SPCE 609 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Extinction. Answer: When a previously reinforced behavior is no
longer reinforcer and the rate of occurrence decreases
◍ Stimulus Control. Answer: When an antecedent causes behavior or
serves as a cue for a behavior to occur
◍ Antecedent Stimulus. Answer: A stimulus that happen before
(precedes) a behavior
◍ Modeling. Answer: Demonstration of behavior
◍ Shaping. Answer: Uses reinforcement of the successive
approximations of a behavior to teach the desired behavior.
◍ Operant Behaviors. Answer: Happen voluntarily
◍ Respondent Behaviors. Answer: Are learned
◍ Applied Behavior Analysis. Answer: Systematic application of
behavioral principles to change socially significant behavior to a
meaningful degree
,◍ Determinism. Answer: A philosophical belief that events, including
human behavior, follow certain fixed patterns
◍ Social Validity. Answer: Acceptability of a program to its
consumers
◍ Therapeutic Environment. Answer: Safe, humane, and responsive
to an individual needs--enjoyable too
◍ Law of Effect. Answer: any act which in a given situation produces
satisfaction becomes associated with that situation
◍ Law of Exercise. Answer: A response made in a particular situation
becomes associated with the situation
◍ Informed consent. Answer: Based on full understanding of the
planned program
◍ Voluntary consent. Answer: Be obtained only if neither threats nor
regards are used to acquire such consent
◍ Accountability. Answer: Publication of goals, procedures, and
results so that they may be evaluated
, ◍ Behavioral Objectives. Answer: Describes the behavior that should
result from the instruction or intervention that is planned
◍ Pinpointing. Answer: Specifying in measurable, observable terms a
behavior targeted for change
◍ Educational Goals. Answer: Statement providing framework for
planning an academic year or an entire unit of learning
◍ Components of a Behavioral Objective. Answer: -Identify the
learner
-Identify the target behavior
-Identify the conditions of the -intervention
-Identify criteria for acceptable performance
◍ Operational Definition. Answer: Definition under which everyone
will operate when discussing, observing, counting, reporting, or
consulting about a student's performance
◍ Acquisition. Answer: Indicated the accuracy of a response or the
response's frequency of occurrence
◍ Fluency. Answer: Rate at which they perform the behavior
◍ Maintenance. Answer: Ability to perform a response over time
without reteaching
TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Extinction. Answer: When a previously reinforced behavior is no
longer reinforcer and the rate of occurrence decreases
◍ Stimulus Control. Answer: When an antecedent causes behavior or
serves as a cue for a behavior to occur
◍ Antecedent Stimulus. Answer: A stimulus that happen before
(precedes) a behavior
◍ Modeling. Answer: Demonstration of behavior
◍ Shaping. Answer: Uses reinforcement of the successive
approximations of a behavior to teach the desired behavior.
◍ Operant Behaviors. Answer: Happen voluntarily
◍ Respondent Behaviors. Answer: Are learned
◍ Applied Behavior Analysis. Answer: Systematic application of
behavioral principles to change socially significant behavior to a
meaningful degree
,◍ Determinism. Answer: A philosophical belief that events, including
human behavior, follow certain fixed patterns
◍ Social Validity. Answer: Acceptability of a program to its
consumers
◍ Therapeutic Environment. Answer: Safe, humane, and responsive
to an individual needs--enjoyable too
◍ Law of Effect. Answer: any act which in a given situation produces
satisfaction becomes associated with that situation
◍ Law of Exercise. Answer: A response made in a particular situation
becomes associated with the situation
◍ Informed consent. Answer: Based on full understanding of the
planned program
◍ Voluntary consent. Answer: Be obtained only if neither threats nor
regards are used to acquire such consent
◍ Accountability. Answer: Publication of goals, procedures, and
results so that they may be evaluated
, ◍ Behavioral Objectives. Answer: Describes the behavior that should
result from the instruction or intervention that is planned
◍ Pinpointing. Answer: Specifying in measurable, observable terms a
behavior targeted for change
◍ Educational Goals. Answer: Statement providing framework for
planning an academic year or an entire unit of learning
◍ Components of a Behavioral Objective. Answer: -Identify the
learner
-Identify the target behavior
-Identify the conditions of the -intervention
-Identify criteria for acceptable performance
◍ Operational Definition. Answer: Definition under which everyone
will operate when discussing, observing, counting, reporting, or
consulting about a student's performance
◍ Acquisition. Answer: Indicated the accuracy of a response or the
response's frequency of occurrence
◍ Fluency. Answer: Rate at which they perform the behavior
◍ Maintenance. Answer: Ability to perform a response over time
without reteaching
