BDS B-12 PART 1 FINAL EXAM PREP
2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
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<RECENT VERSION>
1. Which is an example of a UMO? - ANSWER ✓ an increase in painful
stimulation
2. An MO's behavior-altering effect could result in an increase or decrease in
the - ANSWER ✓ current frequency of a behavior
3. A motivating operation (MO) is always - ANSWER ✓ an antecedent
4. An MO's behavior altering effect alters the current frequency of behavior
and can be either an ____ or _______ effect - ANSWER ✓ Evocative or
abative
5. Examples of UMOs for unpleasant sensations as punishers include -
ANSWER ✓ an increase in pain and an increase in uncomfortably hot
temperatures
6. You are lying a hammock in the shade. The temperature is perfect the entire
time. After an hour you go for a swim. Going for a swim may be a result of -
ANSWER ✓ A UMO activity deprivation
7. Examples of UMOs for punishing stimuli include - ANSWER ✓ A decrease
in the temperature
,8. MOs can be classified as - ANSWER ✓ UMOs or CMOs
9. "Value-altering" refers to value of the - ANSWER ✓ reinforcer
10.The unlearned aspect of a UMO is - ANSWER ✓ value altering effect
11.Which is an example of a UMO? - ANSWER ✓ All of the above (food, an
increase, activity)
12.A three-term contingency is - ANSWER ✓ a discriminative stimulus for
punishment, a behavior, and a punisher.
13.A simple discrimination is exemplified with - ANSWER ✓ an SD, a
behavior, and a reinforcer.
14.A conditional discrimination is a discrimination in which
reinforcement of a response to a given stimulus is - ANSWER ✓ conditional
on the presence of one or more additional stimuli.
15.To establish discrimination, - ANSWER ✓ withhold reinforcement in the
absence of an sd
16.A conditional discrimination is - ANSWER ✓ a four-term contingency.
17.A conditional discrimination may consist of - ANSWER ✓ a conditional
stimulus and a three-term contingency.
18.A child can often read a word in the context of a sentence but
sometimes mispronounces the word when it appears in
isolation. To correct this, provide practice at reading the word - ANSWER ✓
mixed randomly with other words in a deck of flash cards.
19.In a matching-to-sample task, whether or not the selection of
a comparison stimulus is reinforced depends on - ANSWER ✓ the sample
stimulus.
20.A game leader gives an instruction (e.g., "touch your head"),
the players respond according to the instruction and their
, responses are reinforced (the players stay in the game) only if
the statement, "Simon says..." precedes the instruction. The
fourth term in this contingency is - ANSWER ✓ the statement, "Simon
says..."
21.A pigeon's pecking of a red key is reinforced with food only
when the chamber lights are on. When the chamber lights are
off, only pecking on a green key produces food. The green key
is - ANSWER ✓ an SD when the chamber lights are OFF and an SA when
they are ON.
22.Discrimination is the result of - ANSWER ✓ differential reinforcement.
23.You are driving down the highway approaching a billboard, behind which
police often hide to catch speeders. They never sit anywhere else to catch
speeders. You are often recklessly unconcerned about your safety, so you
typically dont care about you apeed, but you dont want to get a speeding
ticket. As you approsch the billboard, you look at you speedometer. With
respect to looking at speedometer, the billboard is
- conditioned reinforcer
- S^d
- CMO-T - ANSWER ✓ CMO-T
24.A child with autism frequently asks the teacher to eat by himself when it
gets too noisy im the cafeteria. Usually the teacher grants this request.
However, if the teacher is not there, the child must remain in the cafeteria,
which occasionally causes problems. The teacher's presence is - ANSWER
✓ An Sd
25.An MO - ANSWER ✓ alters the reinforcing value of an object, event, or
stimulus.
26.You are teaching a hungry child to say "Fork". You place a plate of food in
fromt of her, but no fork. With respect to saying "Fork", the food with no
fork is - ANSWER ✓ CMO-T
, 27.You are driving down a stretch of highway low on gas. In the distance, you
see a lighted gas station sign and take the next exit. The sign in the distance
is - ANSWER ✓ An Sd
28.You begin to read a book, but the words look blurry. The blurry words could
have an - ANSWER ✓ Are an MO for tour eyeglasses
29."A stimulus (a) in the presence of which particular behavior has been
previously reinforced AND (b) in the absence of which a particular behavior
has not been reinforced" requires - ANSWER ✓ Both (a) and (b) to define
an Sd
30.A child who engages in self-injurious behavior to get attention has been
sitrinf alone frequently for a long time. His mother walks into the room and
he begins to hit himself. The mother walkimg into the room is probably -
ANSWER ✓ An Sd
31.A child walks into a kitchen. Her mother is sitting at the table with a plate of
cookies. The child says, "Cookie," and proceeds to approach the table.
