EDF 6225 Exam #2 Questions with Correct
Answers 2026-2027
Functional Relationship - CORRECT ANSWER -
the results of an experiment that describe the occurrence of the phenomena under study as a
function of the operation of one or more specified and controlled variables in the experiment i
n which specific change in one event (dependent variable) can be produced by manipulating a
nother event (the independent variable) and that the change in the dependent variable was un
likely the result of other factors (confounding variable).
Functional Relationship - CORRECT ANSWER -
It shows specific manipulations of one event (IV) produce a change in other events (DV) and th
at change in the DV was unlikely the result of extraneous factors (confounding variables)-
this finding is the....
Independent Variable (IV) - CORRECT ANSWER -
The variable that is systematically manipulated by the researcher in an experiment to see whet
her changes in the independent variable produce reliable changes in the dependent variable. I
n applied behavior analysis, it is usually an environment event or condition antecedent or cons
equent to the dependent variable. (sometimes called the intervention or treatment variable)
Dependent Variable (DV) - CORRECT ANSWER -
The measured behavior in an experiment to determine if it changes as a result of manipulation
s of the independent variable; in applied behavior analysis, it represents some measure of a so
cially significant behavior. (Target behavior)
antecedent - CORRECT ANSWER -
is the environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or occur prior to the behavior of
interest.
Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER -An organism's interaction with the environment.
, Consequence - CORRECT ANSWER -
is anything immediately following a behavior in which we are interested.
Stimulus Class - CORRECT ANSWER -
A group of stimuli that are similar along one or more dimensions (for example, they look or so
und similar, they have a common effect on behavior, or they occur at similar times relative to t
he response).
Stimulus Class - CORRECT ANSWER -
You show a student a banana, kiwi, strawberry and plum. You ask the student, "What are these
?" The student says, "Fruit", even though they are all different fruits.
Response Class - CORRECT ANSWER -
is a group of responses that produce the same effect on the environment. (in other words, sev
eral behaviors that have the same function.)
Response Class - CORRECT ANSWER -
A patient engages in head banging, screaming, and hitting staff which all produce the same eff
ect on the environment; the patient can escape their non-preferred therapies.
The 4 Reinforcer Dimensions - CORRECT ANSWER -
Rate of reinforcement, Quality of reinforcement, Reinforcer Delay, and Response effort.
Rate of reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER -is the number of reinforcements per time
Quality of reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER -
how good is that reinforcer compared to other similar reinforcers
Reinforcer Delay - CORRECT ANSWER -
refers to whether access to reinforcers earned was immediate or delayed.
Answers 2026-2027
Functional Relationship - CORRECT ANSWER -
the results of an experiment that describe the occurrence of the phenomena under study as a
function of the operation of one or more specified and controlled variables in the experiment i
n which specific change in one event (dependent variable) can be produced by manipulating a
nother event (the independent variable) and that the change in the dependent variable was un
likely the result of other factors (confounding variable).
Functional Relationship - CORRECT ANSWER -
It shows specific manipulations of one event (IV) produce a change in other events (DV) and th
at change in the DV was unlikely the result of extraneous factors (confounding variables)-
this finding is the....
Independent Variable (IV) - CORRECT ANSWER -
The variable that is systematically manipulated by the researcher in an experiment to see whet
her changes in the independent variable produce reliable changes in the dependent variable. I
n applied behavior analysis, it is usually an environment event or condition antecedent or cons
equent to the dependent variable. (sometimes called the intervention or treatment variable)
Dependent Variable (DV) - CORRECT ANSWER -
The measured behavior in an experiment to determine if it changes as a result of manipulation
s of the independent variable; in applied behavior analysis, it represents some measure of a so
cially significant behavior. (Target behavior)
antecedent - CORRECT ANSWER -
is the environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or occur prior to the behavior of
interest.
Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER -An organism's interaction with the environment.
, Consequence - CORRECT ANSWER -
is anything immediately following a behavior in which we are interested.
Stimulus Class - CORRECT ANSWER -
A group of stimuli that are similar along one or more dimensions (for example, they look or so
und similar, they have a common effect on behavior, or they occur at similar times relative to t
he response).
Stimulus Class - CORRECT ANSWER -
You show a student a banana, kiwi, strawberry and plum. You ask the student, "What are these
?" The student says, "Fruit", even though they are all different fruits.
Response Class - CORRECT ANSWER -
is a group of responses that produce the same effect on the environment. (in other words, sev
eral behaviors that have the same function.)
Response Class - CORRECT ANSWER -
A patient engages in head banging, screaming, and hitting staff which all produce the same eff
ect on the environment; the patient can escape their non-preferred therapies.
The 4 Reinforcer Dimensions - CORRECT ANSWER -
Rate of reinforcement, Quality of reinforcement, Reinforcer Delay, and Response effort.
Rate of reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER -is the number of reinforcements per time
Quality of reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER -
how good is that reinforcer compared to other similar reinforcers
Reinforcer Delay - CORRECT ANSWER -
refers to whether access to reinforcers earned was immediate or delayed.
