SPCE 611 Exam 5 EXAM UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is an example of a behavior maintained by negative reinforcement
that would be appropriate to implement escape extinction. - CORRECT ANSWER- a second
grade boy who refuses to eat vegetables because he does not like the texture or taste
Taylor is a three year old who engaged in tantrum behavior consisting of screaming and
kicking at night when it was bedtime for 40 minutes to an hour. Her parents and behavior
therapists implemented an extinction procedure and her tantrum behavior decreased to 1 to 2
minutes per night. Most nights she stopped engaging in any tantrum behavior at all. Then two
months later she engaged in tantrum behavior for 40 minutes. Which effect of extinction is
this an example of? - CORRECT ANSWER- spontaneous recovery
Which of the following is a factor that may influence resistance to extinction? - CORRECT
ANSWER- how long the history of reinforcement has been
Paul often engages in property destruction (e.g., paper tearing, swiping of materials from his
desk) in an effort to get his teacher, Mrs. Johnson's, attention. Mrs. Johnson plans to
implement a DRA to decrease property destruction and teach an alternative, more appropriate
response. Which of the following might serve as an alternative appropriate response to
replace Paul's property destruction? - CORRECT ANSWER- Any of these responses
Which of the following is an incompatible behavior with hair-twirling? - CORRECT
ANSWER- writing
Jack's third grade teacher is using a DRL to decrease the number of times that Jack calls out
during his hour-long spelling class. If Jack calls out three or less times during the entire
spelling class, Jack will get a small treat at the end of class. Which type of DRL is the teacher
implementing? - CORRECT ANSWER- full session DRL
Which of the following is an example of an antecedent stimuli? - CORRECT ANSWER- a
verbal prompt given before an adult begins a cooking task
Overcorrection, response blocking, response interruption and redirection, and response cost
are all ________________. (Choose the best alternative) - CORRECT ANSWER-
punishment procedures
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is an example of a behavior maintained by negative reinforcement
that would be appropriate to implement escape extinction. - CORRECT ANSWER- a second
grade boy who refuses to eat vegetables because he does not like the texture or taste
Taylor is a three year old who engaged in tantrum behavior consisting of screaming and
kicking at night when it was bedtime for 40 minutes to an hour. Her parents and behavior
therapists implemented an extinction procedure and her tantrum behavior decreased to 1 to 2
minutes per night. Most nights she stopped engaging in any tantrum behavior at all. Then two
months later she engaged in tantrum behavior for 40 minutes. Which effect of extinction is
this an example of? - CORRECT ANSWER- spontaneous recovery
Which of the following is a factor that may influence resistance to extinction? - CORRECT
ANSWER- how long the history of reinforcement has been
Paul often engages in property destruction (e.g., paper tearing, swiping of materials from his
desk) in an effort to get his teacher, Mrs. Johnson's, attention. Mrs. Johnson plans to
implement a DRA to decrease property destruction and teach an alternative, more appropriate
response. Which of the following might serve as an alternative appropriate response to
replace Paul's property destruction? - CORRECT ANSWER- Any of these responses
Which of the following is an incompatible behavior with hair-twirling? - CORRECT
ANSWER- writing
Jack's third grade teacher is using a DRL to decrease the number of times that Jack calls out
during his hour-long spelling class. If Jack calls out three or less times during the entire
spelling class, Jack will get a small treat at the end of class. Which type of DRL is the teacher
implementing? - CORRECT ANSWER- full session DRL
Which of the following is an example of an antecedent stimuli? - CORRECT ANSWER- a
verbal prompt given before an adult begins a cooking task
Overcorrection, response blocking, response interruption and redirection, and response cost
are all ________________. (Choose the best alternative) - CORRECT ANSWER-
punishment procedures
