ABAT - Applied Behavior Analysis Test Applied Behavior Analysis Core ABA Principles 1

Question 1

Which of the following correctly identifies the three components of the three-term contingency in operant behavior?

Accepted Answer

Antecedent, behavior, and consequence

Answer

The three-term contingency (ABC) consists of the Antecedent (the event or stimulus preceding the behavior), the Behavior itself, and the Consequence (the event following the behavior). This framework is foundational to ABA assessment and intervention.

Question 2

Positive punishment is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

Adding a stimulus following a behavior to decrease its future frequency

Answer

Positive punishment involves adding (presenting) a stimulus contingent on a behavior, which results in a decrease in the future frequency of that behavior. The word 'positive' refers to the addition of something, not to a pleasant outcome.

Question 3

When a previously reinforced behavior is placed on extinction and the organism initially responds at a higher rate or with greater intensity before the behavior decreases, this phenomenon is called:

Accepted Answer

Extinction burst

Answer

An extinction burst is the temporary increase in the frequency, duration, or intensity of a behavior when reinforcement is first withheld. Practitioners must anticipate and plan for extinction bursts when implementing extinction procedures.

Question 4

Which schedule of reinforcement delivers reinforcement after an unpredictable number of responses and produces the highest, most steady rate of responding with the greatest resistance to extinction?

Accepted Answer

Variable ratio

Answer

A variable ratio (VR) schedule delivers reinforcement after an average but unpredictable number of responses. Because the learner cannot predict when reinforcement will occur, responding is high and steady, and the behavior is very resistant to extinction — slot machines are a classic real-world example.

Question 5

When a behavior that was trained in one setting begins to occur in other untrained settings, stimuli, or with different people, this is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Stimulus generalization

Answer

Stimulus generalization occurs when a behavior trained under specific stimulus conditions begins to occur in the presence of other, untrained stimuli. ABA programs actively promote generalization so that skills transfer beyond the training environment.

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

ABAT - Applied Behavior Analysis Test Applied Behavior Analysis Core ABA Principles 1