ABA Final Exam Question and answers
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Goal of ABA - correct answer to understand how people learn and behaviors are changed by studying
how behaviors interact with the environment
Core Principle of ABA - correct answer Desirable consequences will increase behavior. Undesirable
consequences will decrease behavior.
Behavior - correct answer anything a person says or does
Stimulus - correct answer any physical object / event that can be sensed
Environment - correct answer all of the events and stimuli which affect behavior
Response - correct answer a particular occurrence / instance of a behavior
3-Term Contingency (ABC) - correct answer a method used to understand, predict, and change behavior
Antecedent - correct answer what happens prior to the behavior
Consequence - correct answer what happens immediately after the behavior
Why use 3-Term Contingency? - correct answer helps to see the behavior's relationship to the
environment
rated A+ 2026/2027
Goal of ABA - correct answer to understand how people learn and behaviors are changed by studying
how behaviors interact with the environment
Core Principle of ABA - correct answer Desirable consequences will increase behavior. Undesirable
consequences will decrease behavior.
Behavior - correct answer anything a person says or does
Stimulus - correct answer any physical object / event that can be sensed
Environment - correct answer all of the events and stimuli which affect behavior
Response - correct answer a particular occurrence / instance of a behavior
3-Term Contingency (ABC) - correct answer a method used to understand, predict, and change behavior
Antecedent - correct answer what happens prior to the behavior
Consequence - correct answer what happens immediately after the behavior
Why use 3-Term Contingency? - correct answer helps to see the behavior's relationship to the
environment
