ABAT ABAT Generalization and Maintenance Strategies 4

Question 1

A behavior analyst wants to promote stimulus generalization across multiple teachers. Which strategy is MOST effective?

Accepted Answer

Use multiple exemplars by training with several different teachers

Answer

Training with multiple exemplars (different teachers) promotes stimulus generalization by exposing the learner to varied discriminative stimuli.

Question 2

Which of the following BEST describes 'sequential modification' in the context of generalization programming?

Accepted Answer

Systematically applying intervention in each non-training setting after generalization fails to occur naturally

Answer

Sequential modification involves applying the intervention one setting at a time when generalization does not spontaneously occur across environments.

Question 3

A child learns to say 'please' only during structured sessions with his therapist. This is an example of failure in which type of generalization?

Accepted Answer

Stimulus generalization

Answer

Stimulus generalization has failed because the behavior does not transfer to stimuli (people, settings) beyond the original training conditions.

Question 4

Which maintenance strategy involves gradually thinning the reinforcement schedule after the target behavior is acquired?

Accepted Answer

Indiscriminable contingencies

Answer

Indiscriminable contingencies (e.g., variable ratio schedules) make reinforcement unpredictable, which supports maintenance by mimicking natural reinforcement patterns.

Question 5

A practitioner programs for generalization by using materials from the client's actual home environment during clinic training. This technique is called:

Accepted Answer

Common stimuli

Answer

Incorporating common stimuli from the natural environment into training promotes transfer of behavior to that environment.

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

ABAT ABAT Generalization and Maintenance Strategies 4