ABA QUIZ QUESTIONS AND EXAMPLES WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS

In Operant Conditioning, reinforcers are types of: Consequences A positive punisher has what effect on the response that preceded it's delivery? Decreases (Positive Punisher=Decrease) In ABA, behavior analysts work to effect the individual using mostly ___. Operant A child cries at the checkout register bc they want a toy that is hanging at the side counter. A parent allows the child to take theme after initially saying no. The parent has provided what behavioral process? Positive Reinforcement When Kay talked to Nancy, she liked to complain about work. Nancy would listen and try to cheer her up by talking with her. The more Nancy talked with Kay, the more she complained. By talking with Kay after she complained, Nancy used what principle? Positive Reinforcement How long baseline data should be taken? Until the baseline data shows stability. Min. 3 If baseline measurements yield unstable, extremely variable results, the best thing for a researcher to do is: Extend the baseline and try to isolate or control the sources of variability Primary Reinforcers are: Natural, Unlearned, Unconditioned When attempting to weaken a behavior, a behavior analyst must ensure that a: Appropriate behaviors are being strengthened The conformation of the reinforcing properties a stimulus lies in The effect on behavior The termination or withholding of reinforcer which was pre. available is a procedure known as Extinction _______ are those environment events or conditions that are not controlled by the researcher but may affect behavior Confounding variables Confounding variables are factors other than the independent variable that may cause a result. In your caffeine study EX. It is possible that the students who received caffeine also had more sleep than the control group. Or, the experimental group may have spent more time overall preparing for the exam. It is observed that there is a very high correlation (greater than 80%) between the number of street vendor hot dog sales in NYC and the number of deaths in istanbul, Turkey. From this info, we may conclude: Hot dog sales inNYC and deaths in Istanbul co vary possibly due to a third variable. If one happens, the other is happening at the same time. But no connection. A teacher can't state with certainty in advance what will or will not serve as a positive reinforcer for a particular student. True, because you are assuming. Replication is necessary and important because: -Increase the believeability of experimental results -Reduce the probability that another variable other than the independent variable was responsible for change in the dependent variable -Present a strong case for a functional relationship between treatment and the target behavior Negative reinforcement is the removal of an aversive stimulus that serves to decrease behavior true A researcher measures the level of noise in an elementary school classroom under the following conditions: baseline, rock music, baseline, classical music. What's the independent variable? The level of noise A researcher looks at the effects of token reinforcement on the out of seat behavior exhibited each day for 6 months. What's the independent variable? Token reinforcement Identify 2 consequences: Reinforcement and Punishment Jane rarely uses her phone. Whenever her annoying coworker approaches her, she is on the phone and her coworker walks away. Now, Jane is always talking on the phone. What principle of behavior accounts for this increase? Neg. Reinforcement What precedes (comes before) behavior? Antecedents What follows behavior? Consequences (Reinforcement and Punishment) The definition of behavior: Any observable movement of a living thing Luke threw toys at his peers during free play. When the teacher caught him doing this, she would take the toy that he threw and put it in a box that he couldn't access for the rest of the day. His behavior DECREASED. This is an example of: Negative Punishment (Response cost)