ABAT ABAT Generalization and Maintenance Strategies 1

Question 1

Generalization in ABA refers to:

Accepted Answer

A behavior occurring across untrained stimuli, settings, or people

Answer

Generalization occurs when a trained behavior transfers to new people, settings, or stimuli beyond those present during original training.

Question 2

Which strategy BEST promotes generalization across settings?

Accepted Answer

Training in multiple natural settings from the start

Answer

Training across multiple natural settings from the outset promotes stimulus generalization by broadening the range of contexts associated with the target behavior.

Question 3

'Maintenance' in ABA is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

Continued performance of a skill after the formal training phase ends

Answer

Maintenance refers to the durability of a behavior over time after systematic reinforcement or intervention has been reduced or eliminated.

Question 4

Teaching with 'sufficient exemplars' promotes generalization by:

Accepted Answer

Exposing the learner to a varied sample of the stimulus class

Answer

Using sufficient and varied exemplars ensures the learner contacts enough of the stimulus class to generalize to untrained members of that class.

Question 5

What is 'response maintenance failure'?

Accepted Answer

A skill that was mastered but no longer occurs consistently after training ends

Answer

Response maintenance failure occurs when a previously mastered skill deteriorates or disappears once the formal intervention or dense reinforcement is removed.

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

ABAT ABAT Generalization and Maintenance Strategies 1