ABA 626 MIDTERM BEHAVIOR CHANGE PROCEDURES EXAM |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ |
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1. Which behavior change procedure is primarily designed to increase the
future frequency of behavior?
A. Extinction
B. Punishment
C. Reinforcement
D. Response cost
C. Reinforcement
2. Which variable most directly determines whether a consequence
functions as reinforcement?
A. Topography of behavior
B. Temporal contiguity
C. Effect on future behavior
D. Social acceptability
C. Effect on future behavior
3. Which procedure involves the removal of a reinforcing stimulus
following a response?
A. Negative reinforcement
B. Extinction
C. Response cost
D. Differential reinforcement
C. Response cost
4. Differential reinforcement procedures are best defined as:
A. Reinforcing all appropriate behavior
B. Reinforcing one response class while withholding reinforcement for
another
C. Using punishment contingencies
D. Delivering reinforcement intermittently
B. Reinforcing one response class while withholding reinforcement for
another
,5. Which differential reinforcement procedure reinforces the absence of a
target behavior?
A. DRA
B. DRI
C. DRO
D. DRH
C. DRO
6. Which procedure reinforces a behavior that is physically incompatible
with the target behavior?
A. DRA
B. DRO
C. DRL
D. DRI
D. DRI
7. Which behavior change procedure is most appropriate for reducing high-
rate behaviors?
A. DRH
B. DRL
C. DRO
D. Extinction
B. DRL
8. Which procedure increases behavior by removing an aversive stimulus
contingent on a response?
A. Positive reinforcement
B. Negative punishment
C. Negative reinforcement
D. Extinction
C. Negative reinforcement
9. Which factor most affects the effectiveness of reinforcement?
A. Graphing method
B. Reinforcer magnitude and immediacy
C. Staff preference
D. Session duration
B. Reinforcer magnitude and immediacy
10.Which schedule of reinforcement produces the most rapid acquisition of
behavior?
A. Variable ratio
, B. Fixed interval
C. Variable interval
D. Continuous reinforcement
D. Continuous reinforcement
11.Which schedule of reinforcement produces the highest response rates?
A. Fixed interval
B. Variable interval
C. Fixed ratio
D. Variable ratio
D. Variable ratio
12.Which schedule typically produces a post-reinforcement pause?
A. Variable ratio
B. Fixed ratio
C. Variable interval
D. Continuous
B. Fixed ratio
13.Which reinforcement schedule produces scalloped responding?
A. Fixed ratio
B. Variable ratio
C. Fixed interval
D. Variable interval
C. Fixed interval
14.Which procedure systematically fades prompts to transfer stimulus
control?
A. Chaining
B. Prompt fading
C. Shaping
D. Modeling
B. Prompt fading
15.Which behavior change procedure involves reinforcing successive
approximations?
A. Chaining
B. Prompting
C. Shaping
D. Differential reinforcement
C. Shaping
, 16.Which chaining procedure begins with the first step of the task?
A. Backward chaining
B. Total-task chaining
C. Forward chaining
D. Prompt chaining
C. Forward chaining
17.Which chaining procedure reinforces completion of the final step first?
A. Forward chaining
B. Backward chaining
C. Total-task chaining
D. Task analysis
B. Backward chaining
18.Which procedure combines prompting, fading, and reinforcement across
all steps?
A. Forward chaining
B. Backward chaining
C. Total-task chaining
D. Shaping
C. Total-task chaining
19.Which behavior change procedure is most effective for teaching complex
skills?
A. Punishment
B. Task analysis and chaining
C. Extinction
D. DRO
B. Task analysis and chaining
20.Which factor most affects generalization of learned behavior?
A. Reinforcer schedule only
B. Training in multiple contexts
C. Data collection method
D. Session length
B. Training in multiple contexts
21.Which procedure intentionally withholds reinforcement following a
previously reinforced response?
