ABA FINAL EXAM Questions with Answers (100% Correct
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A behavior that occurs a result of a rule rather than a direct reinforcement is referred to as: —
Answer: rule governed behavior
Sometimes the principal in your school visits classrooms and passes out "caught being good
passes" to random students she observes engaging in appropriate behavior. The students can
use the passes to get extra recess once a month. The principal walking into the classroom is an
example of: —Answer: discriminative stimulus
____________ increases or decreases the value/effectiveness of a reinforcer: —Answer:
motivating operation
An antecedent stimulus that is correlated with the availability of reinforcement is referred to
as... —Answer: discriminative stimulus
A reinforcer that is unlearned is a... —Answer: unconditioned reinforcer
A teacher tells the student on the first day of school what to do during a tornado drill. A couple
of days later the alarm sounds and all of her students go in the hallway and crouch down with
their hands over their head. This is an example of... —Answer: rule governed behavior
A student throws a tantrum when he has to do math worksheets. He does this every day. Every
day the teacher tells him to take a break in the hallway when he throws the tantrum. The
reinforcer for the student in this situation is... —Answer: escaping the math worksheets
One of your students does not regularly eat breakfast, he comes to school hungry a lot. When he
arrives at school he often puts away all of his belongings and sits at his desk with his hands
folded because he knows that you pass out breakfast to the students when they have all of their
belongings put away. Being hungry is an... —Answer: establishing operation
The three term contingency consists of... —Answer: antecedent, behavior, consequence
An antecedent stimulus that is correlated with the availability of reinforcement is referred to
as... —Answer: discriminative stimulus
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, Ms. Carson shows Daniel a flash card with the word "car" on it. She says, "what word? Car."
Daniel repeats the word and receives praise. Ms.Carson then provides Daniel with three
seconds to respond before providing him with the correct answer. This prompting procedure is
called: —Answer: time delay
Mr. Nader has been teaching Marsha to wash her hands. Marsha is able to do most of the steps
(pump the soap, rub her hands together, dry her hands), but needs help with turning on the
water, rinsing her hands, and tearing off a paper towel. Mr Nader prompts Marsha to wash her
hands, lets her do all of the steps she can do on her own, and provide assistance only when she
needs it. Which prompting procedure is Mr. Nader using? —Answer: graduated guidance
Mrs. Browning is using the following prompting procedure to teach Jamie to write the first
letter of his name. After she hands Jamie the pencil, she puts her hand over his hand and moves
it to form the letter J. Then she tells him to write the letter J verbally (without physical
assistance). What prompting procedure is Mrs. Browning using? —Answer: most to least
Laurie is going to a party, but she's driving around lost. She stops and takes out her GPS
navigator and uses it to find the address. Being lost is a ______________. —Answer: motivating
operation
Alex spits on his worksheets when is assigned a challenging academic task. When he spits on
his work during math class, his teacher lets him escape the task. When he spits on his work
during reading, his teacher does not let him escape the task. Alex has stopped spitting on his
work in reading class. Alex's reading teacher has become a __________ for Alex's spitting
behavior. —Answer: stimulus delta
Walking through the Short North, you notice a homeless person seeking food as he is really
hungry. He is begging for food and looking in the trashcans. You decide to buy him some food
from a local restaurant to take him. This behavior of searching for food and begging other for
food immediately decreased. The effect on the homeless person after you gave him the food
exemplifies? —Answer: an abolishing operation
Which of the following is not an unconditioned motivating operation? —Answer: shortage of
money
Your behavior of walking to your door increases whenever you hear your doorbell ring. This is
an example of _______________. —Answer: stimulus control
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A behavior that occurs a result of a rule rather than a direct reinforcement is referred to as: —
Answer: rule governed behavior
Sometimes the principal in your school visits classrooms and passes out "caught being good
passes" to random students she observes engaging in appropriate behavior. The students can
use the passes to get extra recess once a month. The principal walking into the classroom is an
example of: —Answer: discriminative stimulus
____________ increases or decreases the value/effectiveness of a reinforcer: —Answer:
motivating operation
An antecedent stimulus that is correlated with the availability of reinforcement is referred to
as... —Answer: discriminative stimulus
A reinforcer that is unlearned is a... —Answer: unconditioned reinforcer
A teacher tells the student on the first day of school what to do during a tornado drill. A couple
of days later the alarm sounds and all of her students go in the hallway and crouch down with
their hands over their head. This is an example of... —Answer: rule governed behavior
A student throws a tantrum when he has to do math worksheets. He does this every day. Every
day the teacher tells him to take a break in the hallway when he throws the tantrum. The
reinforcer for the student in this situation is... —Answer: escaping the math worksheets
One of your students does not regularly eat breakfast, he comes to school hungry a lot. When he
arrives at school he often puts away all of his belongings and sits at his desk with his hands
folded because he knows that you pass out breakfast to the students when they have all of their
belongings put away. Being hungry is an... —Answer: establishing operation
The three term contingency consists of... —Answer: antecedent, behavior, consequence
An antecedent stimulus that is correlated with the availability of reinforcement is referred to
as... —Answer: discriminative stimulus
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, Ms. Carson shows Daniel a flash card with the word "car" on it. She says, "what word? Car."
Daniel repeats the word and receives praise. Ms.Carson then provides Daniel with three
seconds to respond before providing him with the correct answer. This prompting procedure is
called: —Answer: time delay
Mr. Nader has been teaching Marsha to wash her hands. Marsha is able to do most of the steps
(pump the soap, rub her hands together, dry her hands), but needs help with turning on the
water, rinsing her hands, and tearing off a paper towel. Mr Nader prompts Marsha to wash her
hands, lets her do all of the steps she can do on her own, and provide assistance only when she
needs it. Which prompting procedure is Mr. Nader using? —Answer: graduated guidance
Mrs. Browning is using the following prompting procedure to teach Jamie to write the first
letter of his name. After she hands Jamie the pencil, she puts her hand over his hand and moves
it to form the letter J. Then she tells him to write the letter J verbally (without physical
assistance). What prompting procedure is Mrs. Browning using? —Answer: most to least
Laurie is going to a party, but she's driving around lost. She stops and takes out her GPS
navigator and uses it to find the address. Being lost is a ______________. —Answer: motivating
operation
Alex spits on his worksheets when is assigned a challenging academic task. When he spits on
his work during math class, his teacher lets him escape the task. When he spits on his work
during reading, his teacher does not let him escape the task. Alex has stopped spitting on his
work in reading class. Alex's reading teacher has become a __________ for Alex's spitting
behavior. —Answer: stimulus delta
Walking through the Short North, you notice a homeless person seeking food as he is really
hungry. He is begging for food and looking in the trashcans. You decide to buy him some food
from a local restaurant to take him. This behavior of searching for food and begging other for
food immediately decreased. The effect on the homeless person after you gave him the food
exemplifies? —Answer: an abolishing operation
Which of the following is not an unconditioned motivating operation? —Answer: shortage of
money
Your behavior of walking to your door increases whenever you hear your doorbell ring. This is
an example of _______________. —Answer: stimulus control
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