PSY7712 - Week 9-WEEK 10 Study Guide
Questions and All Correct Answers
2026-2027 Updated.
If you do not have a history with the client and therefore do not know what they like, this
preference assessment might be more appropriate. - Answer Free operant.
A neutral stimulus can be made into a reinforcer by: - Answer Pairing it with an unconditioned
stimulus.
An example of a motivating operation is: - Answer All of these.
Which of the following is not an appropriate way to identify potential reinforcers? - Answer
Pick a stimulus that is reinforcing for someone else.
If your client does not have the skill to scan an array of stimuli and/or make choices, which of
the following preference assessments would be the most appropriate? - Answer Successive
choice.
In specific terms, stimulus preference assessments can be conducted using three basic methods:
- Answer Both the second and third choices are correct.
Which of the following is not a way to ask a client about a stimulus preference? - Answer
Asking the client's neighbor.
Single stimulus presentation offers stimuli _____ item(s) at a time and the person's reaction is
noted. - Answer One.
With each trial in the __________ presentation method, stimuli are simultaneously presented
with one another. The observer then notes which stimuli the learners chooses. Which
preference assessment is this? - Answer Paired stimuli.
Preferred stimuli are sometimes labeled as all of the following except: - Answer Mediocre
preference (MP).
The many variations of trial-based stimulus preference assessment can be grouped by
presentation method as all of the following except: - Answer Brief stimulus assessment.
, The _________ presentation method is an extension of the paired stimuli procedure, and the
person chooses a preferred stimulus from an array of three or more stimuli. - Answer Multiple
stimulus.
The two major variations of the multiple stimuli preference assessment include: - Answer
Multiple stimuli with replacement and multiple stimuli without replacement.
DeLeon and Iwata (1996) made an adaptation of the multiple stimuli and paired stimuli
presentations. In this assessment, the stimuli are intended to reduce the time needed to
determine stimulus preference. What was this assessment named? - Answer Brief stimulus
assessment.
One method to determine stimulus preference is to ask the target person. All of the following
are variations to open dialogue except: - Answer All of the above.
Observing and recording what activities the target person engages in when she can choose
during a period of unrestricted access to numerous activities is called: - Answer Free operant
observation.
The practitioner sets up the environment with a variety of items that may be of interest to the
client. This is done to determine whether, when, how, and the extent to which the client
engages with each of those predetermined activities and materials. This is called: - Answer
Contrived free operant observation.
This observation is done in the client's natural environment (such as the playground, classroom,
or home) and is as unobtrusive as possible. The observer notes how the client allocates his time
in terms of reinforcement. This is called: - Answer Naturalistic free operant observation.
Stimulus preference assessment identifies stimuli that are likely to serve as: - Answer
Reinforcers.
Stimulus preference assessment is usually conducted using what two-step process? - Answer
Both of the above.
free operant - Answer If you do not have a history with the client and therefore do not know
what they like, this preference assessment might be more appropriate.
Pairing it with an unconditioned stimulus. - Answer A neutral stimulus can be made into a
reinforcer by:
All of these. - Answer An example of a motivating operation is:
Questions and All Correct Answers
2026-2027 Updated.
If you do not have a history with the client and therefore do not know what they like, this
preference assessment might be more appropriate. - Answer Free operant.
A neutral stimulus can be made into a reinforcer by: - Answer Pairing it with an unconditioned
stimulus.
An example of a motivating operation is: - Answer All of these.
Which of the following is not an appropriate way to identify potential reinforcers? - Answer
Pick a stimulus that is reinforcing for someone else.
If your client does not have the skill to scan an array of stimuli and/or make choices, which of
the following preference assessments would be the most appropriate? - Answer Successive
choice.
In specific terms, stimulus preference assessments can be conducted using three basic methods:
- Answer Both the second and third choices are correct.
Which of the following is not a way to ask a client about a stimulus preference? - Answer
Asking the client's neighbor.
Single stimulus presentation offers stimuli _____ item(s) at a time and the person's reaction is
noted. - Answer One.
With each trial in the __________ presentation method, stimuli are simultaneously presented
with one another. The observer then notes which stimuli the learners chooses. Which
preference assessment is this? - Answer Paired stimuli.
Preferred stimuli are sometimes labeled as all of the following except: - Answer Mediocre
preference (MP).
The many variations of trial-based stimulus preference assessment can be grouped by
presentation method as all of the following except: - Answer Brief stimulus assessment.
, The _________ presentation method is an extension of the paired stimuli procedure, and the
person chooses a preferred stimulus from an array of three or more stimuli. - Answer Multiple
stimulus.
The two major variations of the multiple stimuli preference assessment include: - Answer
Multiple stimuli with replacement and multiple stimuli without replacement.
DeLeon and Iwata (1996) made an adaptation of the multiple stimuli and paired stimuli
presentations. In this assessment, the stimuli are intended to reduce the time needed to
determine stimulus preference. What was this assessment named? - Answer Brief stimulus
assessment.
One method to determine stimulus preference is to ask the target person. All of the following
are variations to open dialogue except: - Answer All of the above.
Observing and recording what activities the target person engages in when she can choose
during a period of unrestricted access to numerous activities is called: - Answer Free operant
observation.
The practitioner sets up the environment with a variety of items that may be of interest to the
client. This is done to determine whether, when, how, and the extent to which the client
engages with each of those predetermined activities and materials. This is called: - Answer
Contrived free operant observation.
This observation is done in the client's natural environment (such as the playground, classroom,
or home) and is as unobtrusive as possible. The observer notes how the client allocates his time
in terms of reinforcement. This is called: - Answer Naturalistic free operant observation.
Stimulus preference assessment identifies stimuli that are likely to serve as: - Answer
Reinforcers.
Stimulus preference assessment is usually conducted using what two-step process? - Answer
Both of the above.
free operant - Answer If you do not have a history with the client and therefore do not know
what they like, this preference assessment might be more appropriate.
Pairing it with an unconditioned stimulus. - Answer A neutral stimulus can be made into a
reinforcer by:
All of these. - Answer An example of a motivating operation is:
