RBT Behavior Reduction Test #4

Question 1

If a child throws tantrums in stores because his or her parent has a history of buying him or her toys after a tantrum, the tantrum is maintained by .

Accepted Answer

Social positive reinforcement

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Automatic negative reinfbrcement

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Social negative reinforcement

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Automatic positive reintercement

Question 2

When Sandra walks into the house, she is informed that she will not be able to watch television since her father is watching a show. As a result, Sandra draws closer to her father, moaning and tugging at his limbs. Sandra's father eventually permits her to watch television. Sandra's whimpering and tugging behavior has continued for almost a month as a result of this. What kind of repercussion is most clearly occurring as a result of sandra's whining and tugging on her father?

Accepted Answer

Positive reinforcement

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Negative punishment

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Positive punishment

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Negative reinforcement

Question 3

With a customer, Christian is gathering ABC data. Following a task requirement, the client frequently engages in physical assault. The client's grandmother frequently enters the area after the physical aggressiveness and consoles the client; yet, the grandmother guarantees that the task demand is continued. What is the potential purpose of physical aggressiveness based on this ABC data?

Accepted Answer

Attention

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Tangible

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Automatic

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Escape

Question 4

Jackson is the father of a child who has been diagnosed with autism (ASD). Jacob is the name of his child. Jacob throws long, rage-filled outbursts one day. Mike grants Jacob access to the family tablet as a result. The tantrums stop after Michael receives the tablet. What is the point of Jackson handing the iPad on to Michael?

Accepted Answer

Social negative reinforcement

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Social positive reinforcement

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Automatic positive reinforcement

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Automatic negative reinforcement

Question 5

Maria has spent the entire day hiking in the desert and is in desperate need of a glass of water. She looks for a way to get to water. Hiking in the desert increases the reinforcing value of water, which is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

Establishing operation

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Extinction

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Abolishing operation

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Satiation

Question 6

Which antecedent adjustment entails modifying some component of how the learner is expected to work in order to make the assignment more appealing?

Accepted Answer

Task modification

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Demand fading

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Noncontingent reinforcement

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Choice

Question 7

Modifications to the preceding are made ________ the desired outcome (s)

Accepted Answer

Before

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At the same time as

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At the beginning of the day

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After

Question 8

An _____ operation improves the value of a stimulus and the action that has previously been associated with it.

Accepted Answer

Establishing

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Continuous

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Abolishing

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Intermittent

Question 9

Which antecedent adjustment reduces motivation to participate in problem behavior(s) by offering reward "for free" on a time-based schedule?

Accepted Answer

Noncontingent reinforcement

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Behavioral momentum

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Choice

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Task modification

Question 10

What is the BCBA most visibly manipulating if the BCBA is focused on making the replacement behavior easy and/or the issue behavior difficult?

Accepted Answer

Response effort

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Schedule of Reinforcement

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Motivation

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SDs