ABAT - Applied Behavior Analysis Core ABA Principles Questions and Answers 5

Question 1

A behavior analyst uses a token economy in which students earn tokens for on-task behavior and exchange them for preferred activities. The tokens in this system function as:

Accepted Answer

Conditioned reinforcers

Answer

Tokens are conditioned (secondary) reinforcers because they acquire reinforcing value through pairing with backup reinforcers.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a motivating operation (MO) that increases the reinforcing value of water and increases water-seeking behavior?

Accepted Answer

Depriving an individual of water for several hours

Answer

Water deprivation is an establishing operation (a type of MO) that increases the value of water as a reinforcer and evokes water-seeking behavior.

Question 3

Differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) involves:

Accepted Answer

Reinforcing the absence of the target problem behavior for a specified interval

Answer

DRO delivers reinforcement contingent on the absence of the target behavior for a set time interval, regardless of what other behaviors occur.

Question 4

A BCBA uses whole-interval recording to measure on-task behavior. This method tends to:

Accepted Answer

Underestimate behavior occurrence

Answer

Whole-interval recording requires the behavior to occur throughout the entire interval, which typically results in an underestimate of actual behavior occurrence.

Question 5

Which concept explains why a child who was scolded (punished) for lying will stop lying in front of the teacher but continues to lie at home?

Accepted Answer

Stimulus discrimination

Answer

Stimulus discrimination occurs when a behavior is reinforced in the presence of one stimulus (SD) but not another (SΔ), producing differential responding.

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

(ABAT) Applied Behavior Analysis Test Practice Test

ABAT - Applied Behavior Analysis Core ABA Principles Questions and Answers 5