BEHV 5600 FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
What do you call a set of stimuli that share a common relationship? -
ANSWERS-- Antecedent stimulus class
Stimuli that share common physical forms or structures or common
relative relationships. - ANSWERS-Feature stimulus class
Stimuli that evoke the same response but do not share a common
stimulus feature are called: - ANSWERS-Arbitrary stimulus class
Stimulus salience - ANSWERS-The prominence of a stimulus in the
learner's environment which influences the learner's attending to that
stimulus and subsequent development of stimulus control.
happens when the range of discriminative stimuli or stimulus features
controlling behavior is extremely limited. - ANSWERS-Overselective
stimulus control
This happens when one stimulus has acquired stimulus control over
behavior, but a competing stimulus blocks the evocative function of
that stimulus. - ANSWERS-Stimulus blocking
,This happens when the most salient component of a compound
stimulus arrangement controls responding and interferes with the
acquisition of stimulus control by the more relevant stimulus. -
ANSWERS-Overshadowing
What is one intervention that has been found to be effective at treating
overselective stimulus control? - ANSWERS-have the student make
nondifferential or differential observing responses to the relevant
discriminative stimulus
What is one intervention that has been found to be effective at treating
overshadowing? - ANSWERS-fading in pictures using a least-to-most
prompt hierarchy and a text-to-picture matching response requiring
students to attend to both the text and a picture
What is one intervention that has been found to be effective at treating
stimulus blocking? - ANSWERS-rearranging the physical
environment such as changing seating arrangements and by removing
distractions
This process involves using an initial stimulus shape that will prompt
a correct response and then gradually changing the form of that
stimulus until it matches the natural discriminative stimulus. -
ANSWERS-Stimulus shape Transformations
Generalization may occur - ANSWERS-- Across settings
- Across BX's
- Across Subjects
, Behavioral contrast - ANSWERS-Generalization in which BX
changes in opposite directions across settings
you will know that generalized bx change has taken place if trained
bx occurs - ANSWERS-- At other places w/o training
_ At other times w/o training
- other functionally related bx's are displayed that were not directly
taught
Response Maintenance - ANSWERS-refers to the extent to which a
learner continues to perform the target behavior after a portion or all
of the intervention responsible for the behaviors initial appearance in
the learners repertoire has been terminated
Setting/Situation Generalization - ANSWERS-This is the extent to
which a learner emits the target behavior in a setting or stimulus
situation that is different from the instructional setting.
Instructional Setting - ANSWERS-The environment where instruction
occurs; includes all aspects of the environment, planned and
unplanned, that may influence the learner's acquisition and
generalization of the target behavior.
Generalization Setting - ANSWERS-Any place or stimulus situation
that differs in some meaningful way from the instructional setting and
in which performance of the target behavior is desired.
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
What do you call a set of stimuli that share a common relationship? -
ANSWERS-- Antecedent stimulus class
Stimuli that share common physical forms or structures or common
relative relationships. - ANSWERS-Feature stimulus class
Stimuli that evoke the same response but do not share a common
stimulus feature are called: - ANSWERS-Arbitrary stimulus class
Stimulus salience - ANSWERS-The prominence of a stimulus in the
learner's environment which influences the learner's attending to that
stimulus and subsequent development of stimulus control.
happens when the range of discriminative stimuli or stimulus features
controlling behavior is extremely limited. - ANSWERS-Overselective
stimulus control
This happens when one stimulus has acquired stimulus control over
behavior, but a competing stimulus blocks the evocative function of
that stimulus. - ANSWERS-Stimulus blocking
,This happens when the most salient component of a compound
stimulus arrangement controls responding and interferes with the
acquisition of stimulus control by the more relevant stimulus. -
ANSWERS-Overshadowing
What is one intervention that has been found to be effective at treating
overselective stimulus control? - ANSWERS-have the student make
nondifferential or differential observing responses to the relevant
discriminative stimulus
What is one intervention that has been found to be effective at treating
overshadowing? - ANSWERS-fading in pictures using a least-to-most
prompt hierarchy and a text-to-picture matching response requiring
students to attend to both the text and a picture
What is one intervention that has been found to be effective at treating
stimulus blocking? - ANSWERS-rearranging the physical
environment such as changing seating arrangements and by removing
distractions
This process involves using an initial stimulus shape that will prompt
a correct response and then gradually changing the form of that
stimulus until it matches the natural discriminative stimulus. -
ANSWERS-Stimulus shape Transformations
Generalization may occur - ANSWERS-- Across settings
- Across BX's
- Across Subjects
, Behavioral contrast - ANSWERS-Generalization in which BX
changes in opposite directions across settings
you will know that generalized bx change has taken place if trained
bx occurs - ANSWERS-- At other places w/o training
_ At other times w/o training
- other functionally related bx's are displayed that were not directly
taught
Response Maintenance - ANSWERS-refers to the extent to which a
learner continues to perform the target behavior after a portion or all
of the intervention responsible for the behaviors initial appearance in
the learners repertoire has been terminated
Setting/Situation Generalization - ANSWERS-This is the extent to
which a learner emits the target behavior in a setting or stimulus
situation that is different from the instructional setting.
Instructional Setting - ANSWERS-The environment where instruction
occurs; includes all aspects of the environment, planned and
unplanned, that may influence the learner's acquisition and
generalization of the target behavior.
Generalization Setting - ANSWERS-Any place or stimulus situation
that differs in some meaningful way from the instructional setting and
in which performance of the target behavior is desired.
