EDSP 4340 TEST 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
ABC's of Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Antecedent- What occurs before behavior (people or events),
serve as cues, do not cause behavior.
Behavior- Action of student (appropriate or inappropriate)
- Consequence- What occurs after the behavior (reinforcement or punishment) Can be adding or taking
something away from the environment.
ABC Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Writing down a sequence of events beginning with antecedent,
followed by behavior, and ending with consequences.
Reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔increases the probability that the behavior it follows will increase
the rate of it in the future. an event that follows the behavior. can be positive or negative.
Punishment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔decreases the probability that the behavior it follows will occur in
the future. Positive or negative.
Positive Reinforcer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔(Pleasant) Event presented or applied following a behavior
that increases the likelihood that the behavior will occur in the future. Preferred by student, ex: bonus
points or praise.
Positive Punisher - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔(Unpleasant) Event presented or applied following a behavior
that decreases the likelihood that the behavior will occur in the future.
Negative Punisher - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔(Pleasant) Event withdrawn or removed following a behavior
that decreases the likelihood that the behavior will occur in the future.
Negative Reinforcer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔(Unpleasant) Event withdrawn or removed following a
behavior that increases the likelihood that the behavior will occur in the future.
Applied Behavior Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the science in which procedures derived from the
principles of behavior are systematically applied to improve socially significant behavior to a meaningful
, degree and to demonstrate experimentally that the procedures employed were responsible for the
improvement in behavior
Characteristics of ABA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Performance based
2. Uses principles of behavior
3. Analytic
4. Applied
Satiation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Occurs when the student has been repeatedly exposed to the
reinforcer. The reinforcer no longer reinforces the behavior.
Secondary Reinforcer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Stimuli that are neutral but acquire reinforcing qualities
through pairing with a primary reinforcers.
Also called conditioned reinforcer which indludes verbal praise, preferred activities, and token
exchange.
Premack Principle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Low-frequency behaviors are followed by high-frequency
behaviors.
Fixed ratio (FR) Schedule - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Reinforcement occurs each time a set number of
behaviors are performed.
ex: 5 hand raises = 1 reinforcer
Variable-Ratio (VR) Schedule - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔number of responses required to receive
reinforcement varies around some average.
ex: Teacher wants 30 math problems completed on average
15 problems= i reinforcer
40 problems= 1 reinforcer
25 problems= 1 reinforcer
ABC's of Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Antecedent- What occurs before behavior (people or events),
serve as cues, do not cause behavior.
Behavior- Action of student (appropriate or inappropriate)
- Consequence- What occurs after the behavior (reinforcement or punishment) Can be adding or taking
something away from the environment.
ABC Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Writing down a sequence of events beginning with antecedent,
followed by behavior, and ending with consequences.
Reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔increases the probability that the behavior it follows will increase
the rate of it in the future. an event that follows the behavior. can be positive or negative.
Punishment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔decreases the probability that the behavior it follows will occur in
the future. Positive or negative.
Positive Reinforcer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔(Pleasant) Event presented or applied following a behavior
that increases the likelihood that the behavior will occur in the future. Preferred by student, ex: bonus
points or praise.
Positive Punisher - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔(Unpleasant) Event presented or applied following a behavior
that decreases the likelihood that the behavior will occur in the future.
Negative Punisher - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔(Pleasant) Event withdrawn or removed following a behavior
that decreases the likelihood that the behavior will occur in the future.
Negative Reinforcer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔(Unpleasant) Event withdrawn or removed following a
behavior that increases the likelihood that the behavior will occur in the future.
Applied Behavior Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the science in which procedures derived from the
principles of behavior are systematically applied to improve socially significant behavior to a meaningful
, degree and to demonstrate experimentally that the procedures employed were responsible for the
improvement in behavior
Characteristics of ABA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Performance based
2. Uses principles of behavior
3. Analytic
4. Applied
Satiation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Occurs when the student has been repeatedly exposed to the
reinforcer. The reinforcer no longer reinforces the behavior.
Secondary Reinforcer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Stimuli that are neutral but acquire reinforcing qualities
through pairing with a primary reinforcers.
Also called conditioned reinforcer which indludes verbal praise, preferred activities, and token
exchange.
Premack Principle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Low-frequency behaviors are followed by high-frequency
behaviors.
Fixed ratio (FR) Schedule - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Reinforcement occurs each time a set number of
behaviors are performed.
ex: 5 hand raises = 1 reinforcer
Variable-Ratio (VR) Schedule - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔number of responses required to receive
reinforcement varies around some average.
ex: Teacher wants 30 math problems completed on average
15 problems= i reinforcer
40 problems= 1 reinforcer
25 problems= 1 reinforcer
