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Applied Behavior Analysis 3rd Edition
by John Cooper
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Chapter 1 Test Questions
Multiple Choice
1. The levels of understanding science include
A. prediction, depiction & control.
B. prediction, description & calculation.
C. prediction, description, & control.
D. picture, description, & control.
2. When a behavior analyst notices that a child in a pre-kindergarten classroom has a tantrum
whenever a peer cries, the analyst may have gained understanding at the level of
A. prediction.
B. description.
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C. control.
D. replication.
3. There would be no logical or practical point in trying to develop a technology of behavior
change in the absence of which assumption?
A. philosophic doubt
B. prediction
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C. determinism
D. experimentation
4. Watson’s so-called S-R psychology was simple but incomplete. Skinner’s filling the gaps
while continuing to seek causal relationships in the environment is an example of
A. replication
B. parsimony
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C. prediction
D. (all of the above)
5. When a behavior analyst uses experimental manipulation to show that an intervention is
effective for middle schoolers with developmental disabilities, the analyst can’t claim that it
also works for high school students with learning disabilities unless they also demonstrate
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A. replication.
B. experimentation.
C. reproduction.
D. control.
6. A behavior analyst who studies schedules of reinforcement in video games with college
students in his lab is probably a(n)
A. methodological behaviorist.
B. experimental analyst.
C. behavioral practitioner.
D. applied behavior analyst.
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7. A BCBA employed by a school district to conduct functional assessment and develop
behavior intervention plans is working as a(n)
A. radical behaviorist.
B. experimental analyst.
C. applied behavior analyst.
D. practitioner guided by behavior analysis.
8. According to Cooper, Heron, & Heward (2020), the experimental branch of behavior
analysis formally began with
A. Watsonian psychology or S-R psychology
B. Pavlov’s study of reflexive behavior
C. Fuller’s study on the application of operant behavior to humans
D. Skinner’s publication The Behavior of Organisms
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9. A child often hits their sister when their mother leaves the room. A clinician claims that the
reason for this is that they have separation anxiety and believe that hitting will cause their
mother to return. This interpretation reflects
A. mentalism.
B. pragmatism.
C. radical behaviorism.
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D. methodological behaviorism.
10. If a behavioral practitioner is gathering baseline data by asking patients in a psychiatric
hospital to count the number of positive self-statements they make each day before noon, that
practitioner’s request would be consistent with
A. mentalism.
B. radical behaviorism.
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C. methodological behaviorism.
D. pragmatism.
11. If a behavior analyst wants to develop a behavior intervention plan based on the strongest
possible, empirically-derived information about the target behavior, they are most likely to
do so only after demonstrating
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A. experimental control over the behavior.
B. a functional relation between an independent variable and the behavior.
C. a reliable change in the behavior given repeated manipulation of a particular aspect of the
environment.
D. (all of the above)
12. A behavioral practitioner puts an intervention in place with the intention of reducing a 2nd
grader’s disruptive vocal stereotypy. After 2 weeks the child is emitting vocal stereotypy in
87% of intervals rather than 92%. The practitioner reasonably decided that the treatment was
not
A. applied.
B. technological.
C. conceptually systematic.
D. effective.
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13. If a paper that describes the effect of feedback on energy use neglects to mention that points
were awarded in some cases for energy use below a certain threshold, the paper could be
criticized for failing to be
A. analytic.
B. behavioral.
C. technological.
D. behavioral.
14. Cooper, Heron, and Heward (2020) offer additional characteristics of applied behavior
analysis, including (check all that apply)
A. persistent
B. accountable
C. optimistic
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D. relatable
E. detectable
F. empowering
True/False
1. TRUE or FALSE. The overarching purpose of applied behavior analysis as field of study is
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to understand and improve socially important or significant behaviors.
2. TRUE or FALSE. The philosophical position that the truth or value of a scientific statement
is determined by the extent to which it promotes effective action is known as pragmatism.
3. TRUE or FALSE. The highest level of scientific understanding is prediction or the ability to
establish a correlation between events.
4. TRUE or FALSE. Empiricism is the assumption upon which science is predicted, that the
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universe is a lawful and orderly place, and events occur as the result of other events.
5. TRUE or FALSE. Research that bridges basic and applied research and informs both of these
domains is known as transitional research.
6. TRUE or FALSE. Psychology in the early 1900’s was dominated by the study of behavior
through measurable and observable means.
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7. TRUE or FALSE. B.F. Skinner is considered the founder of the experimental analysis of
behavior.
Short Answer/Essay
1. Describe the level(s) of understanding that science provides and the overarching purpose(s)
and goal(s) of science.
2. Describe what is meant by a functional relation, and provide a concrete example for a human
organism.
3. There have been attempts to explain behavior philosophically other than using Skinner’s
radical behaviorism. Briefly define mentalism and methodological behaviorism and contrast
them with radical behaviorism.
