FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE EDF 6221
questions and answers with solutions
2025
3 Dimensional Quantities - ANSWER repeatability, temporal extent, temporal locus
Establishing Operation - ANSWER Establishes the effectiveness of a particular type of
reinforcement or punishment
Abolishing Operation - ANSWER Abolishes the effectiveness of a particular form of
reinforcement or punishment
"Effective" refers to - ANSWER • "did it work?"
• produces practical results
• must reach clinical or social significance
• noticeable change
Latency - ANSWER Measure how long for the behavior to occur after opportunity presented
"Technological" refers to - ANSWER Repeatability
• written descriptions of all procedure to sufficiently replicate
• detail and clarity
Continuous Measurement - ANSWER Records all of the behavior as it actually occurs during an
observation.
Examples of Pseudoscience - ANSWER • refrigerator mothers
, • vaccines cause autism
• facilitated communication
7 Dimensions of ABA - ANSWER 1. Applied
2. Behavioral
3. Analytic
4. Technological
5. Conceptual Systems
6. Effective
7. Generality
ASD replaced what 3 previous disorders? - ANSWER • Autistic disorder
• Aspergers
• Not otherwise specified
Dimensions of Behavioral: - ANSWER • observable and measurable responses
• precise definition that describes behavior and NOT the outcome
• document that the participants behavior has changed
Extinction - ANSWER No longer providing reinforcement for a behavior that used to be
reinforced, resulting in a decrease in that behavior in the future.
Consequence - ANSWER A stimulus that occurs in a persons environment immediately following
a behavior
Antecedent - ANSWER A stimulus or event that occurred in a persons environment immediately
before a behavior
questions and answers with solutions
2025
3 Dimensional Quantities - ANSWER repeatability, temporal extent, temporal locus
Establishing Operation - ANSWER Establishes the effectiveness of a particular type of
reinforcement or punishment
Abolishing Operation - ANSWER Abolishes the effectiveness of a particular form of
reinforcement or punishment
"Effective" refers to - ANSWER • "did it work?"
• produces practical results
• must reach clinical or social significance
• noticeable change
Latency - ANSWER Measure how long for the behavior to occur after opportunity presented
"Technological" refers to - ANSWER Repeatability
• written descriptions of all procedure to sufficiently replicate
• detail and clarity
Continuous Measurement - ANSWER Records all of the behavior as it actually occurs during an
observation.
Examples of Pseudoscience - ANSWER • refrigerator mothers
, • vaccines cause autism
• facilitated communication
7 Dimensions of ABA - ANSWER 1. Applied
2. Behavioral
3. Analytic
4. Technological
5. Conceptual Systems
6. Effective
7. Generality
ASD replaced what 3 previous disorders? - ANSWER • Autistic disorder
• Aspergers
• Not otherwise specified
Dimensions of Behavioral: - ANSWER • observable and measurable responses
• precise definition that describes behavior and NOT the outcome
• document that the participants behavior has changed
Extinction - ANSWER No longer providing reinforcement for a behavior that used to be
reinforced, resulting in a decrease in that behavior in the future.
Consequence - ANSWER A stimulus that occurs in a persons environment immediately following
a behavior
Antecedent - ANSWER A stimulus or event that occurred in a persons environment immediately
before a behavior
