ABAT - Applied Behavior Analysis Core ABA Principles Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

The term 'behavior' in ABA is defined as:

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Any activity of an organism that can be measured and observed

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Any internal mental event occurring in the brain

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Only problematic or maladaptive responses

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Social interactions exclusively

Question 2

A behavior that is maintained by escape from an aversive stimulus is operating under which type of reinforcement?

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Negative reinforcement

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Positive reinforcement

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Positive punishment

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Negative punishment

Question 3

The seven dimensions of ABA, as outlined by Baer, Wolf, and Risley (1968), include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Theoretical

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Applied

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Behavioral

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Analytical

Question 4

A functional relation in ABA is established when:

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Repeated demonstrations show that the independent variable reliably produces changes in the dependent variable

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Two behaviors are correlated

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A learner reports that a strategy helps them

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Norm-referenced tests show improvement

Question 5

Which of the following BEST describes the principle of reinforcement?

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A stimulus change following a behavior that increases the future probability of that behavior

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Any event following a behavior increases that behavior's future frequency

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The removal of an event that decreases a behavior's future frequency

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The delivery of an aversive event to suppress behavior

Question 6

Punishment in ABA is defined as:

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A stimulus change following a behavior that decreases the future probability of that behavior

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Any painful consequence delivered after a behavior

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Always requiring physical discomfort

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The removal of a positive reinforcer only