ABA Concepts & Principles of Behavior Analysis 2

Question 1

Which schedule of reinforcement produces the highest and most consistent rate of responding?

Accepted Answer

Variable ratio

Answer

Variable ratio schedules produce the highest, most persistent rates of responding because reinforcement is unpredictable, preventing extinction.

Question 2

A child cries every time a parent leaves the room, and crying increases over time. This best illustrates:

Accepted Answer

Positive reinforcement

Answer

If the behavior (crying) increases because it produces a consequence (parent returns/attends), that consequence is a positive reinforcer.

Question 3

What term describes the degree to which behaviors are controlled by stimuli that were present during previous reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

Stimulus control

Answer

Stimulus control exists when a specific antecedent stimulus reliably evokes a behavior because that behavior was previously reinforced in its presence.

Question 4

Deprivation of a reinforcer is classified as which type of motivating operation?

Accepted Answer

Unconditioned establishing operation

Answer

Deprivation is an unconditioned establishing operation (UEO) because it is biologically based and increases the value of the deprived stimulus without prior learning.

Question 5

An individual continues to respond during extinction because intermittent reinforcement was used previously. This phenomenon is called:

Accepted Answer

Resistance to extinction

Answer

Resistance to extinction is the persistence of responding during extinction, which is greater when the behavior was previously maintained on intermittent reinforcement.

(ABA) Applied Behavior Analyst Certification Practice Test

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ABA Concepts & Principles of Behavior Analysis 2