EDF 6223 Exam 2 - 2023
With an understanding of the imitation process, applied behavior analysts can use imitation
as an intervention to: a.) Eliminate Old Behaviors b.) Evoke New behaviors c.) Create teaching
sequences d.) Reinforce appropriate behaviors - ANSWER b.) Evoke New behaviors
Regardless of the behavior modeled, the objective of imitation training is for the learner to do
what? a.) What the model does b.) What the trainer asked or commanded c.) What behavior
fits the situation d.) What behavior will receive reinforcement - ANSWER a.) What the
model does
True or False - Task Analysis involves breaking a complex skill into smaller, teachable units,
the product of which is a series of sequentially order steps or behaviors. - ANSWER True
How should a task analysis be individualized? - ANSWER According to age, skill level and
experience of the person in question
True or False - Chaining can be used to add behaviors to an existing behavioral repertoire? -
ANSWER True
A behavior chain with a limited hold means: a.) The number of steps in the chain is limited.
b.)The learner must "hold" his/her responses for a specified period of time. c.)The entire
chain or steps within the chain must be completed in a given period of time. d.)Accuracy of
the performance of steps is not important. - ANSWER c.)The entire chain or steps within
the chain must be completed in a given period of time.
What is the probability of reinforcement when utilizing an extinction procedure? a) O% b)
15% c) 50% d) Variable - ANSWER a) O%
An immediate increase in frequency and/or amplitude of the response after the removal of
the maintaining reinforcer is called a. Extinction burst b. Reinforcement c. Noncontingent
reinforcement d. Punishment - ANSWER a. Extinction burst
The reappearance of a behavior after it has diminished to its pre-reinforced level and/or
stopped entirely is called: a) Extinction burst b) Spontaneous recovery c) Differential
reinforcement d) Procedural extinction - ANSWER b) Spontaneous recovery
Differential reinforcement always includes what two principles of behavior? a. Reinforcement
and punishment b. Reinforcement and stimulus control c. Reinforcement and extinction d.
Positive and negative reinforcement - ANSWER c. Reinforcement and extinction
A DRL intervention is useful when the practitioner wants to: a. Get rid of a target behavior all
, together b. Teach a new response to replace the problem behavior c. Decrease the overall
rate of a problem behavior, but not get rid of it all together d. Increase the overall rate of a
target behavior - ANSWER c. Decrease the overall rate of a problem behavior, but not get
rid of it all together
NCR uses three distinct procedures that identify and deliver stimuli with known reinforcing
properties. What are they? - ANSWER positive reinforcement with social mediation,
negative reinforcement escape, and automatic reinforcement without social mediation
Functional communication training is considered to be: a. Consequent intervention b.
Punishment strategy c. Antecedent intervention d. Behavioral momentum technique -
ANSWER c. Antecedent intervention
Behaviors selected for a high-p request sequence should: a) Be a part of the learner's current
repertoire b) Be new behavior(s) the learner has to acquire c) Have a very long duration of
occurrence d) Be those behaviors with which the learner is not compliant - ANSWER a)
Be a part of the learner's current repertoire
To effectively implement a high-p request sequence, it is important to:a) Select behaviors not
in the learner's current behavior repertoire b) Not acknowledge compliance c) Use reinforcers
with limited reinforcing value d) Present requests in a rapid sequence - ANSWER d)
Present requests in a rapid sequence
Noncontingent reinforcement involves the presentation of: a) Stimuli with unknown
reinforcing properties that are delivered on a fixed-time or variable time schedule
independent of the learner's behavior b) Stimuli with known reinforcing properties that are
delivered on a fixed-time or variable-time schedule independent of the learner's behavior c)
Stimuli with known reinforcing properties that are delivered on a fixed-ratio or variable-ratio
schedule independent of the learner's behavior d) Stimuli with known reinforcing properties
that are delivered on a fixed-time or variable-time schedule dependent on the learner's
behavior - ANSWER b) Stimuli with known reinforcing properties that are delivered on a
fixed-time or variable-time schedule independent of the learner's behavior
A contingency contract: a)Is a verbal agreement among two individuals b)Specifies how two
people will behave toward each other c)Often causes scapegoating among learners and peers
d)Depends largely on the use of punishment for its effectiveness - ANSWER b)Specifies
how two people will behave toward each other
The primary reason one might consider using a level system with a token system is that: a)
Doing so can foster self-management b) Doing so makes it easier to withdraw the token
economy c) Level systems are more preferred for all learners d) Level systems are easier to
manage - ANSWER a) Doing so can foster self-management
With an understanding of the imitation process, applied behavior analysts can use imitation
as an intervention to: a.) Eliminate Old Behaviors b.) Evoke New behaviors c.) Create teaching
sequences d.) Reinforce appropriate behaviors - ANSWER b.) Evoke New behaviors
Regardless of the behavior modeled, the objective of imitation training is for the learner to do
what? a.) What the model does b.) What the trainer asked or commanded c.) What behavior
fits the situation d.) What behavior will receive reinforcement - ANSWER a.) What the
model does
True or False - Task Analysis involves breaking a complex skill into smaller, teachable units,
the product of which is a series of sequentially order steps or behaviors. - ANSWER True
How should a task analysis be individualized? - ANSWER According to age, skill level and
experience of the person in question
True or False - Chaining can be used to add behaviors to an existing behavioral repertoire? -
ANSWER True
A behavior chain with a limited hold means: a.) The number of steps in the chain is limited.
