Question 1

In the adaptive hypothesis of obesity, a(n) _________confers an advantage under ________food supply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Obese-prone genotype; unpredictable 
B)  Lean-prone genotype; diminishing 
C)  Biological predisposition; varying 
D)  Evolutionary mutation; reduced 
A)  Obese-prone genotype; unpredictable 
B)  Lean-prone genotype; diminishing 
C)  Biological predisposition; varying 
D)  Evolutionary mutation; reduced A

Question 2

In terms of a behavioral contract, the details usually specify:

Accepted Answer

A)  Both what is expected of the client and the consequences that follow behavior 
B)  The level of attention required 
C)  The consequences that follow behavior 
D)  What is expected of the client 
A)  Both what is expected of the client and the consequences that follow behavior 
B)  The level of attention required 
C)  The consequences that follow behavior 
D)  What is expected of the client A

Question 3

Which of the following is not a typical component of a course built around Keller's personalized system of instruction (PSI)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participants move at their own pace 
B)  Lectures/demonstrations are attended as needed by the participant 
C)  Graphing and revising the program based on the data 
D)  Breaking down reading assignments/lab activities into small components 
A)  Participants move at their own pace 
B)  Lectures/demonstrations are attended as needed by the participant 
C)  Graphing and revising the program based on the data 
D)  Breaking down reading assignments/lab activities into small components C

Question 4

Translational research:

Accepted Answer

A)  Aims to apply behavior-change techniques to new behaviors 
B)  Aims to move behavior-change technologies to new situations 
C)  Aims to understand everyday human behavior in social contexts 
D)  Aims to move behavioral technologies to new cultures 
A)  Aims to apply behavior-change techniques to new behaviors 
B)  Aims to move behavior-change technologies to new situations 
C)  Aims to understand everyday human behavior in social contexts 
D)  Aims to move behavioral technologies to new cultures

Question 5

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Standard Celeration Chart?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning is typically represented by a straight line 
B)  Values are typically plotted on a logarithmic scale 
C)  The rate of response is plotted 
D)  The steeper the slope of the line, the slower the learning 
A)  Learning is typically represented by a straight line 
B)  Values are typically plotted on a logarithmic scale 
C)  The rate of response is plotted 
D)  The steeper the slope of the line, the slower the learning

Question 6

Which of the following was not discussed as a possible benefit of video prompting using mobile technology for students with ASD?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indicates to others greater autonomy and self-determination 
B)  Allows for caregivers to monitor the student's location 
C)  May generate self-regulation of actions 
D)  May increase intrinsic motivation 
A)  Indicates to others greater autonomy and self-determination 
B)  Allows for caregivers to monitor the student's location 
C)  May generate self-regulation of actions 
D)  May increase intrinsic motivation

Question 7

In the treatment of drug use and addiction, contingency management involves _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of fading medical testing 
B)  The use of vouchers contingent on abstinence 
C)  The use of contingent attention 
D)  The use of reinforcement of alternative behavior 
A)  The use of fading medical testing 
B)  The use of vouchers contingent on abstinence 
C)  The use of contingent attention 
D)  The use of reinforcement of alternative behavior

Question 8

Which of the following is not a behavior-change technology currently used in the ABC school's curriculum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Picture Exchange Communication System 
B)  Lovaas's early intensive behavioral intervention package 
C)  Sundberg's verbal behavior approach 
D)  Recreating Environment to Accelerate Learning 
A)  Picture Exchange Communication System 
B)  Lovaas's early intensive behavioral intervention package 
C)  Sundberg's verbal behavior approach 
D)  Recreating Environment to Accelerate Learning

Question 9

_____ refers to how long a new behavior persists after the original contingencies are removed.

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavioral continuity 
B)  Behavioral resurgence 
C)  Extinction 
D)  Behavior maintenance 
A)  Behavioral continuity 
B)  Behavioral resurgence 
C)  Extinction 
D)  Behavior maintenance

Question 10

What is video prompting?

Accepted Answer

A)  A technology that uses a video of a model showing the separate steps of a task 
B)  A video demonstration by a model of an integrated sequence of skills to perform some task 
C)  A mobile app that sends a text message if a behavior has not occurred for some time 
D)  An educational tool used on websites that provides visual feedback for correct responses 
A)  A technology that uses a video of a model showing the separate steps of a task 
B)  A video demonstration by a model of an integrated sequence of skills to perform some task 
C)  A mobile app that sends a text message if a behavior has not occurred for some time 
D)  An educational tool used on websites that provides visual feedback for correct responses

Question 11

Lovaas's early work with the early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI), in which children with autism 30 months and younger were given 40 plus hours of treatment each week, resulted in ____% of program participants being behaviorally indistinguishable from typically developing children after 2 years of treatment.

Accepted Answer

A)  30% 
B)  50% 
C)  70% 
D)  90% 
A)  30% 
B)  50% 
C)  70% 
D)  90%

Question 12

Level 1 of the ABC school program for autistic children involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  Teaching of stimulus generalization to those who are advanced 
B)  Training and generalization of social skills, especially with parents 
C)  Discrete trials of stimulus, response, and reinforcement 
D)  Teaching of "splinter skills" to able students 
A)  Teaching of stimulus generalization to those who are advanced 
B)  Training and generalization of social skills, especially with parents 
C)  Discrete trials of stimulus, response, and reinforcement 
D)  Teaching of "splinter skills" to able students

Question 13

Which of the following are multiple baseline designs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multiple baseline across subjects 
B)  Multiple baseline across behaviors 
C)  Multiple baseline across stimulus conditions 
D)  All of these 
A)  Multiple baseline across subjects 
B)  Multiple baseline across behaviors 
C)  Multiple baseline across stimulus conditions 
D)  All of these

Question 14

If a researcher is measuring behavior in four 15-minute time slots, then he/she is using a(n) _____ approach to measuring behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  Duration recording 
B)  Event recording 
C)  Time sampling 
D)  Interval recording 
A)  Duration recording 
B)  Event recording 
C)  Time sampling 
D)  Interval recording

Question 15

From a behavioral point of view it is the _____________ and _____________ that require change.

Accepted Answer

A)  Thoughts; feelings 
B)  Physical environment; social system 
C)  Discriminative stimuli; punishers 
D)  Respondent behaviors; operant behaviors 
A)  Thoughts; feelings 
B)  Physical environment; social system 
C)  Discriminative stimuli; punishers 
D)  Respondent behaviors; operant behaviors

Question 16

If a researcher is measuring a continuous behavior, then they should use _____ recording.

Accepted Answer

A)  Duration recording 
B)  Event recording 
C)  Time sampling 
D)  Interval recording 
A)  Duration recording 
B)  Event recording 
C)  Time sampling 
D)  Interval recording

Question 17

When a reinforcement procedure is applied progressively to different target behaviors, the researcher is employing a _____ design.

Accepted Answer

A)  Multiple baseline across reinforcement 
B)  Multiple baseline across behaviors 
C)  Multiple baseline across settings 
D)  Multiple baseline across subjects 
A)  Multiple baseline across reinforcement 
B)  Multiple baseline across behaviors 
C)  Multiple baseline across settings 
D)  Multiple baseline across subjects

Question 18

Programming for generality means that:

Accepted Answer

A)  The behavior analyst builds technologies that apply to many situations 
B)  The behavior analyst builds technologies that can be used for many types of behavior 
C)  The behavior analyst arranges for many types of reinforcement 
D)  The behavior analyst makes specific plans for how to maintain the behavior change after treatment 
A)  The behavior analyst builds technologies that apply to many situations 
B)  The behavior analyst builds technologies that can be used for many types of behavior 
C)  The behavior analyst arranges for many types of reinforcement 
D)  The behavior analyst makes specific plans for how to maintain the behavior change after treatment

Question 19

Which of the four guiding principles of precision teaching captures the idea that if slow learning is observed, the program of instruction needs to be changed:

Accepted Answer

A)  Focus directly on observable behavior 
B)  Rate as the basic behavioral measure 
C)  Charting of behavior on a Standard Celeration Chart 
D)  The learner knows best 
A)  Focus directly on observable behavior 
B)  Rate as the basic behavioral measure 
C)  Charting of behavior on a Standard Celeration Chart 
D)  The learner knows best

Question 20

Using ASD adolescents who engaged in passive video viewing of hand actions such as grasping an object, research conducted by Pokorny and colleagues (2015) found:

Accepted Answer

A)  No differences in fMRI activation in the AON between typically developing and ASD adolescents 
B)  Minor differences in fMRI activation in the AON between typically developing and ASD adolescents 
C)  Moderate differences in fMRI activation in the AON between typically developing and ASD adolescents 
D)  Significant differences in fMRI activation in the AON between typically developing and ASD adolescents 
A)  No differences in fMRI activation in the AON between typically developing and ASD adolescents 
B)  Minor differences in fMRI activation in the AON between typically developing and ASD adolescents 
C)  Moderate differences in fMRI activation in the AON between typically developing and ASD adolescents 
D)  Significant differences in fMRI activation in the AON between typically developing and ASD adolescents

In the adaptive hypothesis of obesity, a(n) _confers an advantage under food supply.

