BDS MODULES B17-B21 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026
You are teaching a hungry child to request "fork". you place a plate of food in front
of the child, and you do not provide a fork. With respect to saying "fork", the
presence of food without a fork is - CORRECT ANSWERS - CMO-T
You begin to read a book, but the words look blurry. Most likely, the blurry words -
CORRECT ANSWERS - all of the above
are an AO for being handed an additional book
are an EO for you eye glasses
are an MO for you eye glasses
You begin to read a book, but the words look blurry. Most likely, the blurry words -
CORRECT ANSWERS - are an MO for your eyeglasses
A plate of food and no fork is place in front of a hungry child. If the child says
"fork" you provide one. If you are not present, there is no one else to give her a
fork. You are - CORRECT ANSWERS - an SD
,You are driving down the highway low on gas. In the distance, you see a lighted
gas station sign and take the next exit. With respect to driving toward the sign,
reaching the sign is - CORRECT ANSWERS - a conditioned reinforcer
You are teaching a hungry child to request "fork". You place a plate of food in front
of the child, and you do not provide a fork. With respect to saying "fork", hunger is
- CORRECT ANSWERS - a UMO
A child in your class frequently asks the teacher to eat alone in the classroom when
it gets too noisy in the cafeteria. Usually the teacher grants this request. However,
if it is noisy and the teacher is not there, the child must remain in the cafeteria. The
teacher's presence is - CORRECT ANSWERS - an SD
For a stimulus to be an SD, in its absence the behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS - is
not followed by a consequence that would have reinforcing value at the time
You begin to read a book, but the words look blurry. The blurry words could have
an - CORRECT ANSWERS - evocative effect on looking for glasses
You begin to read a book, but the words look blurry. You see your glasses sitting
next to your spouse who typically gives them to you when you ask. You say,
"Please pass my glasses". Most likely - CORRECT ANSWERS - your spouse and the
glasses sitting beside your spouse make up an SD for requesting glasses
You begin to read a book but the words look blurry. The blurry words could have
an - CORRECT ANSWERS - all of the above
abative effect on reading
,abative effect on requesting additional reading material
evocative effect on looking for glasses
A toddler ignores a particular toy. When a peer (mary) begins to play with it, the
toddler approaches Mary. With respect to this approach, Mary playing with the toy
is - CORRECT ANSWERS - CMO-T
A child walks into a kitchen. There are no people around. The child says, "cookie"
walks to the cupboard, opens the door takes a cookies, and eats it. Most likely,
saying cookie is - CORRECT ANSWERS - Under the control of food deprivation as
an MO
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 typically don't care about
about your speed, but you don't want to get a speeding ticket. As you approach the
billboard, you look at your speedometer. With respect to looking at the
speedometer, the billboard is - CORRECT ANSWERS - a CMO-T
An SD - CORRECT ANSWERS - indicates the availability of reinforcement.
