661SPED; QUIZ 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
Operant Behavior is
Answer:
Ontogenic
Selected by Consequences
Sensitive to contingencies of reinforcement
All of the above
*All of the above
Question:
When Ms. Smith was in the checkout line at the grocery
store, her child had a tantrum because she wouldn't buy
him candy. She was embarrassed and gave in, and he
immediately calmed. Now the child begins to loudly ask
for candy as they approach the checkout, but Ms. Smith
carries a bag of treats in her pocket that she can give him.
Based on their current behavior it would appear that in
the original episode
Answer:
yelling was positively reinforced and giving candy was negatively reinforced
Question:
If a paper that describes the effect of feedback on
energy use neglects to mention that points were awarded
in some cases for energy use below a certain threshold,
the paper could be criticized for failing to be
Answer:
technological
Question:
Fernando continues to play with is iPad after his teacher
announces that free time is over and asks the students to
open their books. Th teacher removes a token from
Fernando's board. The next time the teacher asks him to
put away his iPad, Fernando follows the directions quickly,
because with regard to his playing, losing a token must
have been functioned as
Answer:
negative punishment
Question:
A child often hits their sister when their mother leaves the
room. A clinician claims that the reason for this is that they
, have separation anxiety and believe that hitting will cause
their mother to return. This interpretation reflects
Answer:
mentalism
Question:
According to Cooper, Heron, and Howard (2020), the
experimental branch of behavior analysis formally began
with
Answer:
Skinner's publication The Behavior of Organisms
Question:
There would be no logical or practical point in trying to
develop a technology of behavior change in the absence
of which assumption?
Answer:
determinism
Question:
The basic unit of analysis in the analysis of operant
behavior is the
Answer:
three-term contingency
Question:
A teacher discovers that food often does not function as
an effective reinforcer for skills taught after lunch. This is
an example of
Answer:
satiation
Question:
If a behavioral practitioner is gathering baseline data by
asking patients in a psychiatric hospital to count the
number of positive self-statements they make each day
before noon, that practitioner's request would be
consistent with
Answer:
radical behaviorism
Question:
A behavioral practitioner puts an intervention in place
with the intention of reducing a 2nd grader's disruptive
vocal stereotypy. After 2 weeks the child is emitting vocal
stereotypy in 87% of intervals rather than 92%. The
practitioner reasonably decided that the treatment was
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
Operant Behavior is
Answer:
Ontogenic
Selected by Consequences
Sensitive to contingencies of reinforcement
All of the above
*All of the above
Question:
When Ms. Smith was in the checkout line at the grocery
store, her child had a tantrum because she wouldn't buy
him candy. She was embarrassed and gave in, and he
immediately calmed. Now the child begins to loudly ask
for candy as they approach the checkout, but Ms. Smith
carries a bag of treats in her pocket that she can give him.
Based on their current behavior it would appear that in
the original episode
Answer:
yelling was positively reinforced and giving candy was negatively reinforced
Question:
If a paper that describes the effect of feedback on
energy use neglects to mention that points were awarded
in some cases for energy use below a certain threshold,
the paper could be criticized for failing to be
Answer:
technological
Question:
Fernando continues to play with is iPad after his teacher
announces that free time is over and asks the students to
open their books. Th teacher removes a token from
Fernando's board. The next time the teacher asks him to
put away his iPad, Fernando follows the directions quickly,
because with regard to his playing, losing a token must
have been functioned as
Answer:
negative punishment
Question:
A child often hits their sister when their mother leaves the
room. A clinician claims that the reason for this is that they
, have separation anxiety and believe that hitting will cause
their mother to return. This interpretation reflects
Answer:
mentalism
Question:
According to Cooper, Heron, and Howard (2020), the
experimental branch of behavior analysis formally began
with
Answer:
Skinner's publication The Behavior of Organisms
Question:
There would be no logical or practical point in trying to
develop a technology of behavior change in the absence
of which assumption?
Answer:
determinism
Question:
The basic unit of analysis in the analysis of operant
behavior is the
Answer:
three-term contingency
Question:
A teacher discovers that food often does not function as
an effective reinforcer for skills taught after lunch. This is
an example of
Answer:
satiation
Question:
If a behavioral practitioner is gathering baseline data by
asking patients in a psychiatric hospital to count the
number of positive self-statements they make each day
before noon, that practitioner's request would be
consistent with
Answer:
radical behaviorism
Question:
A behavioral practitioner puts an intervention in place
with the intention of reducing a 2nd grader's disruptive
vocal stereotypy. After 2 weeks the child is emitting vocal
stereotypy in 87% of intervals rather than 92%. The
practitioner reasonably decided that the treatment was