In terms of a behavioral contract, the details usually specify:

Which of the following is not a typical component of a course built around Keller's personalized system of instruction (PSI)?

Translational research:

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Standard Celeration Chart?

Which of the following was not discussed as a possible benefit of video prompting using mobile technology for students with ASD?

In the treatment of drug use and addiction, contingency management involves _______.

Which of the following is not a behavior-change technology currently used in the ABC school's curriculum?

_____ refers to how long a new behavior persists after the original contingencies are removed.

What is video prompting?

Level 1 of the ABC school program for autistic children involves:

Which of the following are multiple baseline designs?

If a researcher is measuring behavior in four 15-minute time slots, then he/she is using a(n) _____ approach to measuring behavior.

From a behavioral point of view it is the _ and _ that require change.

If a researcher is measuring a continuous behavior, then they should use _____ recording.

When a reinforcement procedure is applied progressively to different target behaviors, the researcher is employing a _____ design.

Programming for generality means that:

Which of the four guiding principles of precision teaching captures the idea that if slow learning is observed, the program of instruction needs to be changed:

Using ASD adolescents who engaged in passive video viewing of hand actions such as grasping an object, research conducted by Pokorny and colleagues (2015) found:

A Science of Behavior: Perspective, History, and Assumptions

The Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Reflexive Behavior and Respondent Conditioning

Reinforcement and Extinction of Operant Behavior

Schedules of Reinforcement

Aversive Control of Behavior

Operantrespondent Interrelationships: the Biological Context of Conditioning

Stimulus Control

Choice and Preference

Conditioned Reinforcement

Correspondence Relations: Imitation and Rule-Governed Behavior

Verbal Behavior

Three Levels of Selection: Biology, Behavior, and Culture

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Exam 13: Applied Behavior Analysis

In the adaptive hypothesis of obesity, a(n) _________confers an advantage under ________food supply.

In terms of a behavioral contract, the details usually specify:

Which of the following is not a typical component of a course built around Keller's personalized system of instruction (PSI)?

Translational research:

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Standard Celeration Chart?

Which of the following was not discussed as a possible benefit of video prompting using mobile technology for students with ASD?

In the treatment of drug use and addiction, contingency management involves _______.

Which of the following is not a behavior-change technology currently used in the ABC school's curriculum?

_____ refers to how long a new behavior persists after the original contingencies are removed.

What is video prompting?

Level 1 of the ABC school program for autistic children involves:

Which of the following are multiple baseline designs?

If a researcher is measuring behavior in four 15-minute time slots, then he/she is using a(n) _____ approach to measuring behavior.

From a behavioral point of view it is the _____________ and _____________ that require change.

If a researcher is measuring a continuous behavior, then they should use _____ recording.

When a reinforcement procedure is applied progressively to different target behaviors, the researcher is employing a _____ design.

Programming for generality means that:

Which of the four guiding principles of precision teaching captures the idea that if slow learning is observed, the program of instruction needs to be changed:

Using ASD adolescents who engaged in passive video viewing of hand actions such as grasping an object, research conducted by Pokorny and colleagues (2015) found:

A Science of Behavior: Perspective, History, and Assumptions

The Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Reflexive Behavior and Respondent Conditioning

Reinforcement and Extinction of Operant Behavior

Schedules of Reinforcement

Aversive Control of Behavior

Operantrespondent Interrelationships: the Biological Context of Conditioning

Stimulus Control

Choice and Preference

Conditioned Reinforcement

Correspondence Relations: Imitation and Rule-Governed Behavior

Verbal Behavior

Three Levels of Selection: Biology, Behavior, and Culture

Filters

In the adaptive hypothesis of obesity, a(n) _confers an advantage under food supply.

From a behavioral point of view it is the _ and _ that require change.