SPCE 611 COMPREHENSIVE FINAL
EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
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 ANSWER✔✔- The one that irritates the teacher
If a problem behavior is to be eliminated or reduced, the practitioner must identify an
adaptive replacement behavior and develop contingencies in the intervention plan to ensure
the new behavior is learned because: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Behavior serves as a
function
Assume you give a student in your class a forced choice preference assessment. On this
preference assessment, computer time was ranked the highest (that is, it was selected the most
frequently). What can you say about computer time, based on this information? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Computer time may be a reinforcer for this student
Transitive CMOs and SDs are often confused. How do you differentiate between whether
something is an SD or a transitive CMO in relation to its reinforcer? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 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 ANSWER✔✔- 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 ANSWER✔✔-
Responses that occur in the presence of the SD
Which one is not a single-subject research design? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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
EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
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 ANSWER✔✔- The one that irritates the teacher
If a problem behavior is to be eliminated or reduced, the practitioner must identify an
adaptive replacement behavior and develop contingencies in the intervention plan to ensure
the new behavior is learned because: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Behavior serves as a
function
Assume you give a student in your class a forced choice preference assessment. On this
preference assessment, computer time was ranked the highest (that is, it was selected the most
frequently). What can you say about computer time, based on this information? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Computer time may be a reinforcer for this student
Transitive CMOs and SDs are often confused. How do you differentiate between whether
something is an SD or a transitive CMO in relation to its reinforcer? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 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 ANSWER✔✔- 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 ANSWER✔✔-
Responses that occur in the presence of the SD
Which one is not a single-subject research design? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 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
