,Liberty University PSYC 320 Quiz 8 | Behavior
Modification (2026) Q&A
1. Behavioral skills training (BST) is a procedure that consists of which four components?
A) Instructions, modeling, rehearsal, feedback
B) Assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation
C) Reinforcement, punishment, extinction, shaping
D) Prompting, fading, chaining, generalization
Correct Answer: Instructions, modeling, rehearsal, feedback
Rationale: BST is a structured teaching procedure that includes providing instructions,
modeling the target behavior, having the learner rehearse or practice the behavior, and
providing feedback on their performance. These four components are used together in a
training session to teach new skills.
2. In BST, which component serves as the antecedent in the three-term contingency?
A) Rehearsal
B) Feedback
C) Instructions and modeling
D) Reinforcement
Correct Answer: Instructions and modeling
Rationale: In the three-term contingency (antecedent-behavior-consequence), instructions
and modeling serve as the antecedent because they occur before the learner's behavior.
Rehearsal is the behavior itself, and feedback is the consequence that follows.
3. Which component of BST functions as the behavioral aspect of a three-term contingency?
A) Instructions
,B) Modeling
C) Rehearsal
D) Feedback
Correct Answer: Rehearsal
Rationale: Rehearsal is the behavior the learner engages in during BST. It is the actual
practice of the target skill. Instructions and modeling are antecedents, and feedback is the
consequence.
4. A boy learning to follow classroom rules gets corrective feedback to evoke correct
behavior in the next rehearsal. What is the corrective feedback an example of?
A) Antecedent
B) Behavior
C) Consequence
D) Reinforcer
Correct Answer: Consequence
Rationale: Feedback follows the rehearsal (behavior) and is intended to influence future
performance. Therefore, it functions as a consequence in the three-term contingency. It may
also serve as a reinforcer if it increases correct responding.
5. Once a learner observes a model, what factor will make it most likely that the learner will
continue to engage in the observed behavior?
A) If the model has high status
B) If the learner's behavior is reinforced once it occurs
C) If the model is similar to the learner
D) If the model's behavior is reinforced
Correct Answer: If the learner's behavior is reinforced once it occurs
, Rationale: While model characteristics (status, similarity) can influence whether the learner
imitates, the most powerful determinant of whether the learner continues to engage in the
behavior is whether the learner's own behavior is reinforced. Reinforcement strengthens the
behavior.
6. A teacher wants to teach fire safety skills. What should the teacher do to promote
generalization?
A) Teach the skills only in the classroom
B) Use a variety of role plays and real-life situations in training
C) Use continuous reinforcement for correct responses in training
D) Provide instructions only, without modeling or rehearsal
Correct Answer: Use a variety of role plays and real-life situations in training
Rationale: Generalization is promoted by training in multiple settings and using a variety of
exemplars. Using real-life situations and different role plays helps the learner apply the skill
in the natural environment. Continuous reinforcement in training may hinder generalization.
7. Which procedure is NOT used to enhance generalization following BST?
A) Using a variety of role plays in training
B) Using real-life situations in training
C) Using assignments for the learner to practice the skills outside of training sessions
D) Using continuous reinforcement for correct responses in the training session
Correct Answer: Using continuous reinforcement for correct responses in the training
session
Rationale: Continuous reinforcement in the training session can actually hinder
generalization because the learner may become dependent on the trainer's reinforcement. In
the natural environment, reinforcement is often intermittent. Other strategies (variety of role
plays, real-life situations, homework assignments) promote generalization.
Modification (2026) Q&A
1. Behavioral skills training (BST) is a procedure that consists of which four components?
A) Instructions, modeling, rehearsal, feedback
B) Assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation
C) Reinforcement, punishment, extinction, shaping
D) Prompting, fading, chaining, generalization
Correct Answer: Instructions, modeling, rehearsal, feedback
Rationale: BST is a structured teaching procedure that includes providing instructions,
modeling the target behavior, having the learner rehearse or practice the behavior, and
providing feedback on their performance. These four components are used together in a
training session to teach new skills.
2. In BST, which component serves as the antecedent in the three-term contingency?
A) Rehearsal
B) Feedback
C) Instructions and modeling
D) Reinforcement
Correct Answer: Instructions and modeling
Rationale: In the three-term contingency (antecedent-behavior-consequence), instructions
and modeling serve as the antecedent because they occur before the learner's behavior.
Rehearsal is the behavior itself, and feedback is the consequence that follows.
3. Which component of BST functions as the behavioral aspect of a three-term contingency?
A) Instructions
,B) Modeling
C) Rehearsal
D) Feedback
Correct Answer: Rehearsal
Rationale: Rehearsal is the behavior the learner engages in during BST. It is the actual
practice of the target skill. Instructions and modeling are antecedents, and feedback is the
consequence.
4. A boy learning to follow classroom rules gets corrective feedback to evoke correct
behavior in the next rehearsal. What is the corrective feedback an example of?
A) Antecedent
B) Behavior
C) Consequence
D) Reinforcer
Correct Answer: Consequence
Rationale: Feedback follows the rehearsal (behavior) and is intended to influence future
performance. Therefore, it functions as a consequence in the three-term contingency. It may
also serve as a reinforcer if it increases correct responding.
5. Once a learner observes a model, what factor will make it most likely that the learner will
continue to engage in the observed behavior?
A) If the model has high status
B) If the learner's behavior is reinforced once it occurs
C) If the model is similar to the learner
D) If the model's behavior is reinforced
Correct Answer: If the learner's behavior is reinforced once it occurs
, Rationale: While model characteristics (status, similarity) can influence whether the learner
imitates, the most powerful determinant of whether the learner continues to engage in the
behavior is whether the learner's own behavior is reinforced. Reinforcement strengthens the
behavior.
6. A teacher wants to teach fire safety skills. What should the teacher do to promote
generalization?
A) Teach the skills only in the classroom
B) Use a variety of role plays and real-life situations in training
C) Use continuous reinforcement for correct responses in training
D) Provide instructions only, without modeling or rehearsal
Correct Answer: Use a variety of role plays and real-life situations in training
Rationale: Generalization is promoted by training in multiple settings and using a variety of
exemplars. Using real-life situations and different role plays helps the learner apply the skill
in the natural environment. Continuous reinforcement in training may hinder generalization.
7. Which procedure is NOT used to enhance generalization following BST?
A) Using a variety of role plays in training
B) Using real-life situations in training
C) Using assignments for the learner to practice the skills outside of training sessions
D) Using continuous reinforcement for correct responses in the training session
Correct Answer: Using continuous reinforcement for correct responses in the training
session
Rationale: Continuous reinforcement in the training session can actually hinder
generalization because the learner may become dependent on the trainer's reinforcement. In
the natural environment, reinforcement is often intermittent. Other strategies (variety of role
plays, real-life situations, homework assignments) promote generalization.