b.)The learner must "hold" his/her responses for a specified period of time. c.)The entire
chain or steps within the chain must be completed in a given period of time. d.)Accuracy of
the performance of steps is not important. - ANSWER c.)The entire chain or steps within
the chain must be completed in a given period of time.
What is the probability of reinforcement when utilizing an extinction procedure? a) O% b)
15% c) 50% d) Variable - ANSWER a) O%
An immediate increase in frequency and/or amplitude of the response after the removal of
the maintaining reinforcer is called a. Extinction burst b. Reinforcement c. Noncontingent
reinforcement d. Punishment - ANSWER a. Extinction burst
The reappearance of a behavior after it has diminished to its pre-reinforced level and/or
stopped entirely is called: a) Extinction burst b) Spontaneous recovery c) Differential
reinforcement d) Procedural extinction - ANSWER b) Spontaneous recovery
Differential reinforcement always includes what two principles of behavior? a. Reinforcement
and punishment b. Reinforcement and stimulus control c. Reinforcement and extinction d.
Positive and negative reinforcement - ANSWER c. Reinforcement and extinction
A DRL intervention is useful when the practitioner wants to: a. Get rid of a target behavior all
, together b. Teach a new response to replace the problem behavior c. Decrease the overall
rate of a problem behavior, but not get rid of it all together d. Increase the overall rate of a
target behavior - ANSWER c. Decrease the overall rate of a problem behavior, but not get
rid of it all together
NCR uses three distinct procedures that identify and deliver stimuli with known reinforcing
properties. What are they? - ANSWER positive reinforcement with social mediation,
negative reinforcement escape, and automatic reinforcement without social mediation
Functional communication training is considered to be: a. Consequent intervention b.
Punishment strategy c. Antecedent intervention d. Behavioral momentum technique -
ANSWER c. Antecedent intervention
Behaviors selected for a high-p request sequence should: a) Be a part of the learner's current
repertoire b) Be new behavior(s) the learner has to acquire c) Have a very long duration of
occurrence d) Be those behaviors with which the learner is not compliant - ANSWER a)
Be a part of the learner's current repertoire
To effectively implement a high-p request sequence, it is important to:a) Select behaviors not
in the learner's current behavior repertoire b) Not acknowledge compliance c) Use reinforcers
with limited reinforcing value d) Present requests in a rapid sequence - ANSWER d)
Present requests in a rapid sequence
Noncontingent reinforcement involves the presentation of: a) Stimuli with unknown
reinforcing properties that are delivered on a fixed-time or variable time schedule
independent of the learner's behavior b) Stimuli with known reinforcing properties that are
delivered on a fixed-time or variable-time schedule independent of the learner's behavior c)
Stimuli with known reinforcing properties that are delivered on a fixed-ratio or variable-ratio
schedule independent of the learner's behavior d) Stimuli with known reinforcing properties
that are delivered on a fixed-time or variable-time schedule dependent on the learner's
behavior - ANSWER b) Stimuli with known reinforcing properties that are delivered on a
fixed-time or variable-time schedule independent of the learner's behavior
A contingency contract: a)Is a verbal agreement among two individuals b)Specifies how two
people will behave toward each other c)Often causes scapegoating among learners and peers
d)Depends largely on the use of punishment for its effectiveness - ANSWER b)Specifies
how two people will behave toward each other
The primary reason one might consider using a level system with a token system is that: a)
Doing so can foster self-management b) Doing so makes it easier to withdraw the token
economy c) Level systems are more preferred for all learners d) Level systems are easier to
manage - ANSWER a) Doing so can foster self-management
