EDF 6225 FOUNDATIONS OF ABA FINAL EXAM
2025 - UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA
Question 1
pts
An evocative effect refers to:
A decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by some stimulus, object, or
event
Correct!
An increase in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by some stimulus, object, or
event
No effect in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by some stimulus, object, or
event
A combination of decreasing and increasing effects in the current frequency of behavior that has been
reinforced by some stimulus, object, or event
Question 2
pts
An abative effect refers to:
Correct!
A decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by some stimulus, object, or
event
An increase in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by some stimulus, object, or
event
No effect in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by some stimulus, object, or
event
A combination of decreasing and increasing effects in the current frequency of behavior that has been
reinforced by some stimulus, object, or event
Question 3
pts
A stimulus or condition that increases the effectiveness of a stimulus as a reinforcer is known as a
discriminative stimulus
Correct!
,establishing operation
, abolishing operation
reinforcing stimulus
Question 4
pts
Deprivation the effectiveness of a reinforcer
Correct!
increases
has no effect on
decreases
Question 5
pts
The effect that can increase or decrease the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus, object, or event is the
.
Correct!
value-altering effect
behavior-altering effect
antecedent effect
consequent effect
Question 6
pts
What is the BEST example of an unconditioned motivating operation (UMO) for an adult human?
getting paid after a week of having no income
eating a chocolate bar after dieting for a week
Correct!
eating dinner after a week of not eating
getting a new watch after a week of not having one
, Question 7
pts
are value-altering events that are a result of a person’s learning history.
Correct!
Conditioned motivating operations
Conditioned reinforcers
Discriminative stimuli
Unconditioned motivating operations
Question 8
pts
A decrease in operant behavior due to continued consumption of a reinforcer is known as a
saturation
deprivation
discrimination
Correct!
satiation
Question 9
pts
Discriminative stimuli are events that have been associated with the availability or non-availability of
reinforcement in the past.
Correct Answer
True
You Answered
False
Question 10
2025 - UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA
Question 1
pts
An evocative effect refers to:
A decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by some stimulus, object, or
event
Correct!
An increase in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by some stimulus, object, or
event
No effect in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by some stimulus, object, or
event
A combination of decreasing and increasing effects in the current frequency of behavior that has been
reinforced by some stimulus, object, or event
Question 2
pts
An abative effect refers to:
Correct!
A decrease in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by some stimulus, object, or
event
An increase in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by some stimulus, object, or
event
No effect in the current frequency of behavior that has been reinforced by some stimulus, object, or
event
A combination of decreasing and increasing effects in the current frequency of behavior that has been
reinforced by some stimulus, object, or event
Question 3
pts
A stimulus or condition that increases the effectiveness of a stimulus as a reinforcer is known as a
discriminative stimulus
Correct!
,establishing operation
, abolishing operation
reinforcing stimulus
Question 4
pts
Deprivation the effectiveness of a reinforcer
Correct!
increases
has no effect on
decreases
Question 5
pts
The effect that can increase or decrease the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus, object, or event is the
.
Correct!
value-altering effect
behavior-altering effect
antecedent effect
consequent effect
Question 6
pts
What is the BEST example of an unconditioned motivating operation (UMO) for an adult human?
getting paid after a week of having no income
eating a chocolate bar after dieting for a week
Correct!
eating dinner after a week of not eating
getting a new watch after a week of not having one
, Question 7
pts
are value-altering events that are a result of a person’s learning history.
Correct!
Conditioned motivating operations
Conditioned reinforcers
Discriminative stimuli
Unconditioned motivating operations
Question 8
pts
A decrease in operant behavior due to continued consumption of a reinforcer is known as a
saturation
deprivation
discrimination
Correct!
satiation
Question 9
pts
Discriminative stimuli are events that have been associated with the availability or non-availability of
reinforcement in the past.
Correct Answer
True
You Answered
False
Question 10
