BCBA EXAM Study Section B
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Behavior - ANSWERAny activity of an organism, any movement by the organism.
Response - ANSWERA specific instance (one occurrence) of a behavior.
Response Class - ANSWERA group of topographically different responses (e.g.,
they look different) that generate the same consequence (e.g., they serve the same
function).
Stimulus Class - ANSWERA group of antecedent stimuli that have a common effect
on an operant class. Tend to evoke or abate the same behavior or response class.
Respondent Conditioning - ANSWEROccurs when a neutral stimulus is paired with
an unconditioned stimulus. Also known as Pavlovian Conditioning or classic
conditioning.
Stimulus - ANSWERAnything that a person can experience through their senses,
anything that can be seen, heard, smelled, felt, or tasted.
Operant Conditioning - ANSWERThe process of learning through reinforcement and
punishment.
Positive Reinforcement - ANSWER✅Add to increase a behavior
The introduction of a desirable or pleasant stimulus after a behavior. The desirable
stimulus reinforces the behavior, making it more likely that the behavior will reoccur.
Negative Reinforcement - ANSWER✅Take away to increase behavior.
Fixed Ratio - ANSWER✅Every response
reinforcement is delivered after each response, is the same as continuous
reinforcement
Variable Ratio - ANSWER✅Average number of responses
A schedule of reinforcement in which a reinforcer is delivered after an average
number of responses has occurred.
The removal of an aversive stimulus in an effort to increase the likelihood of a
targeted behavior in the future.
Continuous Reinforcement - ANSWERThe desired behavior is reinforced every
single time it occurs.
Partial Reinforcement - ANSWERA desired behavior is reinforced on a
predetermined schedule, not every single time it occurs.
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Behavior - ANSWERAny activity of an organism, any movement by the organism.
Response - ANSWERA specific instance (one occurrence) of a behavior.
Response Class - ANSWERA group of topographically different responses (e.g.,
they look different) that generate the same consequence (e.g., they serve the same
function).
Stimulus Class - ANSWERA group of antecedent stimuli that have a common effect
on an operant class. Tend to evoke or abate the same behavior or response class.
Respondent Conditioning - ANSWEROccurs when a neutral stimulus is paired with
an unconditioned stimulus. Also known as Pavlovian Conditioning or classic
conditioning.
Stimulus - ANSWERAnything that a person can experience through their senses,
anything that can be seen, heard, smelled, felt, or tasted.
Operant Conditioning - ANSWERThe process of learning through reinforcement and
punishment.
Positive Reinforcement - ANSWER✅Add to increase a behavior
The introduction of a desirable or pleasant stimulus after a behavior. The desirable
stimulus reinforces the behavior, making it more likely that the behavior will reoccur.
Negative Reinforcement - ANSWER✅Take away to increase behavior.
Fixed Ratio - ANSWER✅Every response
reinforcement is delivered after each response, is the same as continuous
reinforcement
Variable Ratio - ANSWER✅Average number of responses
A schedule of reinforcement in which a reinforcer is delivered after an average
number of responses has occurred.
The removal of an aversive stimulus in an effort to increase the likelihood of a
targeted behavior in the future.
Continuous Reinforcement - ANSWERThe desired behavior is reinforced every
single time it occurs.
Partial Reinforcement - ANSWERA desired behavior is reinforced on a
predetermined schedule, not every single time it occurs.
