ABAT ABAT Generalization and Maintenance Strategies

Question 1

Generalization in ABA refers to:

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A behavior occurring across untrained stimuli, settings, or people

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A behavior occurring only in the training setting

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Replacing one behavior with another

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Increasing behavior through reinforcement

Question 2

Which strategy BEST promotes generalization across settings?

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Training in multiple natural settings from the start

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Teaching exclusively in a clinic room

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Using only one instructor for consistency

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Providing massed trials in one location

Question 3

'Maintenance' in ABA is best defined as:

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Continued performance of a skill after the formal training phase ends

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The rate of behavior during initial training

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Applying a skill to a new situation

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Increasing the complexity of a skill over time

Question 4

Teaching with 'sufficient exemplars' promotes generalization by:

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Exposing the learner to a varied sample of the stimulus class

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Repeating the same stimuli many times

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Using only real-world materials

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Ensuring errorless learning

Question 5

What is 'response maintenance failure'?

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A skill that was mastered but no longer occurs consistently after training ends

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A skill that was never fully acquired

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A behavior that occurs in the wrong setting

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A prompt that was never faded

Question 6

Programming 'common stimuli' during training means:

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Including in the training environment stimuli that are also present in the generalization setting

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Using only verbal instructions

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Training in the exact same room each time

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Avoiding any distractors during sessions