EAB3002 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is EAB and what is it concerned with?
A natural science approach to understanding behavior regulation, and is concerned
with controlling and changing the factors that may affect the behavior of others and
other animals so that one may observe systematic and predictable changes
What is ABA and how does it differ from EAB?
ABA is the application of behavior principles to solve practical problems. it differs from
EAB because it focuses on using empirical data that is collected in real-world settings.
What type of experimental design does ABA use?
The Reversal Design (aka A-B-A-B design)
How is data analyzed in ABA?
Graphing and Visual Analysis
What are the weaknesses of using a reversal design?
Behavior may never return to baseline levels (may not be reversible) • For example,
cannot be used for a behavior like reading •
May be considered unethical for the effects of a behavioral procedure to be reversed. •
EX: Self injurious behavior, reduction in use of crack cocaine
Baseline
•The dependent variable without any changes to the environment (all independent
variables are kept at pretreatment levels). *Note: A baseline is a valid comparison
phase, not a period of "no treatment
Which of the following behaviors would you NOT want to use a reversal design with?
behaviors that do not reverse
,Distinguish between graphs that show experimental control and those that do not
Behavior
everything an organism does including covert operants such as thinking and feelings
response
is a specific instance of behavior, but it doesn't refer to just one movement. an
integrated set of movements or a behavioral performance.
ex: During class, Jimmy threw a pencil at his peer.
Topography
Refers to the physical form or characteristic of the response.
ex: the way that an individual choose to turn on a light switch
Function
The consequence that is maintaining the behavior (the why of the behavior)
Stimulus class
Stimuli that differ on physical dimensions yet share a common effect on behavior
, Ex: Fire Drill, Tornado Drill, Hard Lock Down Drill
Response class
All the topographical forms of a behavior that have a similar consequence/effect on the
environment
Ex: "Turning on a light" is an operant class that includes flipping a switch, lighting a
candle, turning on a cell phone
independent variable(IV)
the variable that is manipulated
Dependent Variable(DV)
The variable that is measured
A researcher studied whether additional recess might increase the number of math
facts learned in a 1-month time period. Suppose the researcher tested this hypothesis
using a first-grade classroom that had extra recess time and a second-grade classroom
that had regular recess time. In this study, length of recess would be classified as the:
Independent variable
What is EAB and what is it concerned with?
A natural science approach to understanding behavior regulation, and is concerned
with controlling and changing the factors that may affect the behavior of others and
other animals so that one may observe systematic and predictable changes
What is ABA and how does it differ from EAB?
ABA is the application of behavior principles to solve practical problems. it differs from
EAB because it focuses on using empirical data that is collected in real-world settings.
What type of experimental design does ABA use?
The Reversal Design (aka A-B-A-B design)
How is data analyzed in ABA?
Graphing and Visual Analysis
What are the weaknesses of using a reversal design?
Behavior may never return to baseline levels (may not be reversible) • For example,
cannot be used for a behavior like reading •
May be considered unethical for the effects of a behavioral procedure to be reversed. •
EX: Self injurious behavior, reduction in use of crack cocaine
Baseline
•The dependent variable without any changes to the environment (all independent
variables are kept at pretreatment levels). *Note: A baseline is a valid comparison
phase, not a period of "no treatment
Which of the following behaviors would you NOT want to use a reversal design with?
behaviors that do not reverse
,Distinguish between graphs that show experimental control and those that do not
Behavior
everything an organism does including covert operants such as thinking and feelings
response
is a specific instance of behavior, but it doesn't refer to just one movement. an
integrated set of movements or a behavioral performance.
ex: During class, Jimmy threw a pencil at his peer.
Topography
Refers to the physical form or characteristic of the response.
ex: the way that an individual choose to turn on a light switch
Function
The consequence that is maintaining the behavior (the why of the behavior)
Stimulus class
Stimuli that differ on physical dimensions yet share a common effect on behavior
, Ex: Fire Drill, Tornado Drill, Hard Lock Down Drill
Response class
All the topographical forms of a behavior that have a similar consequence/effect on the
environment
Ex: "Turning on a light" is an operant class that includes flipping a switch, lighting a
candle, turning on a cell phone
independent variable(IV)
the variable that is manipulated
Dependent Variable(DV)
The variable that is measured
A researcher studied whether additional recess might increase the number of math
facts learned in a 1-month time period. Suppose the researcher tested this hypothesis
using a first-grade classroom that had extra recess time and a second-grade classroom
that had regular recess time. In this study, length of recess would be classified as the:
Independent variable