Saying "cookie" is under the control of - ANSWER ✓ cannot determine
32.You are teaching a hungry child to say "Fork". You place a plate of food in
front of her, but no fork. With respect to saying "Fork", hunger is -
ANSWER ✓ A UMO
33.You are driving down a stretch of a high way - ANSWER ✓ A conditioned
reinforcer
34.You are driving down the highway low on gas, as indicated by your gas
gauge. In the distance, you see a lighted gas station sign and take the next
exit. With respect to taking the exit, your gas gauge pointing toward empty
is - ANSWER ✓ A CMO-T
35.You begin to read a book, but the words look blurry. Most likely, the blurry
words - ANSWER ✓ *ALL OF THE ABOVE -
Are an MO for your eye glasses;
Are an EO for your eye glasses;
Are an AO for being handed an additional book
2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. Which is an example of a UMO? - ANSWER ✓ an increase in painful
stimulation
2. An MO's behavior-altering effect could result in an increase or decrease in
the - ANSWER ✓ current frequency of a behavior
3. A motivating operation (MO) is always - ANSWER ✓ an antecedent
4. An MO's behavior altering effect alters the current frequency of behavior
and can be either an ____ or _______ effect - ANSWER ✓ Evocative or
abative
5. Examples of UMOs for unpleasant sensations as punishers include -
ANSWER ✓ an increase in pain and an increase in uncomfortably hot
temperatures
6. You are lying a hammock in the shade. The temperature is perfect the entire
time. After an hour you go for a swim. Going for a swim may be a result of -
ANSWER ✓ A UMO activity deprivation
7. Examples of UMOs for punishing stimuli include - ANSWER ✓ A decrease
in the temperature
,8. MOs can be classified as - ANSWER ✓ UMOs or CMOs
9. "Value-altering" refers to value of the - ANSWER ✓ reinforcer
10.The unlearned aspect of a UMO is - ANSWER ✓ value altering effect
11.Which is an example of a UMO? - ANSWER ✓ All of the above (food, an
increase, activity)
12.A three-term contingency is - ANSWER ✓ a discriminative stimulus for
punishment, a behavior, and a punisher.
13.A simple discrimination is exemplified with - ANSWER ✓ an SD, a
behavior, and a reinforcer.
14.A conditional discrimination is a discrimination in which
reinforcement of a response to a given stimulus is - ANSWER ✓ conditional
on the presence of one or more additional stimuli.
15.To establish discrimination, - ANSWER ✓ withhold reinforcement in the
absence of an sd
16.A conditional discrimination is - ANSWER ✓ a four-term contingency.
17.A conditional discrimination may consist of - ANSWER ✓ a conditional
stimulus and a three-term contingency.
18.A child can often read a word in the context of a sentence but
sometimes mispronounces the word when it appears in
isolation. To correct this, provide practice at reading the word - ANSWER ✓
mixed randomly with other words in a deck of flash cards.
19.In a matching-to-sample task, whether or not the selection of
a comparison stimulus is reinforced depends on - ANSWER ✓ the sample
stimulus.
20.A game leader gives an instruction (e.g., "touch your head"),
the players respond according to the instruction and their
, responses are reinforced (the players stay in the game) only if
the statement, "Simon says..." precedes the instruction. The
fourth term in this contingency is - ANSWER ✓ the statement, "Simon
says..."
21.A pigeon's pecking of a red key is reinforced with food only
when the chamber lights are on. When the chamber lights are
off, only pecking on a green key produces food. The green key
is - ANSWER ✓ an SD when the chamber lights are OFF and an SA when
they are ON.
22.Discrimination is the result of - ANSWER ✓ differential reinforcement.
23.You are driving down the highway approaching a billboard, behind which
police often hide to catch speeders. They never sit anywhere else to catch
speeders. You are often recklessly unconcerned about your safety, so you
typically dont care about you apeed, but you dont want to get a speeding
ticket. As you approsch the billboard, you look at you speedometer. With
respect to looking at speedometer, the billboard is
- conditioned reinforcer
- S^d
- CMO-T - ANSWER ✓ CMO-T
24.A child with autism frequently asks the teacher to eat by himself when it
gets too noisy im the cafeteria. Usually the teacher grants this request.
However, if the teacher is not there, the child must remain in the cafeteria,
which occasionally causes problems. The teacher's presence is - ANSWER
✓ An Sd
25.An MO - ANSWER ✓ alters the reinforcing value of an object, event, or
stimulus.
26.You are teaching a hungry child to say "Fork". You place a plate of food in
fromt of her, but no fork. With respect to saying "Fork", the food with no
fork is - ANSWER ✓ CMO-T
, 27.You are driving down a stretch of highway low on gas. In the distance, you
see a lighted gas station sign and take the next exit. The sign in the distance
is - ANSWER ✓ An Sd
28.You begin to read a book, but the words look blurry. The blurry words could
have an - ANSWER ✓ Are an MO for tour eyeglasses
29."A stimulus (a) in the presence of which particular behavior has been
previously reinforced AND (b) in the absence of which a particular behavior
has not been reinforced" requires - ANSWER ✓ Both (a) and (b) to define
an Sd
30.A child who engages in self-injurious behavior to get attention has been
sitrinf alone frequently for a long time. His mother walks into the room and
he begins to hit himself. The mother walkimg into the room is probably -
ANSWER ✓ An Sd
31.A child walks into a kitchen. Her mother is sitting at the table with a plate of
cookies. The child says, "Cookie," and proceeds to approach the table.
Saying "cookie" is under the control of - ANSWER ✓ cannot determine
32.You are teaching a hungry child to say "Fork". You place a plate of food in
front of her, but no fork. With respect to saying "Fork", hunger is -
ANSWER ✓ A UMO
33.You are driving down a stretch of a high way - ANSWER ✓ A conditioned
reinforcer
34.You are driving down the highway low on gas, as indicated by your gas
gauge. In the distance, you see a lighted gas station sign and take the next
exit. With respect to taking the exit, your gas gauge pointing toward empty
is - ANSWER ✓ A CMO-T
35.You begin to read a book, but the words look blurry. Most likely, the blurry
words - ANSWER ✓ *ALL OF THE ABOVE -
Are an MO for your eye glasses;
Are an EO for your eye glasses;
Are an AO for being handed an additional book
