EDF 6225 Exam #2 Questions with Correct
Answers 2025
FunctionalGRelationshipG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
theGresultsGofGanGexperimentGthatGdescribeGtheGoccurrenceGofGtheGphenomenaGunderGstudyGasGaG
functionGofGtheGoperationGofGoneGorGmoreGspecifiedGandGcontrolledGvariablesGinGtheGexperimentGi
nGwhichGspecificGchangeGinGoneGeventG(dependentGvariable)GcanGbeGproducedGbyGmanipulatingGa
notherGeventG(theGindependentGvariable)GandGthatGtheGchangeGinGtheGdependentGvariableGwasGun
likelyGtheGresultGofGotherGfactorsG(confoundingGvariable).
FunctionalGRelationshipG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
ItGshowsGspecificGmanipulationsGofGoneGeventG(IV)GproduceGaGchangeGinGotherGeventsG(DV)GandGth
atGchangeGinGtheGDVGwasGunlikelyGtheGresultGofGextraneousGfactorsG(confoundingGvariables)-
GthisGfindingGisGthe....
IndependentGVariableG(IV)G-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
TheGvariableGthatGisGsystematicallyGmanipulatedGbyGtheGresearcherGinGanGexperimentGtoGseeGwhet
herGchangesGinGtheGindependentGvariableGproduceGreliableGchangesGinGtheGdependentGvariable.GI
nGappliedGbehaviorGanalysis,GitGisGusuallyGanGenvironmentGeventGorGconditionGantecedentGorGcons
equentGtoGtheGdependentGvariable.G(sometimesGcalledGtheGinterventionGorGtreatmentGvariable)
DependentGVariableG(DV)G-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
TheGmeasuredGbehaviorGinGanGexperimentGtoGdetermineGifGitGchangesGasGaGresultGofGmanipulation
sGofGtheGindependentGvariable;GinGappliedGbehaviorGanalysis,GitGrepresentsGsomeGmeasureGofGaGso
ciallyGsignificantGbehavior.G(TargetGbehavior)
antecedentG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
isGtheGenvironmentalGconditionsGorGstimulusGchangesGthatGexistGorGoccurGpriorGtoGtheGbehaviorGof
Ginterest.
BehaviorG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-AnGorganism'sGinteractionGwithGtheGenvironment.
, ConsequenceG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
isGanythingGimmediatelyGfollowingGaGbehaviorGinGwhichGweGareGinterested.
StimulusGClassG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
AGgroupGofGstimuliGthatGareGsimilarGalongGoneGorGmoreGdimensionsG(forGexample,GtheyGlookGorGso
undGsimilar,GtheyGhaveGaGcommonGeffectGonGbehavior,GorGtheyGoccurGatGsimilarGtimesGrelativeGtoGt
heGresponse).
StimulusGClassG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
YouGshowGaGstudentGaGbanana,Gkiwi,GstrawberryGandGplum.GYouGaskGtheGstudent,G"WhatGareGthese
?"GTheGstudentGsays,G"Fruit",GevenGthoughGtheyGareGallGdifferentGfruits.
ResponseGClassG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
isGaGgroupGofGresponsesGthatGproduceGtheGsameGeffectGonGtheGenvironment.G(inGotherGwords,Gsev
eralGbehaviorsGthatGhaveGtheGsameGfunction.)
ResponseGClassG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
AGpatientGengagesGinGheadGbanging,Gscreaming,GandGhittingGstaffGwhichGallGproduceGtheGsameGeff
ectGonGtheGenvironment;GtheGpatientGcanGescapeGtheirGnon-preferredGtherapies.
TheG4GReinforcerGDimensionsG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
RateGofGreinforcement,GQualityGofGreinforcement,GReinforcerGDelay,GandGResponseGeffort.
RateGofGreinforcementG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-isGtheGnumberGofGreinforcementsGperGtime
QualityGofGreinforcementG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
howGgoodGisGthatGreinforcerGcomparedGtoGotherGsimilarGreinforcers
ReinforcerGDelayG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
refersGtoGwhetherGaccessGtoGreinforcersGearnedGwasGimmediateGorGdelayed.
