ABA 626 National University—Final Exam
Questions with Verified Correct Answers
Mr. Goldstein decides to give his students points, usable for extra free time, when they
raise their hands and wait to be called on. He discovers that more students raise their
hand and fewer students blurt out answers when he awards points than when he does
not. This finding seems to show
Functional Relation between points and hand raising.
If a behavior analyst wants to develop a behavior intervention plan based on the
strongest possible, empirically-derived information about the target behavior, they are
most likely to do so only after demonstrating
experimental control over the behavior
a functional relation between an independent variable and the behavior, and a reliable change
in the behavior given repeated manipulation of particular aspect of the environment.
Renee is not fond of reading, but for each book she read her teacher gave points that
could be exchanged for a variety of things she liked. At a certain point in the school
year, the teacher decided that reading should be intrinsically reinforcing by now, and
discontinued the point system. The fact that Renee subsequently read less probably is
an indicator of
Extinction
True of False: Reinforcement and punishment are specific behavior-change tactics that
should be part of every practitioner repertoire
False
Analog conditions are used in a functional analysis because:
, they allow the practitioner to better control the environmental variable that may be related to
the problem behavior.
Appropriate functional alternatives to problem behavior:
produce the same reinforcer for the individual
True or False: The highest level of scientific understanding is prediction or the ability to
establish a correlation between events
False
When thirsty, a toddler screamed until a sibling finally brought the toddler a drink.
Which form of an extinction procedure would be the most appropriate to use in this
circumstance? Extinction of behavior maintained by
positive reinforcement
When a student was given a work sheet in class, the child whined and crawled under the
desk. The student remained under the desk until the teacher removed the work sheet
and provided no other work. Which form of an extinction procedure would be the most
appropriate to use in this circumstance? Extinction of behavior maintained by
Negative Reinforcement
A child spent most of the classroom free time sitting on the floor rocking while waving a
toy fan at eye level making the light coming from the window appear to "flicker".
Which form of an extinction procedure would be the most appropriate to use in this
circumstance? Extinction of behavior maintained by
Automatic Reinforcement
Questions with Verified Correct Answers
Mr. Goldstein decides to give his students points, usable for extra free time, when they
raise their hands and wait to be called on. He discovers that more students raise their
hand and fewer students blurt out answers when he awards points than when he does
not. This finding seems to show
Functional Relation between points and hand raising.
If a behavior analyst wants to develop a behavior intervention plan based on the
strongest possible, empirically-derived information about the target behavior, they are
most likely to do so only after demonstrating
experimental control over the behavior
a functional relation between an independent variable and the behavior, and a reliable change
in the behavior given repeated manipulation of particular aspect of the environment.
Renee is not fond of reading, but for each book she read her teacher gave points that
could be exchanged for a variety of things she liked. At a certain point in the school
year, the teacher decided that reading should be intrinsically reinforcing by now, and
discontinued the point system. The fact that Renee subsequently read less probably is
an indicator of
Extinction
True of False: Reinforcement and punishment are specific behavior-change tactics that
should be part of every practitioner repertoire
False
Analog conditions are used in a functional analysis because:
, they allow the practitioner to better control the environmental variable that may be related to
the problem behavior.
Appropriate functional alternatives to problem behavior:
produce the same reinforcer for the individual
True or False: The highest level of scientific understanding is prediction or the ability to
establish a correlation between events
False
When thirsty, a toddler screamed until a sibling finally brought the toddler a drink.
Which form of an extinction procedure would be the most appropriate to use in this
circumstance? Extinction of behavior maintained by
positive reinforcement
When a student was given a work sheet in class, the child whined and crawled under the
desk. The student remained under the desk until the teacher removed the work sheet
and provided no other work. Which form of an extinction procedure would be the most
appropriate to use in this circumstance? Extinction of behavior maintained by
Negative Reinforcement
A child spent most of the classroom free time sitting on the floor rocking while waving a
toy fan at eye level making the light coming from the window appear to "flicker".
Which form of an extinction procedure would be the most appropriate to use in this
circumstance? Extinction of behavior maintained by
Automatic Reinforcement
