BACB ABA Principles and Concepts 3

Question 1

Which verbal operant is controlled by a nonverbal discriminative stimulus and produces generalized conditioned reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

Tact

Answer

Mand

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Intraverbal

Answer

Echoic

Question 2

What is the defining feature of a mand in Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior?

Accepted Answer

It specifies its own reinforcer

Answer

It is controlled by a verbal discriminative stimulus

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It is an imitative vocal response

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It is controlled by a nonverbal SD

Question 3

In applied behavior analysis, what is 'shaping'?

Accepted Answer

Differential reinforcement of successive approximations toward a target behavior

Answer

Reinforcing any instance of a target behavior

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Using prompts to evoke a behavior

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Chaining behaviors together

Question 4

Which concept refers to the spread of behavior change to untrained stimuli or responses that are similar to trained ones?

Accepted Answer

Generalization

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Discrimination training

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Differential reinforcement

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Stimulus control

Question 5

What is the term for the process by which a previously reinforced behavior decreases when reinforcement is no longer delivered?

Accepted Answer

Extinction

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Habituation

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Satiation

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Punishment

Question 6

Which term describes the process of reinforcing the absence of a target behavior for a specified period?

Accepted Answer

DRO

Answer

DRI

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DRA

Answer

DRL