ABA Behavioral Principles and Concepts 3

Question 1

The process by which a neutral stimulus gains the ability to elicit a response after repeated pairing with an unconditioned stimulus is called:

Accepted Answer

Classical (respondent) conditioning

Answer

Classical conditioning pairs a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus until the neutral stimulus alone elicits the conditioned response.

Question 2

In ABA, 'extinction burst' refers to:

Accepted Answer

A temporary increase in frequency or intensity of behavior when reinforcement is first removed

Answer

An extinction burst is a temporary surge in the rate, intensity, or variability of a behavior when reinforcement is initially withheld.

Question 3

A motivating operation (MO) that increases the reinforcing effectiveness of a stimulus and increases behavior that has produced that stimulus is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

Establishing operation (EO)

Answer

An establishing operation (EO) increases the value of a reinforcer and increases the frequency of behavior that has produced that reinforcer in the past.

Question 4

Which punishment procedure involves removing a positive reinforcer contingent on a problem behavior?

Accepted Answer

Response cost

Answer

Response cost is a negative punishment procedure in which a specified amount of a positive reinforcer is removed contingent on a problem behavior.

Question 5

When a behavior occurs at a high rate in a new environment without explicit training in that environment, this is called:

Accepted Answer

Stimulus generalization

Answer

Stimulus generalization occurs when a behavior trained under one set of stimulus conditions also occurs in the presence of similar, untrained stimuli.

ABA - Applied Behavior Analysis Practice Test

ABA - Applied Behavior Analysis Practice Test

ABA Behavioral Principles and Concepts 3