EDF 6225 Foundations of ABA EXAM STUDY
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Section 1: Basic Principles & Concepts (Questions 1-25)
1. What is the primary focus of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)?
A. Analyzing unconscious motives
B. Changing inner thoughts and feelings
C. Applying laws of behavior to improve socially significant behaviors
D. Diagnosing psychological disorders
2. Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of ABA as described
by Baer, Wolf, and Risley?
A. Applied
B. Behavioral
C. Cognitive
D. Technological
3. The philosophy underlying ABA, which posits that behavior is the product
of environmental contingencies, is known as:
A. Mentalism
B. Structuralism
C. Radical Behaviorism
D. Methodological Behaviorism
4. A behavior that is observable and measurable is referred to as a(n):
A. Covert behavior
B. Response class
C. Operant behavior
D. Overt behavior
5. The basic principle that a behavior followed by a reinforcing stimulus is
more likely to occur again is:
,A. Punishment
B. Negative Reinforcement
C. Positive Reinforcement
D. Extinction
6. What is the antecedent stimulus that evokes a behavior because it has been
correlated with the availability of reinforcement?
A. Motivating Operation (MO)
B. Discriminative Stimulus (Sd)
C. Unconditioned Stimulus (US)
D. Neutral Stimulus (NS)
7. A teacher presents a math problem (Sd), the student raises their hand
(response), and the teacher provides praise (reinforcer). This is an example of
a:
A. Three-term contingency
B. Behavioral cusp
C. Conditioned emotional response
D. Stimulus delta
8. Which of the following increases the future frequency of behavior by
the removal of a stimulus?
A. Positive Punishment
B. Negative Punishment
C. Positive Reinforcement
D. Negative Reinforcement
9. A stimulus that gains its reinforcing properties through pairing with other
reinforcers is called a(n):
A. Unconditioned Reinforcer
B. Conditioned Reinforcer
C. Generalized Conditioned Reinforcer
D. Automatic Reinforcer
10. Money and tokens are examples of:
A. Unconditioned Reinforcers
, B. Conditioned Reinforcers
C. Generalized Conditioned Reinforcers
D. Primary Reinforcers
11. An event that decreases the future frequency of the behavior it follows is:
A. Reinforcement
B. Punishment
C. An establishing operation
D. A discriminative stimulus
12. When a behavior is followed by the presentation of a stimulus that
decreases the future frequency of the behavior, it is:
A. Negative Reinforcement
B. Positive Punishment
C. Negative Punishment
D. Positive Reinforcement
13. Response cost and time-out are two common types of:
A. Positive Reinforcement
B. Negative Reinforcement
C. Positive Punishment
D. Negative Punishment
14. The process by which a behavior is weakened by the removal of the
reinforcing consequence is:
A. Extinction
B. Punishment
C. Satiation
D. Forgetting
15. An "extinction burst" often includes a temporary:
A. Decrease in behavior variability
B. Increase in the frequency, duration, or intensity of the behavior
C. Immediate cessation of the behavior
D. Increase in collateral positive emotions
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
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Section 1: Basic Principles & Concepts (Questions 1-25)
1. What is the primary focus of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)?
A. Analyzing unconscious motives
B. Changing inner thoughts and feelings
C. Applying laws of behavior to improve socially significant behaviors
D. Diagnosing psychological disorders
2. Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of ABA as described
by Baer, Wolf, and Risley?
A. Applied
B. Behavioral
C. Cognitive
D. Technological
3. The philosophy underlying ABA, which posits that behavior is the product
of environmental contingencies, is known as:
A. Mentalism
B. Structuralism
C. Radical Behaviorism
D. Methodological Behaviorism
4. A behavior that is observable and measurable is referred to as a(n):
A. Covert behavior
B. Response class
C. Operant behavior
D. Overt behavior
5. The basic principle that a behavior followed by a reinforcing stimulus is
more likely to occur again is:
,A. Punishment
B. Negative Reinforcement
C. Positive Reinforcement
D. Extinction
6. What is the antecedent stimulus that evokes a behavior because it has been
correlated with the availability of reinforcement?
A. Motivating Operation (MO)
B. Discriminative Stimulus (Sd)
C. Unconditioned Stimulus (US)
D. Neutral Stimulus (NS)
7. A teacher presents a math problem (Sd), the student raises their hand
(response), and the teacher provides praise (reinforcer). This is an example of
a:
A. Three-term contingency
B. Behavioral cusp
C. Conditioned emotional response
D. Stimulus delta
8. Which of the following increases the future frequency of behavior by
the removal of a stimulus?
A. Positive Punishment
B. Negative Punishment
C. Positive Reinforcement
D. Negative Reinforcement
9. A stimulus that gains its reinforcing properties through pairing with other
reinforcers is called a(n):
A. Unconditioned Reinforcer
B. Conditioned Reinforcer
C. Generalized Conditioned Reinforcer
D. Automatic Reinforcer
10. Money and tokens are examples of:
A. Unconditioned Reinforcers
, B. Conditioned Reinforcers
C. Generalized Conditioned Reinforcers
D. Primary Reinforcers
11. An event that decreases the future frequency of the behavior it follows is:
A. Reinforcement
B. Punishment
C. An establishing operation
D. A discriminative stimulus
12. When a behavior is followed by the presentation of a stimulus that
decreases the future frequency of the behavior, it is:
A. Negative Reinforcement
B. Positive Punishment
C. Negative Punishment
D. Positive Reinforcement
13. Response cost and time-out are two common types of:
A. Positive Reinforcement
B. Negative Reinforcement
C. Positive Punishment
D. Negative Punishment
14. The process by which a behavior is weakened by the removal of the
reinforcing consequence is:
A. Extinction
B. Punishment
C. Satiation
D. Forgetting
15. An "extinction burst" often includes a temporary:
A. Decrease in behavior variability
B. Increase in the frequency, duration, or intensity of the behavior
C. Immediate cessation of the behavior
D. Increase in collateral positive emotions
