ABA Chapter 11 Revised Exam with 100% Correct answers

ABA Chapter 11 Revised Exam with 100% Correct answers One advantage to free operant preference assessments is: a) There is less potential for children to satiate on the stimuli than with forced choice and approach responding assessments. b) There can be less time consuming than forced choice and approach responding assessments. c) They provide a rank order of preferences, unlike forced choice assessments. d) All of these are advantages to the free operant preference assessment. *Ans* D Assume you give a student in your class a forced-choice preference assessment. On this preference assessment, computer time was ranked highest (that is, it was selected the most frequently). What can you say about computer time, based on this information? a) Computer time is a reinforcer for this student. b) Computer time may be a reinforcer for this student. c) Computer time is a punisher for this student. d) Computer time is a non-preferred stimulus. *Ans* B Here is a common situation: New parents put a child to bed. The child begins to cry, so the parents comfort the child and allow the child to sleep in bed with them. Thus, when they put the child to bed in the future, she is more likely to cry. What has occurred in this situation? a) The parents have positively reinforced crying. b) The parents have negatively reinforced crying. c) The parents have punished crying by removing the child's bed. d) The parents have punished crying by presenting a stimulus. e) There is not enough information to answer this question. *Ans* A Let's look at this scenario from another point of view. The parents of the child in Question 2 are very tired because they work hard and are trying to raise a young child. The child begins crying. When they put the child in their own bed, the child stops crying. Therefore, in the future, they are more likely to put the child in their own bed. What has occurred in