from family (Examples: ADHD, schizophrenia)
Biochemical: excesses and deficiencies of various substances in the body (ex: hypoglycemia may result in
hyperactivity)
Ecological: environmental behavioral systems
Developmental: explain behavior as moving through stages of development (Erikson or Piaget)
Cognitive Theories: deals with people's perception of reality
Why are the above theories incomplete? - correct answer ✔Behavior Theories: These theories are not
consistently predictive of behavior
Cognitive Theories: Can never explain what is consistently going on in an individual's mind (not
consistent)
Explain the principles of the behavioral model - correct answer ✔All behaviors (adaptive or
maladaptive) are learned
Behaviors must be observable and measurable
,Learning occurs as a result of the consequences of behavior
Explain the statement, "All behavior is reciprocal." - correct answer ✔Individuals are gaining something
through a behavior otherwise they would not be performing that behavior
Explain the statement, "Behavior is made of prior knowledge." - correct answer ✔Behavior choices can
be predicted; there are predictable systematic relationships operating in the environment
Learning depends on how the learner imposes their own meaningful patterns and information onto the
learning experience
Explain how the environment comes into play in ABA - correct answer ✔The environment can be
changed to accommodate a new behavior
Why is ABA empowering to the individual? - correct answer ✔ABA trains the individual in more
appropriate ways to get what they want and communicate
Name some ethical rules in using ABA in your classroom - correct answer ✔Teacher Competence
Appropriate Goals and Procedures
Voluntary Participation
Accountability
Differentiate respondent and operant conditioning and know examples for each. - correct answer
✔Respondent Conditioning
, (S - R Model)
Stimulus (change in environment) elicits ResponsePuff of air in eye (S) - blink (R)
Example-Pavlov's dogs
This type of conditioning deals with involuntary responses
Operant Conditioning (S - R - S Model)
Stimulus (change in environment) elicits Response elicits Stimulus-Reinforcer
Teacher hand out test that Sam has not studied for (S) - Sam wads up test and throws it across room (R)
-Sam does not have to take the test (S-Reinforcer)
S - R - S model (Stimulus (S)-Response (R)-Stimulus) = ABC model (Antecedent (A)-Behavior (B)-
Consequences (C) - correct answer ✔
Week 3 Class Wide and Small Group Behavior Management Powerpoint - correct answer ✔
Describe the 3 tiers in the PBIS model. - correct answer ✔Tertiary Interventions
• (Tier 3)
• Individualized or 1:1 supports
Secondary Interventions• (Tier 2)
