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

A tact is a verbal operant evoked by a nonverbal stimulus (object, event, or property) and maintained by generalized conditioned reinforcement from the listener.

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

A mand is a verbal operant whose form is controlled by a motivating operation and whose reinforcer is specifically related to the relevant motivating operation.

Question 3

In applied behavior analysis, what is 'shaping'?

Accepted Answer

Differential reinforcement of successive approximations toward a target behavior

Answer

Shaping is the differential reinforcement of successive approximations to a terminal behavior, gradually moving the criterion closer to the desired final form.

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

Answer

Generalization is the occurrence of learned behavior in the presence of stimuli or responses other than those present during training, without explicit programming.

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

Answer

Extinction is the withholding of reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior, resulting in a decrease in that behavior over time.

BACB - Behavior Analyst Certification Board Practice Test

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BACB ABA Principles and Concepts 3