Answers 2025
FunctionalGRelationshipG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
theGresultsGofGanGexperimentGthatGdescribeGtheGoccurrenceGofGtheGphenomenaGunderGstudyGasGaG
functionGofGtheGoperationGofGoneGorGmoreGspecifiedGandGcontrolledGvariablesGinGtheGexperimentGi
nGwhichGspecificGchangeGinGoneGeventG(dependentGvariable)GcanGbeGproducedGbyGmanipulatingGa
notherGeventG(theGindependentGvariable)GandGthatGtheGchangeGinGtheGdependentGvariableGwasGun
likelyGtheGresultGofGotherGfactorsG(confoundingGvariable).
FunctionalGRelationshipG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
ItGshowsGspecificGmanipulationsGofGoneGeventG(IV)GproduceGaGchangeGinGotherGeventsG(DV)GandGth
atGchangeGinGtheGDVGwasGunlikelyGtheGresultGofGextraneousGfactorsG(confoundingGvariables)-
GthisGfindingGisGthe....
IndependentGVariableG(IV)G-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
TheGvariableGthatGisGsystematicallyGmanipulatedGbyGtheGresearcherGinGanGexperimentGtoGseeGwhet
herGchangesGinGtheGindependentGvariableGproduceGreliableGchangesGinGtheGdependentGvariable.GI
nGappliedGbehaviorGanalysis,GitGisGusuallyGanGenvironmentGeventGorGconditionGantecedentGorGcons
equentGtoGtheGdependentGvariable.G(sometimesGcalledGtheGinterventionGorGtreatmentGvariable)
DependentGVariableG(DV)G-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
TheGmeasuredGbehaviorGinGanGexperimentGtoGdetermineGifGitGchangesGasGaGresultGofGmanipulation
sGofGtheGindependentGvariable;GinGappliedGbehaviorGanalysis,GitGrepresentsGsomeGmeasureGofGaGso
ciallyGsignificantGbehavior.G(TargetGbehavior)
antecedentG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
isGtheGenvironmentalGconditionsGorGstimulusGchangesGthatGexistGorGoccurGpriorGtoGtheGbehaviorGof
Ginterest.
BehaviorG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-AnGorganism'sGinteractionGwithGtheGenvironment.
, ConsequenceG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
isGanythingGimmediatelyGfollowingGaGbehaviorGinGwhichGweGareGinterested.
StimulusGClassG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
AGgroupGofGstimuliGthatGareGsimilarGalongGoneGorGmoreGdimensionsG(forGexample,GtheyGlookGorGso
undGsimilar,GtheyGhaveGaGcommonGeffectGonGbehavior,GorGtheyGoccurGatGsimilarGtimesGrelativeGtoGt
heGresponse).
StimulusGClassG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
YouGshowGaGstudentGaGbanana,Gkiwi,GstrawberryGandGplum.GYouGaskGtheGstudent,G"WhatGareGthese
?"GTheGstudentGsays,G"Fruit",GevenGthoughGtheyGareGallGdifferentGfruits.
ResponseGClassG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
isGaGgroupGofGresponsesGthatGproduceGtheGsameGeffectGonGtheGenvironment.G(inGotherGwords,Gsev
eralGbehaviorsGthatGhaveGtheGsameGfunction.)
ResponseGClassG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
AGpatientGengagesGinGheadGbanging,Gscreaming,GandGhittingGstaffGwhichGallGproduceGtheGsameGeff
ectGonGtheGenvironment;GtheGpatientGcanGescapeGtheirGnon-preferredGtherapies.
TheG4GReinforcerGDimensionsG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
RateGofGreinforcement,GQualityGofGreinforcement,GReinforcerGDelay,GandGResponseGeffort.
RateGofGreinforcementG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-isGtheGnumberGofGreinforcementsGperGtime
QualityGofGreinforcementG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
howGgoodGisGthatGreinforcerGcomparedGtoGotherGsimilarGreinforcers
ReinforcerGDelayG-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
refersGtoGwhetherGaccessGtoGreinforcersGearnedGwasGimmediateGorGdelayed.
