ABA SAFMEDS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION |
2024/2025 | 100% PASS
What is a behavior chain?
✔✔ A sequence of behaviors that lead to a terminal outcome
How does contingency contracting work?
✔✔ A written agreement outlining the reinforcement that will follow a specific behavior
What is behavioral momentum?
✔✔ The tendency for a behavior to continue once it is occurring at a high rate
What is the difference between overt and covert behaviors?
✔✔ Overt behaviors are observable, while covert behaviors are internal or private
What is satiation in the context of reinforcement?
✔✔ When the effectiveness of a reinforcer decreases because it has been given too frequently
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,What is a conditioned reinforcer?
✔✔ A previously neutral stimulus that becomes reinforcing through association with a primary
reinforcer
How is a baseline established in ABA?
✔✔ By measuring the behavior before any intervention is applied
What is automatic reinforcement?
✔✔ Reinforcement that occurs naturally without the need for external stimuli
What is a fixed ratio schedule?
✔✔ A reinforcement schedule where reinforcement is provided after a set number of responses
What is a variable interval schedule?
✔✔ A reinforcement schedule where reinforcement is provided after varying amounts of time
What is response cost?
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,✔✔ The removal of a positive stimulus following a behavior to decrease its occurrence
What is echoic behavior?
✔✔ Verbal behavior that involves repeating what someone else has said
What is the purpose of a prompt hierarchy?
✔✔ To gradually reduce assistance as a learner gains independence in performing a task
How does stimulus fading work?
✔✔ Gradually removing prompts until the behavior occurs independently
What is response latency?
✔✔ The time it takes for a behavior to occur after a given stimulus
What is a discriminative stimulus?
✔✔ A cue that signals the availability of reinforcement for a specific behavior
How does shaping work in ABA?
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, ✔✔ Reinforcing successive approximations toward a target behavior
What is a prompt in behavior analysis?
✔✔ An additional stimulus used to help evoke the desired behavior
What is response generalization?
✔✔ When a behavior spreads to similar situations without specific training
What does the term "stimulus control" refer to?
✔✔ A situation where a behavior is more likely to occur in the presence of a specific stimulus
What is a token economy?
✔✔ A system where tokens are earned for specific behaviors and exchanged for rewards
How does extinction differ from punishment?
✔✔ Extinction involves withholding reinforcement, while punishment introduces a consequence
to reduce behavior
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ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION |
2024/2025 | 100% PASS
What is a behavior chain?
✔✔ A sequence of behaviors that lead to a terminal outcome
How does contingency contracting work?
✔✔ A written agreement outlining the reinforcement that will follow a specific behavior
What is behavioral momentum?
✔✔ The tendency for a behavior to continue once it is occurring at a high rate
What is the difference between overt and covert behaviors?
✔✔ Overt behaviors are observable, while covert behaviors are internal or private
What is satiation in the context of reinforcement?
✔✔ When the effectiveness of a reinforcer decreases because it has been given too frequently
1
,What is a conditioned reinforcer?
✔✔ A previously neutral stimulus that becomes reinforcing through association with a primary
reinforcer
How is a baseline established in ABA?
✔✔ By measuring the behavior before any intervention is applied
What is automatic reinforcement?
✔✔ Reinforcement that occurs naturally without the need for external stimuli
What is a fixed ratio schedule?
✔✔ A reinforcement schedule where reinforcement is provided after a set number of responses
What is a variable interval schedule?
✔✔ A reinforcement schedule where reinforcement is provided after varying amounts of time
What is response cost?
2
,✔✔ The removal of a positive stimulus following a behavior to decrease its occurrence
What is echoic behavior?
✔✔ Verbal behavior that involves repeating what someone else has said
What is the purpose of a prompt hierarchy?
✔✔ To gradually reduce assistance as a learner gains independence in performing a task
How does stimulus fading work?
✔✔ Gradually removing prompts until the behavior occurs independently
What is response latency?
✔✔ The time it takes for a behavior to occur after a given stimulus
What is a discriminative stimulus?
✔✔ A cue that signals the availability of reinforcement for a specific behavior
How does shaping work in ABA?
3
, ✔✔ Reinforcing successive approximations toward a target behavior
What is a prompt in behavior analysis?
✔✔ An additional stimulus used to help evoke the desired behavior
What is response generalization?
✔✔ When a behavior spreads to similar situations without specific training
What does the term "stimulus control" refer to?
✔✔ A situation where a behavior is more likely to occur in the presence of a specific stimulus
What is a token economy?
✔✔ A system where tokens are earned for specific behaviors and exchanged for rewards
How does extinction differ from punishment?
✔✔ Extinction involves withholding reinforcement, while punishment introduces a consequence
to reduce behavior
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