BEHV 5600 Final Exam Questions and
Correct Answers
Question 1
parametric analysis
Correct Answer
An experiment designed to discover the differential effects of a range of values of
an independent variable
Question 2
stimulus control
Correct Answer
A situation in which the frequency, latency, duration, or amplitude of a behavior is
altered by the presence or absence of an antecedent stimulus
Question 3
prediction
Correct Answer
A statement of the anticipated outcome of a presently unknown or future
measurement; one of three components of the experimental reasoning, or baseline
logic, used in single-subject research designs
Question 4
perspective shifting
Correct Answer
Responding as if from the vantage point of another person, place, or time than the
personal here and now
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,Question 5
operant behavior
Correct Answer
Behavior that is selected, maintained, and brought under stimulus control as a
function of its consequences; each person's repertoire of operant behavior is a
product of his history of interactions with the environment (ontogeny)
Question 6
hierarchical relations
Correct Answer
A nested stimulus relation in which a category, subsuming multiple stimuli, is itself a
member of a higher-order category subsuming multiple stimuli
Question 7
generalized conditioned reinforcer
Correct Answer
A conditioned reinforcer that as a result of having been paired with many other
reinforcers does not depend on an establishing operation for any particular form of
reinforcement for its effectiveness
Question 8
multiple-exemplar training
Correct Answer
Instruction that provides the learner with practice with a variety of stimulus
conditions, response variations, and response topographies to ensure the
acquisition of desired stimulus control response forms; used to promote both
setting/situation generalization and response generalization
Question 9
contingency
Correct Answer
Refers to dependent and/or temporal relations between operant behavior and its
controlling variables
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,Question 10
antecedent stimulus class
Correct Answer
A set of stimuli that share a common relationship. All stimuli in an antecedent
stimulus class evoke the same operant behavior, or elicit the same respondent
behavior
Question 11
trend
Correct Answer
The overall direction taken by a data path. It is described in terms of direction
(increasing, decreasing, or zero trend), degree (gradual or steep), and the extent of
variability of data points around the trend. Trend is used in predicting future
measures of the behavior under unchanging conditions
Question 12
full-session DRL
Correct Answer
A procedure for implementing DRL in which reinforcement is delivered at the end of
the session if the total number of responses emitted during the session does not
exceed a criterion limit
Question 13
systematic replication
Correct Answer
An experiment in which the researcher purposefully varies one or more aspects of
an earlier experiment. A systematic replication that reproduces the results of
previous research not only demonstrates the reliability of the earlier findings but
also adds to the external validity of the earlier findings by showing that the same
effect can be obtained under different conditions
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, Question 14
differential reinforcement of high rates (DRH)
Correct Answer
A schedule of reinforcement in which reinforcement is provided at the end of a
predetermined interval contingent on the number of responses emitted during the
interval being greater than a gradually increasing criterion based on the individual's
performance in previous intervals
Question 15
differential reinforcement
Correct Answer
Reinforcing only those responses within a response class that meet a specific
criterion along some dimension(s) (i.e., frequency, topography, duration, latency, or
magnitude) and placing all other responses in the class on extinction
Question 16
listener
Correct Answer
Someone who provides reinforcement for a speaker's verbal behavior
Question 17
unscored-interval IOA
Correct Answer
An interobserver agreement index based only on the intervals in which either
observer recorded the nonoccurrence of the behavior; calculated by dividing the
number of intervals in which the two observers agreed that the behavior did not
occur by the number of intervals in which either or both observers recorded the
nonoccurrence of the behavior and multiplying by 100. Unscored-interval IOA is
recommended as a measure of agreement for behaviors that occur at high rates
because it ignores the intervals in which agreement by chance is highly likely
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Correct Answers
Question 1
parametric analysis
Correct Answer
An experiment designed to discover the differential effects of a range of values of
an independent variable
Question 2
stimulus control
Correct Answer
A situation in which the frequency, latency, duration, or amplitude of a behavior is
altered by the presence or absence of an antecedent stimulus
Question 3
prediction
Correct Answer
A statement of the anticipated outcome of a presently unknown or future
measurement; one of three components of the experimental reasoning, or baseline
logic, used in single-subject research designs
Question 4
perspective shifting
Correct Answer
Responding as if from the vantage point of another person, place, or time than the
personal here and now
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,Question 5
operant behavior
Correct Answer
Behavior that is selected, maintained, and brought under stimulus control as a
function of its consequences; each person's repertoire of operant behavior is a
product of his history of interactions with the environment (ontogeny)
Question 6
hierarchical relations
Correct Answer
A nested stimulus relation in which a category, subsuming multiple stimuli, is itself a
member of a higher-order category subsuming multiple stimuli
Question 7
generalized conditioned reinforcer
Correct Answer
A conditioned reinforcer that as a result of having been paired with many other
reinforcers does not depend on an establishing operation for any particular form of
reinforcement for its effectiveness
Question 8
multiple-exemplar training
Correct Answer
Instruction that provides the learner with practice with a variety of stimulus
conditions, response variations, and response topographies to ensure the
acquisition of desired stimulus control response forms; used to promote both
setting/situation generalization and response generalization
Question 9
contingency
Correct Answer
Refers to dependent and/or temporal relations between operant behavior and its
controlling variables
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,Question 10
antecedent stimulus class
Correct Answer
A set of stimuli that share a common relationship. All stimuli in an antecedent
stimulus class evoke the same operant behavior, or elicit the same respondent
behavior
Question 11
trend
Correct Answer
The overall direction taken by a data path. It is described in terms of direction
(increasing, decreasing, or zero trend), degree (gradual or steep), and the extent of
variability of data points around the trend. Trend is used in predicting future
measures of the behavior under unchanging conditions
Question 12
full-session DRL
Correct Answer
A procedure for implementing DRL in which reinforcement is delivered at the end of
the session if the total number of responses emitted during the session does not
exceed a criterion limit
Question 13
systematic replication
Correct Answer
An experiment in which the researcher purposefully varies one or more aspects of
an earlier experiment. A systematic replication that reproduces the results of
previous research not only demonstrates the reliability of the earlier findings but
also adds to the external validity of the earlier findings by showing that the same
effect can be obtained under different conditions
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, Question 14
differential reinforcement of high rates (DRH)
Correct Answer
A schedule of reinforcement in which reinforcement is provided at the end of a
predetermined interval contingent on the number of responses emitted during the
interval being greater than a gradually increasing criterion based on the individual's
performance in previous intervals
Question 15
differential reinforcement
Correct Answer
Reinforcing only those responses within a response class that meet a specific
criterion along some dimension(s) (i.e., frequency, topography, duration, latency, or
magnitude) and placing all other responses in the class on extinction
Question 16
listener
Correct Answer
Someone who provides reinforcement for a speaker's verbal behavior
Question 17
unscored-interval IOA
Correct Answer
An interobserver agreement index based only on the intervals in which either
observer recorded the nonoccurrence of the behavior; calculated by dividing the
number of intervals in which the two observers agreed that the behavior did not
occur by the number of intervals in which either or both observers recorded the
nonoccurrence of the behavior and multiplying by 100. Unscored-interval IOA is
recommended as a measure of agreement for behaviors that occur at high rates
because it ignores the intervals in which agreement by chance is highly likely
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