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EDF6225 Foundations of ABA Exam 1 –
UWF (2025/2026) | Actual Exam Q&A |
Complete, Correct Questions and Answers |
Applied Behavior Analysis
Overview
This examination resource is designed to support learners in mastering foundational concepts in
Applied Behavior Analysis. The content reflects the most current 2025/2026 curriculum
expectations, integrating behavioral principles, philosophical assumptions, conceptual foundations,
and applied practice guidelines. Students using this resource will gain a clear, structured
understanding of the essential topics commonly assessed in early ABA coursework.
What This Exam Includes
• 161 professionally structured exam questions
• Verified answers with concise explanations
• Clear alignment with modern ABA terminology
• Coverage of key domains essential for introductory behavioral science courses
Content Domains
• Terminology & Definitions
• Basic Behavioral Principles
• Philosophical Foundations
• Professional Practice Frameworks
• Historical Context
• Scientific Concepts & Behavioral Measurement
Applied Behavior Analysis: The science in which tactics derived from the principles of
_________ are applied to improve ________ significant behavior and experimentation is used to
identify the variables responsible for behavior change.
behavior
socially
________________: The idea that the universe is a lawful and orderly place in which all
phenomena occur as a result of other events, or are systematically related to other factors, which
are themselves physical phenomena amendable to scientific investigation.
Determinism
, Behaviorism: The ___________ of the science of behavior. The science of behavior entails 3
domains: philosophy, basic research (______) and applied research (ABA).
philosophy
EAB
______________: a controlled comparison of some measure of the phenomena of interest
(__________ variable) under two or more different conditions, in which only one factor at a time
(independent variable) differs from one condition to another.
Experiment
dependent
Empiricism: the practice of ____________ observation of the phenomena of interest,
independent of the individual prejudices, tastes and private opinions of the scientist.
objective
Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EAB): _________ research; named by Skinner to be the
analysis of operant behavior.
Basic
___________ Fiction: a fictitious or hypothetical variable that often takes form of another name
for the observed phenomenon it claims to explain and contributes nothing to a functional account
or understanding of the phenomenon, such as "intelligence" or "cognitive awareness" as
explanations for why an organism pushes the lever when the light is on and food is available but
does not push the lever when the light is off and no food is available.
Explanatory
Hypothetic Constructs
Presumed but unobserved entities that cannot be manipulated in an experiment, such as cognitive
processes, drives and free will.
Functional Analysis: a demonstration of functional ________ between environmental variables
and behavior. This differs from a correlation. A correlation means that we see two things
sometimes _________ with each other, such as vocabulary knowledge and shoe size. However,
shoe size does not determine vocabulary knowledge, and therefore those two variables do not
have a function relation.
A functional relation indicates as one variable changes in one way, the other variable reliably
changes as well. A functional relation exists when we well controlled experiment demonstrates a
specific change in one event is _________ produced by manipulations of another event, and the
change is unlikely to be due to other cofounding variables.
relations
covary
reliably
EDF6225 Foundations of ABA Exam 1 –
UWF (2025/2026) | Actual Exam Q&A |
Complete, Correct Questions and Answers |
Applied Behavior Analysis
Overview
This examination resource is designed to support learners in mastering foundational concepts in
Applied Behavior Analysis. The content reflects the most current 2025/2026 curriculum
expectations, integrating behavioral principles, philosophical assumptions, conceptual foundations,
and applied practice guidelines. Students using this resource will gain a clear, structured
understanding of the essential topics commonly assessed in early ABA coursework.
What This Exam Includes
• 161 professionally structured exam questions
• Verified answers with concise explanations
• Clear alignment with modern ABA terminology
• Coverage of key domains essential for introductory behavioral science courses
Content Domains
• Terminology & Definitions
• Basic Behavioral Principles
• Philosophical Foundations
• Professional Practice Frameworks
• Historical Context
• Scientific Concepts & Behavioral Measurement
Applied Behavior Analysis: The science in which tactics derived from the principles of
_________ are applied to improve ________ significant behavior and experimentation is used to
identify the variables responsible for behavior change.
behavior
socially
________________: The idea that the universe is a lawful and orderly place in which all
phenomena occur as a result of other events, or are systematically related to other factors, which
are themselves physical phenomena amendable to scientific investigation.
Determinism
, Behaviorism: The ___________ of the science of behavior. The science of behavior entails 3
domains: philosophy, basic research (______) and applied research (ABA).
philosophy
EAB
______________: a controlled comparison of some measure of the phenomena of interest
(__________ variable) under two or more different conditions, in which only one factor at a time
(independent variable) differs from one condition to another.
Experiment
dependent
Empiricism: the practice of ____________ observation of the phenomena of interest,
independent of the individual prejudices, tastes and private opinions of the scientist.
objective
Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EAB): _________ research; named by Skinner to be the
analysis of operant behavior.
Basic
___________ Fiction: a fictitious or hypothetical variable that often takes form of another name
for the observed phenomenon it claims to explain and contributes nothing to a functional account
or understanding of the phenomenon, such as "intelligence" or "cognitive awareness" as
explanations for why an organism pushes the lever when the light is on and food is available but
does not push the lever when the light is off and no food is available.
Explanatory
Hypothetic Constructs
Presumed but unobserved entities that cannot be manipulated in an experiment, such as cognitive
processes, drives and free will.
Functional Analysis: a demonstration of functional ________ between environmental variables
and behavior. This differs from a correlation. A correlation means that we see two things
sometimes _________ with each other, such as vocabulary knowledge and shoe size. However,
shoe size does not determine vocabulary knowledge, and therefore those two variables do not
have a function relation.
A functional relation indicates as one variable changes in one way, the other variable reliably
changes as well. A functional relation exists when we well controlled experiment demonstrates a
specific change in one event is _________ produced by manipulations of another event, and the
change is unlikely to be due to other cofounding variables.
relations
covary
reliably
