ABA Therapy Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A
NET - Correct Ans-Natural Environment Training - type of ABA where learning
incidentally happens in the natural environment.
HOH Prompting - Correct Ans-Hand over hand
Active Listening - Correct Ans-Active, effective listening as a habit
Tact - Correct Ans-A verbal operant evoked by a nonverbal SD and followed by
generalized, conditioned, reinforcement.( Labeling or identifying an object)
Positive punishment - Correct Ans-Adding an adverse stimulus after a behavior in order
to decrease the likelihood the behavior will occur again.
Maladaptive - Correct Ans-Negative, bad
Functional behavior assessment - Correct Ans-Systematic set of strategies used to
determine function or purpose of behavior.
Baseline - Correct Ans-Measurement of a target behavior before an interaction.
Extinction Burst - Correct Ans-Increase in frequency of a behavior in early stages of
extinction. Increase in negative behavior.
Operational Definition - Correct Ans-A way of defining a behavior in simple terms.
Defining behavior
Fine Motor Skills - Correct Ans-Activities that require small coordination. Using hands
(FBA) Functional Behavior Analysis - Correct Ans-To determine the function or reason
for behavior.
Behavior functions - Correct Ans-Attention, escape, automatic reinforcement, to obtain
Generalization - Correct Ans-Ability to learn a skill in one situation and apply its flexibility
to other different situations.
Negative Punishment - Correct Ans-Punishment in which an appetitive stimulus is
removed.
Discrimative Stimulus (SD) - Correct Ans-A stimulus in the presence of which responses
are reinforced and in the absence of which they are not reinforced.
Answers Graded A
NET - Correct Ans-Natural Environment Training - type of ABA where learning
incidentally happens in the natural environment.
HOH Prompting - Correct Ans-Hand over hand
Active Listening - Correct Ans-Active, effective listening as a habit
Tact - Correct Ans-A verbal operant evoked by a nonverbal SD and followed by
generalized, conditioned, reinforcement.( Labeling or identifying an object)
Positive punishment - Correct Ans-Adding an adverse stimulus after a behavior in order
to decrease the likelihood the behavior will occur again.
Maladaptive - Correct Ans-Negative, bad
Functional behavior assessment - Correct Ans-Systematic set of strategies used to
determine function or purpose of behavior.
Baseline - Correct Ans-Measurement of a target behavior before an interaction.
Extinction Burst - Correct Ans-Increase in frequency of a behavior in early stages of
extinction. Increase in negative behavior.
Operational Definition - Correct Ans-A way of defining a behavior in simple terms.
Defining behavior
Fine Motor Skills - Correct Ans-Activities that require small coordination. Using hands
(FBA) Functional Behavior Analysis - Correct Ans-To determine the function or reason
for behavior.
Behavior functions - Correct Ans-Attention, escape, automatic reinforcement, to obtain
Generalization - Correct Ans-Ability to learn a skill in one situation and apply its flexibility
to other different situations.
Negative Punishment - Correct Ans-Punishment in which an appetitive stimulus is
removed.
Discrimative Stimulus (SD) - Correct Ans-A stimulus in the presence of which responses
are reinforced and in the absence of which they are not reinforced.