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TEST BANK
Applied Behavior Analysis 3rd Edition
by John Cooper
AP
LU
S0
01
1| P a g e
LKJHGFD
, KLJHGFCD
Chapter 1 Test Questions
Multiple Choice
1. The levels of understanding science include
A. prediction, depiction & control.
B. prediction, description & calculation.
C. prediction, description, & control.
D. picture, description, & control.
2. When a behavior analyst notices that a child in a pre-kindergarten classroom has a tantrum
whenever a peer cries, the analyst may have gained understanding at the level of
A. prediction.
B. description.
AP
C. control.
D. replication.
3. There would be no logical or practical point in trying to develop a technology of behavior
change in the absence of which assumption?
A. philosophic doubt
B. prediction
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C. determinism
D. experimentation
4. Watson’s so-called S-R psychology was simple but incomplete. Skinner’s filling the gaps
while continuing to seek causal relationships in the environment is an example of
A. replication
B. parsimony
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C. prediction
D. (all of the above)
5. When a behavior analyst uses experimental manipulation to show that an intervention is
effective for middle schoolers with developmental disabilities, the analyst can’t claim that it
also works for high school students with learning disabilities unless they also demonstrate
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A. replication.
B. experimentation.
C. reproduction.
D. control.
6. A behavior analyst who studies schedules of reinforcement in video games with college
students in his lab is probably a(n)
A. methodological behaviorist.
B. experimental analyst.
C. behavioral practitioner.
D. applied behavior analyst.
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7. A BCBA employed by a school district to conduct functional assessment and develop
behavior intervention plans is working as a(n)
A. radical behaviorist.
B. experimental analyst.
C. applied behavior analyst.
D. practitioner guided by behavior analysis.
8. According to Cooper, Heron, & Heward (2020), the experimental branch of behavior
analysis formally began with
A. Watsonian psychology or S-R psychology
B. Pavlov’s study of reflexive behavior
C. Fuller’s study on the application of operant behavior to humans
D. Skinner’s publication The Behavior of Organisms
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9. A child often hits their sister when their mother leaves the room. A clinician claims that the
reason for this is that they have separation anxiety and believe that hitting will cause their
mother to return. This interpretation reflects
A. mentalism.
B. pragmatism.
C. radical behaviorism.
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D. methodological behaviorism.
10. If a behavioral practitioner is gathering baseline data by asking patients in a psychiatric
hospital to count the number of positive self-statements they make each day before noon, that
practitioner’s request would be consistent with
A. mentalism.
B. radical behaviorism.
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C. methodological behaviorism.
D. pragmatism.
11. If a behavior analyst wants to develop a behavior intervention plan based on the strongest
possible, empirically-derived information about the target behavior, they are most likely to
do so only after demonstrating
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A. experimental control over the behavior.
B. a functional relation between an independent variable and the behavior.
C. a reliable change in the behavior given repeated manipulation of a particular aspect of the
environment.
D. (all of the above)
12. A behavioral practitioner puts an intervention in place with the intention of reducing a 2nd
grader’s disruptive vocal stereotypy. After 2 weeks the child is emitting vocal stereotypy in
87% of intervals rather than 92%. The practitioner reasonably decided that the treatment was
not
A. applied.
B. technological.
C. conceptually systematic.
D. effective.
1| P a g e
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, KLJHGFCD
13. If a paper that describes the effect of feedback on energy use neglects to mention that points
were awarded in some cases for energy use below a certain threshold, the paper could be
criticized for failing to be
A. analytic.
B. behavioral.
C. technological.
D. behavioral.
14. Cooper, Heron, and Heward (2020) offer additional characteristics of applied behavior
analysis, including (check all that apply)
A. persistent
B. accountable
C. optimistic
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D. relatable
E. detectable
F. empowering
True/False
1. TRUE or FALSE. The overarching purpose of applied behavior analysis as field of study is
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to understand and improve socially important or significant behaviors.
2. TRUE or FALSE. The philosophical position that the truth or value of a scientific statement
is determined by the extent to which it promotes effective action is known as pragmatism.
3. TRUE or FALSE. The highest level of scientific understanding is prediction or the ability to
establish a correlation between events.
4. TRUE or FALSE. Empiricism is the assumption upon which science is predicted, that the
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universe is a lawful and orderly place, and events occur as the result of other events.
5. TRUE or FALSE. Research that bridges basic and applied research and informs both of these
domains is known as transitional research.
6. TRUE or FALSE. Psychology in the early 1900’s was dominated by the study of behavior
through measurable and observable means.
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7. TRUE or FALSE. B.F. Skinner is considered the founder of the experimental analysis of
behavior.
Short Answer/Essay
1. Describe the level(s) of understanding that science provides and the overarching purpose(s)
and goal(s) of science.
2. Describe what is meant by a functional relation, and provide a concrete example for a human
organism.
3. There have been attempts to explain behavior philosophically other than using Skinner’s
radical behaviorism. Briefly define mentalism and methodological behaviorism and contrast
them with radical behaviorism.
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