CBC Applied Behavior Analysis Foundations & Principles 2

Question 1

Negative reinforcement is best described as:

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Removing an aversive stimulus following a behavior, thereby increasing that behavior

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Removing a preferred item following an undesirable behavior to decrease it

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Adding an aversive stimulus following a behavior to decrease it

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Withholding reinforcement following a previously reinforced behavior

Question 2

A continuous reinforcement (CRF) schedule means that:

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Every occurrence of the target behavior is reinforced

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Reinforcement is delivered after a fixed number of responses

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Reinforcement is delivered at fixed time intervals regardless of behavior

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Reinforcement is delivered unpredictably to maintain high response rates

Question 3

Which reinforcement schedule produces the highest and most consistent rate of responding and is most resistant to extinction?

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Variable ratio (VR)

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Fixed ratio (FR)

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Fixed interval (FI)

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Variable interval (VI)

Question 4

Extinction in ABA refers to:

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Withholding the reinforcer that previously maintained a behavior, resulting in a decrease

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Punishment of a behavior until it no longer occurs

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The natural decay of a behavior over time without intervention

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Replacing an undesirable behavior with a more appropriate one

Question 5

An 'extinction burst' refers to:

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A rapid increase in behavior frequency or intensity when extinction is first implemented

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A sudden and permanent cessation of the target behavior

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The generalization of extinction effects to other similar behaviors

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A brief recovery of behavior after it has been successfully extinguished

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of 'stimulus generalization'?

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A child learns to say 'dog' and uses the label correctly for many different breeds of dogs

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A student stops misbehaving in math class but continues in science class

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A client performs a skill correctly only when the original therapist is present

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A learner responds differently to two stimuli that have been trained as distinct

Question 7

Differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) involves:

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Reinforcing any behavior except the target problem behavior during a set time interval

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Reinforcing an alternative behavior that is incompatible with the problem behavior

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Reinforcing a lower rate of the problem behavior than the current baseline rate

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Reinforcing the same behavior but only in appropriate settings