BCBA Stimulus Control and Verbal Behavior

Question 1

Which stimulus control concept describes a learner responding correctly to a trained stimulus but not to similar untrained stimuli?

Accepted Answer

Stimulus discrimination

Answer

Stimulus generalization

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Stimulus overselectivity

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Stimulus equivalence

Question 2

A verbal operant under the control of a motivating operation that is reinforced by a generalized conditioned reinforcer is called a:

Accepted Answer

Mand

Answer

Tact

Answer

Intraverbal

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Echoic

Question 3

When a student labels a picture of a dog as 'dog' with no other prompts, this is an example of which verbal operant?

Accepted Answer

Tact

Answer

Mand

Answer

Echoic

Answer

Intraverbal

Question 4

Multiple exemplar training is primarily used to promote which behavioral outcome?

Accepted Answer

Generalization across settings and stimuli

Answer

Stimulus discrimination

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Increased response rate

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Extinction burst prevention

Question 5

The process by which a neutral stimulus acquires discriminative control through pairing with an existing SD is called:

Accepted Answer

Conditional discrimination

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Higher-order conditioning

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Stimulus fading

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Blocking

Question 6

An intraverbal is maintained by which type of reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

Generalized conditioned reinforcement

Answer

Specific item delivery related to the antecedent verbal stimulus

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Automatic sensory reinforcement

Answer

Tangible reinforcement only