ABAT CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following statements is true?
Select one:
a.Consequences affect the future frequency of a behavior.
b.Consequences are always punishment.
c.Consequences happen immediately before the target behavior.
d.Consequences are things we want to avoid. Answer:
a.Consequences affect the future frequency of a behavior.
◉ David got his video games taken away because he did not do his
chores like his parents asked. After a week of no video games,
David's mom says, "if you clean your room you can have your video
games back". David has never cleaned his room so fast, this is
because, why?
a.Satiation
b.Matching Law
c.Deprivation
d.Punishment Answer: c.Deprivation
◉ Which of the following is NOT an example of an antecedent? HINT:
The incorrect answer is a setting event.
,Select one:
a.Feeling that the water for your shower is cold before turning it up.
b.An alarm going off before you get out of bed.
c.Tossing and turning all night long before hitting snooze on your
alarm.
d.Seeing a dish is dirty before washing it at breakfast. Answer:
c.Tossing and turning all night long before hitting snooze on your
alarm.
◉ Every time a child hits his sister, his mom takes away his favorite
stuffed animal for one minute. With consistency, the child stops
hitting his sister. Taking away the stuffed animal is an example of
which of the following terms?
a.Antecedent
b.Punisher
c.Behavior
d.Reinforcer Answer: b.Punisher
◉ Anything perceived through your senses (sight, smell, taste, touch,
hear) can be considered a...
a.Consequence
b.Stimulus
c.Antecedent
d.Behavior Answer: b.Stimulus
,◉ Identify the antecedent in the following scenario: You see a friend,
you wave and say hi to your friend, your friend says hi back to you
with a smile.
a.You see a friend
b.You wave to your friend
c.Your friend says hi back to you with a smile
d.You say hi to your friend Answer: a.You see a friend
◉ A child is playing with dinosaurs when her mother tells her it's
time to eat. The child begins to cry, falls to the floor, and shouts,
"noooooo!" The mother puts the dinosaurs away and guides the
child to the table. What is the consequence?
a.Her mother telling her it's time to eat
b.Playing with dinosaurs
c.The child crying, falling to the floor, and shouting, "noooo!"
d.The mother puts the dinosaurs away and guides the child to the
table Answer: d.The mother puts the dinosaurs away and guides the
child to the table
◉ Once your mom learns that her daughter really loves watching
Paw Patrol, she uses this as a reward for just about everything all
day every day. Over time, her daughter stops following instructions
and says she doesn't care about Paw Patrol anymore and that it's
boring. Which principle is likely at play in this example?
, a.Stimulus Control
b.Deprivation
c.Satiation
d.Generalization Answer: c.Satiation
◉ What is the name of the process that changes the value of a
stimulus as a reinforcer?
a.Antecedent
b.Motivating Operation
c.Reinforcement
d.Operant Conditioning Answer: b.Motivating Operation
◉ A parent is sitting in the back of a room at concert with their child.
After 15 minutes, the parent carries their child to the front of the
room so they can hear better. The child then drops and starts hitting
their head on the floor, so the parent picks them up and carries them
out of the room. What was the antecedent?
a.Sitting in the back of the room
b.Dropping and hitting their head on the floor
c.Being carried out of the room
d.Moving to the front of the room Answer: d.Moving to the front of
the room
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following statements is true?
Select one:
a.Consequences affect the future frequency of a behavior.
b.Consequences are always punishment.
c.Consequences happen immediately before the target behavior.
d.Consequences are things we want to avoid. Answer:
a.Consequences affect the future frequency of a behavior.
◉ David got his video games taken away because he did not do his
chores like his parents asked. After a week of no video games,
David's mom says, "if you clean your room you can have your video
games back". David has never cleaned his room so fast, this is
because, why?
a.Satiation
b.Matching Law
c.Deprivation
d.Punishment Answer: c.Deprivation
◉ Which of the following is NOT an example of an antecedent? HINT:
The incorrect answer is a setting event.
,Select one:
a.Feeling that the water for your shower is cold before turning it up.
b.An alarm going off before you get out of bed.
c.Tossing and turning all night long before hitting snooze on your
alarm.
d.Seeing a dish is dirty before washing it at breakfast. Answer:
c.Tossing and turning all night long before hitting snooze on your
alarm.
◉ Every time a child hits his sister, his mom takes away his favorite
stuffed animal for one minute. With consistency, the child stops
hitting his sister. Taking away the stuffed animal is an example of
which of the following terms?
a.Antecedent
b.Punisher
c.Behavior
d.Reinforcer Answer: b.Punisher
◉ Anything perceived through your senses (sight, smell, taste, touch,
hear) can be considered a...
a.Consequence
b.Stimulus
c.Antecedent
d.Behavior Answer: b.Stimulus
,◉ Identify the antecedent in the following scenario: You see a friend,
you wave and say hi to your friend, your friend says hi back to you
with a smile.
a.You see a friend
b.You wave to your friend
c.Your friend says hi back to you with a smile
d.You say hi to your friend Answer: a.You see a friend
◉ A child is playing with dinosaurs when her mother tells her it's
time to eat. The child begins to cry, falls to the floor, and shouts,
"noooooo!" The mother puts the dinosaurs away and guides the
child to the table. What is the consequence?
a.Her mother telling her it's time to eat
b.Playing with dinosaurs
c.The child crying, falling to the floor, and shouting, "noooo!"
d.The mother puts the dinosaurs away and guides the child to the
table Answer: d.The mother puts the dinosaurs away and guides the
child to the table
◉ Once your mom learns that her daughter really loves watching
Paw Patrol, she uses this as a reward for just about everything all
day every day. Over time, her daughter stops following instructions
and says she doesn't care about Paw Patrol anymore and that it's
boring. Which principle is likely at play in this example?
, a.Stimulus Control
b.Deprivation
c.Satiation
d.Generalization Answer: c.Satiation
◉ What is the name of the process that changes the value of a
stimulus as a reinforcer?
a.Antecedent
b.Motivating Operation
c.Reinforcement
d.Operant Conditioning Answer: b.Motivating Operation
◉ A parent is sitting in the back of a room at concert with their child.
After 15 minutes, the parent carries their child to the front of the
room so they can hear better. The child then drops and starts hitting
their head on the floor, so the parent picks them up and carries them
out of the room. What was the antecedent?
a.Sitting in the back of the room
b.Dropping and hitting their head on the floor
c.Being carried out of the room
d.Moving to the front of the room Answer: d.Moving to the front of
the room
