ABA -APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS FINAL
(MULTIPLE CHOICE) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A parent sets up a program at home to find out whether tokens
(conditioned reinforcers that can later be exchanged for toys, activities,
etc.) delivered ti a child whenever she brushes her teeth after a meal will
increase her tooth brushing. After an initial without any tokens
(baseline), a week of token delivery occurs, followed again by a week
without any tokens being delivered. This program represents an
example of a
A) alternating treatment design
B) multiple-baseline design
C) group design
D) ABA or reversal design - ANSWER D) ABA or reversal design
Which of the following would NOT be recommended when using
reinforcement?
A) make sure to deliver reinforcers immediately following the target
behavior
B) wait at least an hour before delivering a reinforcer for any target
behaviour
C)choouse positive reinforcers over negative reinforcers whenever
possible
D) monitor results to ensure that reinforcers are having their intended
effects - ANSWER B) wait at least an hour before delivering a reinforcer
for any target behavior
A prompt is which part of the ABC's of behavior?
A) Antecedent B) behavior C) consequence D) reinforcer - ANSWER A)
antecedent
I leave my vitamins next to my coffee maker so that each morning when
i brew my coffee, I'll be reminded to take my vitamin as well. This is an
example of
A) gestural prompt B) physical prompt C) verbal prompt
D) environmental prompt - ANSWER D) environmental prompt
, A parent trying to teach a young child to tie his shoes begins by
demonstrating how to cross the laces and then pull them tight. The
parent has just used a
A) verbal prompt B) modeling prompt C) physical prompt D)
environmental prompt - ANSWER B) modeling prompt
Which of the following is NOT true of prompting?
A) because prompts are powerful antecedents, reinforcement for
complying with prompts is usually unnecessary
B) Compliance with prompts should be reinforced several times before
prompt fading begins
C) Prompt fading is important in reducing the over reliance on prompting
D) none of the above is true regarding prompting - ANSWER A) because
prompts are powerful antecedents, reinforcement for complying with
prompts is usually unnecessary
When a response is not in a person's repertoire, it must be built through
reinforcement for successive approximations to the response, a process
called
A) chaining B) shaping C) prompting D) antecedent control - ANSWER
B) Shaping
Shaping is to _____ as chaining is to _______
A) a sequence of responses; a single response
B) a single response; a sequence of responses
C) modeling prompts; environmental response
D) positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement - ANSWER B) a single
response; a sequence of responses
Which of the following would be the BEST example of a behavior chain?
A) hitting the delete key on your computer keyboard
B) waving at a friend who walks by in the mall
C) cooking a three course meal
D) stepping on the brakes when a red light comes at the intersection -
ANSWER C) Cooking a three course meal
(MULTIPLE CHOICE) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A parent sets up a program at home to find out whether tokens
(conditioned reinforcers that can later be exchanged for toys, activities,
etc.) delivered ti a child whenever she brushes her teeth after a meal will
increase her tooth brushing. After an initial without any tokens
(baseline), a week of token delivery occurs, followed again by a week
without any tokens being delivered. This program represents an
example of a
A) alternating treatment design
B) multiple-baseline design
C) group design
D) ABA or reversal design - ANSWER D) ABA or reversal design
Which of the following would NOT be recommended when using
reinforcement?
A) make sure to deliver reinforcers immediately following the target
behavior
B) wait at least an hour before delivering a reinforcer for any target
behaviour
C)choouse positive reinforcers over negative reinforcers whenever
possible
D) monitor results to ensure that reinforcers are having their intended
effects - ANSWER B) wait at least an hour before delivering a reinforcer
for any target behavior
A prompt is which part of the ABC's of behavior?
A) Antecedent B) behavior C) consequence D) reinforcer - ANSWER A)
antecedent
I leave my vitamins next to my coffee maker so that each morning when
i brew my coffee, I'll be reminded to take my vitamin as well. This is an
example of
A) gestural prompt B) physical prompt C) verbal prompt
D) environmental prompt - ANSWER D) environmental prompt
, A parent trying to teach a young child to tie his shoes begins by
demonstrating how to cross the laces and then pull them tight. The
parent has just used a
A) verbal prompt B) modeling prompt C) physical prompt D)
environmental prompt - ANSWER B) modeling prompt
Which of the following is NOT true of prompting?
A) because prompts are powerful antecedents, reinforcement for
complying with prompts is usually unnecessary
B) Compliance with prompts should be reinforced several times before
prompt fading begins
C) Prompt fading is important in reducing the over reliance on prompting
D) none of the above is true regarding prompting - ANSWER A) because
prompts are powerful antecedents, reinforcement for complying with
prompts is usually unnecessary
When a response is not in a person's repertoire, it must be built through
reinforcement for successive approximations to the response, a process
called
A) chaining B) shaping C) prompting D) antecedent control - ANSWER
B) Shaping
Shaping is to _____ as chaining is to _______
A) a sequence of responses; a single response
B) a single response; a sequence of responses
C) modeling prompts; environmental response
D) positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement - ANSWER B) a single
response; a sequence of responses
Which of the following would be the BEST example of a behavior chain?
A) hitting the delete key on your computer keyboard
B) waving at a friend who walks by in the mall
C) cooking a three course meal
D) stepping on the brakes when a red light comes at the intersection -
ANSWER C) Cooking a three course meal
