BDS MODULES B.12 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
To establish discrimination - correct answer-withhold reinforcement in the absence of the SD
A child will say "car" when shown the written word CAR, and not when shown the word HORSE. To b
e confident that saying "car" is under appropriate stimulus control, you will make sure the child says "
car" when shown - correct answer-
CAR, but not when shown similar words such as FAR, CAT, BAR, CAN, etc
A child can often read a word in context of a sentence but sometimes mispronounces the word when
it appears in isolation. To correct this, provide practice by reading the word - correct answer-
mixed randomly with other words in a deck of flash cards
A game leader gives an instruction (e.g., "touch your head") the players respond according to the inst
ruction, and their responses are reinforced (the players stay in the game) only if the statement, "Simo
n says..." precedes the instruction. The fourth term in this contingency is - correct answer-
the statement "Simon says..."
to establish discrimination - correct answer-deliver reinforcement in the presence of an SD
withhold reinforcement in the presence of the Sdetla
withhold reinforcement in the absence of the SD
A three term contingency is - correct answer-
a discriminative stimulus for punishment, a behavior, and a punisher
When cookies are cooling on the counter, the child's taking one is likely to be reinforced. if the child's
grandmother is in the kitchen, however, taking a cookie may be punished. The child's grandma is -
correct answer-
a conditioned stimulus whose presence or absence signals the consequence for taking a cookie
To establish discrimination - correct answer-deliver reinforcement in the presence of SD
,in a conditioned discrimination, a response is reinforced - correct answer-
in the presence of an SD only when other conditions are met or other stimuli are present
A simple discrimination is exemplified with - correct answer-all of the above
a three term contingency
a discriminative stimulus for punishment, a behavior and a punisher
an SD, behavior, reinforcer
A conditioned discrimination may consist of - correct answer-all of the above
a three term contingency is - correct answer-an SD, a behavior, and a reinforcer
Discrimination is the result of - correct answer-differential reinforcement
a conditional discrimination may consist of - correct answer-
a conditioned stimulus and three term contingency
a child sometimes reverses "d" and "b" when writing. The most effective approach for teaching this di
scrimination would be to ask the child to - correct answer-
write a word beginning with "d" then "b" in random order
in a matching-to-
sample task, whether or not the selection of a comparison stimulus is reinforced depends on -
correct answer-the sample stimulus
a simple discrimination is exemplified with - correct answer-an SD, a behavior, a reinforcer
, The difference between a simple and a conditional discrimination is - correct answer-
the number of an antecedent stimuli
A pigeon's pecking of a red key is reinforced with food only when the chamber lights are on. When th
e chamber lights are off, only pecking on a green key produces food. The green key is -
correct answer-an SD when the chamber lights are off and an SDelta when they are on
a conditional discrimination is a discrimination in which reinforcement of a response to a given stimul
us is - correct answer-conditional on the presence
in a conditional discrimination, a discriminated operant is reinforced or not reinforced depending on -
correct answer-the presences of another antecedent stimulus
In a simple discrimination, a response is reinforced - correct answer-
in the presence of an SD regardless of other stimuli
a conditional discrimination is - correct answer-a four term contingency
In a match-to-
sample format where the sample stimulus is a red bicycle, and the comparison stimuli are a blue bicy
cle, a yellow bicycle, and a strawberry, the discrimination likely being taught is - correct answer-
the concept of red
Concept formation requires - correct answer-stimulus discrimination between stimulus classes
Concept formation requires - correct answer-stimulus generalization within classes
When teaching the concept of "oak tree" examples would be pictures of different kinds of oak trees a
nd the best non-example would be pictures of - correct answer-trees that look similar to oaks
Teaching someone to identify "trees" would require using - correct answer-
pictures of diverse kinds of trees and pictures of non-examples that have tree-like features
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
To establish discrimination - correct answer-withhold reinforcement in the absence of the SD
A child will say "car" when shown the written word CAR, and not when shown the word HORSE. To b
e confident that saying "car" is under appropriate stimulus control, you will make sure the child says "
car" when shown - correct answer-
CAR, but not when shown similar words such as FAR, CAT, BAR, CAN, etc
A child can often read a word in context of a sentence but sometimes mispronounces the word when
it appears in isolation. To correct this, provide practice by reading the word - correct answer-
mixed randomly with other words in a deck of flash cards
A game leader gives an instruction (e.g., "touch your head") the players respond according to the inst
ruction, and their responses are reinforced (the players stay in the game) only if the statement, "Simo
n says..." precedes the instruction. The fourth term in this contingency is - correct answer-
the statement "Simon says..."
to establish discrimination - correct answer-deliver reinforcement in the presence of an SD
withhold reinforcement in the presence of the Sdetla
withhold reinforcement in the absence of the SD
A three term contingency is - correct answer-
a discriminative stimulus for punishment, a behavior, and a punisher
When cookies are cooling on the counter, the child's taking one is likely to be reinforced. if the child's
grandmother is in the kitchen, however, taking a cookie may be punished. The child's grandma is -
correct answer-
a conditioned stimulus whose presence or absence signals the consequence for taking a cookie
To establish discrimination - correct answer-deliver reinforcement in the presence of SD
,in a conditioned discrimination, a response is reinforced - correct answer-
in the presence of an SD only when other conditions are met or other stimuli are present
A simple discrimination is exemplified with - correct answer-all of the above
a three term contingency
a discriminative stimulus for punishment, a behavior and a punisher
an SD, behavior, reinforcer
A conditioned discrimination may consist of - correct answer-all of the above
a three term contingency is - correct answer-an SD, a behavior, and a reinforcer
Discrimination is the result of - correct answer-differential reinforcement
a conditional discrimination may consist of - correct answer-
a conditioned stimulus and three term contingency
a child sometimes reverses "d" and "b" when writing. The most effective approach for teaching this di
scrimination would be to ask the child to - correct answer-
write a word beginning with "d" then "b" in random order
in a matching-to-
sample task, whether or not the selection of a comparison stimulus is reinforced depends on -
correct answer-the sample stimulus
a simple discrimination is exemplified with - correct answer-an SD, a behavior, a reinforcer
, The difference between a simple and a conditional discrimination is - correct answer-
the number of an antecedent stimuli
A pigeon's pecking of a red key is reinforced with food only when the chamber lights are on. When th
e chamber lights are off, only pecking on a green key produces food. The green key is -
correct answer-an SD when the chamber lights are off and an SDelta when they are on
a conditional discrimination is a discrimination in which reinforcement of a response to a given stimul
us is - correct answer-conditional on the presence
in a conditional discrimination, a discriminated operant is reinforced or not reinforced depending on -
correct answer-the presences of another antecedent stimulus
In a simple discrimination, a response is reinforced - correct answer-
in the presence of an SD regardless of other stimuli
a conditional discrimination is - correct answer-a four term contingency
In a match-to-
sample format where the sample stimulus is a red bicycle, and the comparison stimuli are a blue bicy
cle, a yellow bicycle, and a strawberry, the discrimination likely being taught is - correct answer-
the concept of red
Concept formation requires - correct answer-stimulus discrimination between stimulus classes
Concept formation requires - correct answer-stimulus generalization within classes
When teaching the concept of "oak tree" examples would be pictures of different kinds of oak trees a
nd the best non-example would be pictures of - correct answer-trees that look similar to oaks
Teaching someone to identify "trees" would require using - correct answer-
pictures of diverse kinds of trees and pictures of non-examples that have tree-like features