You are driving down the road and see police lights in your rear-view mirror. With
respect to pulling over, the police lights are - CORRECT ANSWERS - an MO
A child in your class frequently asks to be squeezed in a gym mat. When requests
for the mat will be granted, the mat is kept in corner. At other times it is kept out
, sight and requests to use the mat are denied. With respect to requesting the mat, the
mat being in the corner is - CORRECT ANSWERS - a SD
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS
- a CMO-T
Consider "a given stimulus (a) in the presence of which a particular behavior has
been previously reinforced AND (b) in the absence of which a particular behavior
has not been reinforced. "when BOTH (a) and (b) are true, the previous sentence
defines - CORRECT ANSWERS - an SD only
An SD - CORRECT ANSWERS - all of the above
You begin to read a bok, but the words look blurry. You see your glasses sitting
next to your spouse who gives them to you when you ask. You say, "please pass my
glasses" - CORRECT ANSWERS - evocative effect
An MO - CORRECT ANSWERS - alters the reinforcing value of an object, effect, or
stimulus
You are driving down the 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 - CORRECT
ANSWERS - an SD
A child engages in self-injurous behavior maintained by attention. The child has
been sitting alone quietly for a long time. Self-injury suddenly commences when
(VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026
You are teaching a hungry child to request "fork". you place a plate of food in front
of the child, and you do not provide a fork. With respect to saying "fork", the
presence of food without a fork is - CORRECT ANSWERS - CMO-T
You begin to read a book, but the words look blurry. Most likely, the blurry words -
CORRECT ANSWERS - all of the above
are an AO for being handed an additional book
are an EO for you eye glasses
are an MO for you eye glasses
You begin to read a book, but the words look blurry. Most likely, the blurry words -
CORRECT ANSWERS - are an MO for your eyeglasses
A plate of food and no fork is place in front of a hungry child. If the child says
"fork" you provide one. If you are not present, there is no one else to give her a
fork. You are - CORRECT ANSWERS - an SD
,You are driving down the highway low on gas. In the distance, you see a lighted
gas station sign and take the next exit. With respect to driving toward the sign,
reaching the sign is - CORRECT ANSWERS - a conditioned reinforcer
You are teaching a hungry child to request "fork". You place a plate of food in front
of the child, and you do not provide a fork. With respect to saying "fork", hunger is
- CORRECT ANSWERS - a UMO
A child in your class frequently asks the teacher to eat alone in the classroom when
it gets too noisy in the cafeteria. Usually the teacher grants this request. However,
if it is noisy and the teacher is not there, the child must remain in the cafeteria. The
teacher's presence is - CORRECT ANSWERS - an SD
For a stimulus to be an SD, in its absence the behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS - is
not followed by a consequence that would have reinforcing value at the time
You begin to read a book, but the words look blurry. The blurry words could have
an - CORRECT ANSWERS - evocative effect on looking for glasses
You begin to read a book, but the words look blurry. You see your glasses sitting
next to your spouse who typically gives them to you when you ask. You say,
"Please pass my glasses". Most likely - CORRECT ANSWERS - your spouse and the
glasses sitting beside your spouse make up an SD for requesting glasses
You begin to read a book but the words look blurry. The blurry words could have
an - CORRECT ANSWERS - all of the above
abative effect on reading
,abative effect on requesting additional reading material
evocative effect on looking for glasses
A toddler ignores a particular toy. When a peer (mary) begins to play with it, the
toddler approaches Mary. With respect to this approach, Mary playing with the toy
is - CORRECT ANSWERS - CMO-T
A child walks into a kitchen. There are no people around. The child says, "cookie"
walks to the cupboard, opens the door takes a cookies, and eats it. Most likely,
saying cookie is - CORRECT ANSWERS - Under the control of food deprivation as
an MO
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 typically don't care about
about your speed, but you don't want to get a speeding ticket. As you approach the
billboard, you look at your speedometer. With respect to looking at the
speedometer, the billboard is - CORRECT ANSWERS - a CMO-T
An SD - CORRECT ANSWERS - indicates the availability of reinforcement.
You are driving down the road and see police lights in your rear-view mirror. With
respect to pulling over, the police lights are - CORRECT ANSWERS - an MO
A child in your class frequently asks to be squeezed in a gym mat. When requests
for the mat will be granted, the mat is kept in corner. At other times it is kept out
, sight and requests to use the mat are denied. With respect to requesting the mat, the
mat being in the corner is - CORRECT ANSWERS - a SD
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS
- a CMO-T
Consider "a given stimulus (a) in the presence of which a particular behavior has
been previously reinforced AND (b) in the absence of which a particular behavior
has not been reinforced. "when BOTH (a) and (b) are true, the previous sentence
defines - CORRECT ANSWERS - an SD only
An SD - CORRECT ANSWERS - all of the above
You begin to read a bok, but the words look blurry. You see your glasses sitting
next to your spouse who gives them to you when you ask. You say, "please pass my
glasses" - CORRECT ANSWERS - evocative effect
An MO - CORRECT ANSWERS - alters the reinforcing value of an object, effect, or
stimulus
You are driving down the 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 - CORRECT
ANSWERS - an SD
A child engages in self-injurous behavior maintained by attention. The child has
been sitting alone quietly for a long time. Self-injury suddenly commences when
