EDF 6226 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS AND IN-DEPTH RATIONALES SYSTEMATICALLY COVERING ALL CORE ABA DOMAINS – INCLUDING GENERALIZATION PROGRAMMING (SETTING/RESPONSE/MAINTENANCE/CONTINGENCY ADDUCTION), FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT (INDIRECT,

EDF 6226 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS AND IN-DEPTH RATIONALES SYSTEMATICALLY COVERING ALL CORE ABA DOMAINS – INCLUDING GENERALIZATION PROGRAMMING (SETTING/RESPONSE/MAINTENANCE/CONTINGENCY ADDUCTION), FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT (INDIRECT, DESCRIPTIVE, FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS), SINGLE-SUBJECT EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS (REVERSAL, MULTIPLE BASELINE, ALTERNATING TREATMENTS, CHANGING CRITERION), DATA MEASUREMENT AND GRAPHIC DISPLAYS (LINE GRAPHS, SCATTERPLOTS, CELERATION CHARTS, CUMULATIVE RECORDS), OPERANT CONDITIONING SCHEDULES (FR, VR, FI, VI), MOTIVATING OPERATIONS, STIMULUS CONTROL, PUNISHMENT, EXTINCTION, DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT, VERBAL OPERANTS, TASK ANALYSIS, CHAINING, SHAPING, AND ETHICAL COMPLIANCE Question 1 What is the primary distinction between the instructional setting and the generalized setting? A) The instructional setting uses only edible reinforcers, while the generalized setting uses social reinforcers B) The instructional setting is where teaching/intervention/therapy occurs, while the generalized setting differs in stimulus/place from the instructional setting C) The instructional setting always produces faster learning than the generalized setting D) The instructional setting is controlled by the learner, while the generalized setting is controlled by the therapist Correct Answer: B Rationale: The instructional setting is the clinical or teaching environment where intervention occurs; the generalized setting is any other place or stimulus condition that differs from it. ________________________________________ Question 2 If a target behavior is emitted in a setting that is different from the instructional setting, the learner has demonstrated: A) Response maintenance B) Response generalization C) Setting generalization D) Contingency adduction Correct Answer: C Rationale: Setting generalization occurs when the behavior transfers across different physical or social environments beyond the training context. ________________________________________ Question 3 A learner continues to perform a target behavior long after all intervention procedures have been removed. This outcome is called: A) Setting generalization B) Response generalization C) Response maintenance D) Contingency adduction Correct Answer: C Rationale: Response maintenance refers to the durability of a behavior over time once formal intervention has ceased. ________________________________________ Question 4 When a learner emits untrained responses that are functionally equivalent to the trained target behavior, this is known as: A) Setting generalization B) Response generalization C) Response maintenance D) Stimulus generalization Correct Answer: B Rationale: Response generalization involves novel, untrained responses that serve the same function as the trained behavior. ________________________________________ Question 5 The process whereby a behavior initially selected under one set of conditions is later recruited by different contingencies and takes on a new function is called: A) Response maintenance B) Setting generalization C) Mediation D) Contingency adduction Correct Answer: D Rationale: Contingency adduction describes how a behavior shifts function when it comes under control of new environmental contingencies. ________________________________________ Question 6 Which of the following is a strategy for planning generalization? A) Teach only the most common response form B) Use the same instructor across all sessions C) Teach the full range of relevant conditions and response requirements D) Avoid varying stimulus materials to prevent confusion Correct Answer: C Rationale: Teaching the full range of conditions and responses ensures the learner can adapt to varied real-world situations. ________________________________________ Question 7 Which generalization planning strategy involves varying the appropriate response and alternating different responses being used? A) Loosely training B) Programming common stimuli C) Multiple exemplar training D) Mediation Correct Answer: C Rationale: Multiple exemplar training explicitly teaches and varies response topographies so the learner can flexibly generalize. ________________________________________ Question 8 Asking others in the natural environment to reinforce the target behavior is a strategy known as: A) Multiple exemplar training B) Mediation C) Contingency adduction D) Loose training Correct Answer: B Rationale: Mediation involves enlisting significant others (e.g., parents, teachers) to deliver reinforcement for the behavior outside the instructional setting. ________________________________________ Question 9 What is the most commonly used graphic format for the display of data in applied behavior analysis? A) Bar graph B) Scatterplot C) Line graph D) Cumulative record Correct Answer: C Rationale: The line graph is the most frequently used graph in ABA for displaying behavioral data over time. ________________________________________ Question 10 Which type of graph is best used to display the temporal distribution of a response?