A. Punishment
B. Extinction
C. Negative reinforcement
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ |
LATEST EXAM UPDATE
1. Which behavior change procedure is primarily designed to increase the
future frequency of behavior?
A. Extinction
B. Punishment
C. Reinforcement
D. Response cost
C. Reinforcement
2. Which variable most directly determines whether a consequence
functions as reinforcement?
A. Topography of behavior
B. Temporal contiguity
C. Effect on future behavior
D. Social acceptability
C. Effect on future behavior
3. Which procedure involves the removal of a reinforcing stimulus
following a response?
A. Negative reinforcement
B. Extinction
C. Response cost
D. Differential reinforcement
C. Response cost
4. Differential reinforcement procedures are best defined as:
A. Reinforcing all appropriate behavior
B. Reinforcing one response class while withholding reinforcement for
another
C. Using punishment contingencies
D. Delivering reinforcement intermittently
B. Reinforcing one response class while withholding reinforcement for
another
,5. Which differential reinforcement procedure reinforces the absence of a
target behavior?
A. DRA
B. DRI
C. DRO
D. DRH
C. DRO
6. Which procedure reinforces a behavior that is physically incompatible
with the target behavior?
A. DRA
B. DRO
C. DRL
D. DRI
D. DRI
7. Which behavior change procedure is most appropriate for reducing high-
rate behaviors?
A. DRH
B. DRL
C. DRO
D. Extinction
B. DRL
8. Which procedure increases behavior by removing an aversive stimulus
contingent on a response?
A. Positive reinforcement
B. Negative punishment
C. Negative reinforcement
D. Extinction
C. Negative reinforcement
9. Which factor most affects the effectiveness of reinforcement?
A. Graphing method
B. Reinforcer magnitude and immediacy
C. Staff preference
D. Session duration
B. Reinforcer magnitude and immediacy
10.Which schedule of reinforcement produces the most rapid acquisition of
behavior?
A. Variable ratio
, B. Fixed interval
C. Variable interval
D. Continuous reinforcement
D. Continuous reinforcement
11.Which schedule of reinforcement produces the highest response rates?
A. Fixed interval
B. Variable interval
C. Fixed ratio
D. Variable ratio
D. Variable ratio
12.Which schedule typically produces a post-reinforcement pause?
A. Variable ratio
B. Fixed ratio
C. Variable interval
D. Continuous
B. Fixed ratio
13.Which reinforcement schedule produces scalloped responding?
A. Fixed ratio
B. Variable ratio
C. Fixed interval
D. Variable interval
C. Fixed interval
14.Which procedure systematically fades prompts to transfer stimulus
control?
A. Chaining
B. Prompt fading
C. Shaping
D. Modeling
B. Prompt fading
15.Which behavior change procedure involves reinforcing successive
approximations?
A. Chaining
B. Prompting
C. Shaping
D. Differential reinforcement
C. Shaping
, 16.Which chaining procedure begins with the first step of the task?
A. Backward chaining
B. Total-task chaining
C. Forward chaining
D. Prompt chaining
C. Forward chaining
17.Which chaining procedure reinforces completion of the final step first?
A. Forward chaining
B. Backward chaining
C. Total-task chaining
D. Task analysis
B. Backward chaining
18.Which procedure combines prompting, fading, and reinforcement across
all steps?
A. Forward chaining
B. Backward chaining
C. Total-task chaining
D. Shaping
C. Total-task chaining
19.Which behavior change procedure is most effective for teaching complex
skills?
A. Punishment
B. Task analysis and chaining
C. Extinction
D. DRO
B. Task analysis and chaining
20.Which factor most affects generalization of learned behavior?
A. Reinforcer schedule only
B. Training in multiple contexts
C. Data collection method
D. Session length
B. Training in multiple contexts
21.Which procedure intentionally withholds reinforcement following a
previously reinforced response?
A. Punishment
B. Extinction
C. Negative reinforcement
