SPCE 609 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
EXAM Q&A: 2026 STUDY GUIDE 100%
CORRECT
◍ Theorist who explain human behavior based on physical influences
employ which of the following explanations? Answer: Biophysical
◍ Teachers are accountable to: Answer: Ethical Principles
◍ To qualify as a behavior something must be: Answer: Observable
and measurable
◍ John was scheduled to take a spelling test each Friday. His mother
told him if he received 90% correct or better for three out of four
spelling test he would get to buy a new video game. His mother was
employing which of the following behavioral techniques? Answer:
Positive Reinforcement
◍ What is known as a "demonstration of behavior"? Answer:
Modeling
◍ The primary reason to behavior ethically is to: Answer: Act within
the law, act consistently with what one believes is right, act in
professional manner
,◍ Jay is allowed to use his augmentative communication device only
during break, lunch, and leisure time. According to his teacher, when
his device is used during instructional time, it is distracting to other
students. Which ethical rule has Jay's teacher ignored? Answer: The
right to services whose overriding goal is personal welfare
◍ In explaining behavior, a useful theory must be Answer: inclusive,
verifiable, predictive utility, parsimonious
◍ Which of the following is not important to the consumers of
education? (students, parents, community) Answer: Standardized
assessment instruments
◍ Operant conditioning deals with ________ behaviors Answer:
voluntary
◍ Voluntary participation in behavior change program must be:
Answer: obtained without recourse or threats
◍ Which of the following would be a procedure used by an applied
behavior analyst? Answer: Contingency contracting
◍ The laws of behavior operate Answer: for all of us
◍ Pairing stimuli so that an unconditioned stimulus elicits a response
is known as all of the following: Answer: Respondent conditioning
Associatism
, Stimuli-stimui pairing
◍ Which factors must be considered when attempting to determine
whether a proposed intervention is ethical? Answer: Laws,
community standards, individual freedom, and responsibility of
student
◍ To the behaviorist, punishment only occurs when: Answer: it
results in the decrease of bx
◍ The relationship between behavior and the environment is: Answer:
Reciprocal
◍ The behavior principle that best describes a relationship between
behavior and an antecedent stimulus rather than behavior and its
consequences are known as: Answer: Respondent Conditioning
◍ The focus of the behavioral approach is: Answer: observing and
predicting
facilitate bx change
recording aberrant bx's
◍ Voluntary participation is facilitated by: Answer: a. avoiding threats
and incentives that are too powerful
EXAM Q&A: 2026 STUDY GUIDE 100%
CORRECT
◍ Theorist who explain human behavior based on physical influences
employ which of the following explanations? Answer: Biophysical
◍ Teachers are accountable to: Answer: Ethical Principles
◍ To qualify as a behavior something must be: Answer: Observable
and measurable
◍ John was scheduled to take a spelling test each Friday. His mother
told him if he received 90% correct or better for three out of four
spelling test he would get to buy a new video game. His mother was
employing which of the following behavioral techniques? Answer:
Positive Reinforcement
◍ What is known as a "demonstration of behavior"? Answer:
Modeling
◍ The primary reason to behavior ethically is to: Answer: Act within
the law, act consistently with what one believes is right, act in
professional manner
,◍ Jay is allowed to use his augmentative communication device only
during break, lunch, and leisure time. According to his teacher, when
his device is used during instructional time, it is distracting to other
students. Which ethical rule has Jay's teacher ignored? Answer: The
right to services whose overriding goal is personal welfare
◍ In explaining behavior, a useful theory must be Answer: inclusive,
verifiable, predictive utility, parsimonious
◍ Which of the following is not important to the consumers of
education? (students, parents, community) Answer: Standardized
assessment instruments
◍ Operant conditioning deals with ________ behaviors Answer:
voluntary
◍ Voluntary participation in behavior change program must be:
Answer: obtained without recourse or threats
◍ Which of the following would be a procedure used by an applied
behavior analyst? Answer: Contingency contracting
◍ The laws of behavior operate Answer: for all of us
◍ Pairing stimuli so that an unconditioned stimulus elicits a response
is known as all of the following: Answer: Respondent conditioning
Associatism
, Stimuli-stimui pairing
◍ Which factors must be considered when attempting to determine
whether a proposed intervention is ethical? Answer: Laws,
community standards, individual freedom, and responsibility of
student
◍ To the behaviorist, punishment only occurs when: Answer: it
results in the decrease of bx
◍ The relationship between behavior and the environment is: Answer:
Reciprocal
◍ The behavior principle that best describes a relationship between
behavior and an antecedent stimulus rather than behavior and its
consequences are known as: Answer: Respondent Conditioning
◍ The focus of the behavioral approach is: Answer: observing and
predicting
facilitate bx change
recording aberrant bx's
◍ Voluntary participation is facilitated by: Answer: a. avoiding threats
and incentives that are too powerful
