SPCE 611 Final Exam
Exam Questions and
Answers
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, The behavior analyst is working with a teacher that has identified many problems. The behavior analyst
might want to select the target behavior based on any of these variables except: - Correct Answers: The
one that irritates the teacher
If a problem behavior is to be eliminated or reduced, the practitioner must identify an adaptive
replacement plan to ensure the new behavior is learned because: - Correct Answers: Behavior serves a
function
Assume you give a student in your class a forced-choice preference assessment. On this preference
assessment, computer time was ranked highest (that is, it was selected most frequently). What ca you
say about computer time, based on this information? - Correct Answers: Computer time may be a
reinforcer for this student
Transitive CMO's and SD's are often confused. How do you differentiate between whether something is
an SD or a transitive CMO in relation to its reinforcer? - Correct Answers: The reinforcer is more
available when the SD is present than when it is not
If you are teaching a client to make a peanut butter sandwich, which of the following represents a total-
task presentation approach? - Correct Answers: Having the student complete all steps of the task, while
the trainer provides the necessary level of prompt for each step.
In stimulus discrimination, which responses are reinforced? - Correct Answers: Responses that occur in
the presence of the SD
Which one is not a single-subject research design? - Correct Answers: Multiple Baseline across
treatments
Evie's teacher wants to implement DRO with Evie. Evie's problem behavior is hitting others to get their
attention when she wants to talk to them. Why would sit quietly and wait not be a good replacement
behavior for hitting someone to get their attention? - Correct Answers: It does not have the same
function
In a multiple baseline across participants research design, intervention is typically implemented for each
participant in a __________ approach - Correct Answers: Staggered
Exam Questions and
Answers
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, The behavior analyst is working with a teacher that has identified many problems. The behavior analyst
might want to select the target behavior based on any of these variables except: - Correct Answers: The
one that irritates the teacher
If a problem behavior is to be eliminated or reduced, the practitioner must identify an adaptive
replacement plan to ensure the new behavior is learned because: - Correct Answers: Behavior serves a
function
Assume you give a student in your class a forced-choice preference assessment. On this preference
assessment, computer time was ranked highest (that is, it was selected most frequently). What ca you
say about computer time, based on this information? - Correct Answers: Computer time may be a
reinforcer for this student
Transitive CMO's and SD's are often confused. How do you differentiate between whether something is
an SD or a transitive CMO in relation to its reinforcer? - Correct Answers: The reinforcer is more
available when the SD is present than when it is not
If you are teaching a client to make a peanut butter sandwich, which of the following represents a total-
task presentation approach? - Correct Answers: Having the student complete all steps of the task, while
the trainer provides the necessary level of prompt for each step.
In stimulus discrimination, which responses are reinforced? - Correct Answers: Responses that occur in
the presence of the SD
Which one is not a single-subject research design? - Correct Answers: Multiple Baseline across
treatments
Evie's teacher wants to implement DRO with Evie. Evie's problem behavior is hitting others to get their
attention when she wants to talk to them. Why would sit quietly and wait not be a good replacement
behavior for hitting someone to get their attention? - Correct Answers: It does not have the same
function
In a multiple baseline across participants research design, intervention is typically implemented for each
participant in a __________ approach - Correct Answers: Staggered
