EXAM 1 FOUNDATIONS OF ABA 66 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
Description - CORRECT ANSWER The level of investigation that involves the
collection of facts about observed events that can be quantified, classified, and
examined for possible relations with other known facts, and often suggests
hypotheses or questions for additional research is
Control - CORRECT ANSWER The level of investigation in which functional relations
can be derived is
Science - CORRECT ANSWER The overall goal of ______________ is to achieve a
thorough understanding of the phenomenon under study.
Specific change in the dependent variable can reliably be produced by specific
manipulations in the independent variable, and the change in the dependent
variable was unlikely to be the result of confounding variables. - CORRECT
ANSWER A functional relation means that
Determinism - CORRECT ANSWER This is the assumption upon which science is
predicated, the idea that the universe is a lawful and orderly place in which all
phenomena occur as the result of other events.
Parsimony - CORRECT ANSWER This is the idea that simple, logical explanations
must be ruled out, experimentally or conceptually, before more complex or
abstract explanations are considered.
, Experimental Analysis of behavior (EAB) - CORRECT ANSWER This is the branch of
behavior analysis that focuses on basic research:
Three-term contingency - CORRECT ANSWER The S-R-S model of psychology is also
know as:
B.F.Skinner - CORRECT ANSWER This person is considered to be the founder of
experimental analysis of behavior
Mentalism - CORRECT ANSWER This is the approach to understanding behavior
that assumes that a mental or "inner" dimension exists that differs from a
behavioral dimension and that phenomena in this dimension either directly cause
or at least mediate some forms of behavior.
The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis began publication and "Some Current
Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis" by Baer, Wolf, and Risley was published
- CORRECT ANSWER These events marked the formal beginning of contemporary
applied behavior analysis.
Applied - CORRECT ANSWER This is the defining characteristic of behavior analysis
that focuses on investigating socially significant behaviors with immediate
importance to the participant(s).
Analytic - CORRECT ANSWER This is the defining characteristic of applied behavior
analysis that demonstrates experimental control over the occurrence and non-
occurrence of the behavior.
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
Description - CORRECT ANSWER The level of investigation that involves the
collection of facts about observed events that can be quantified, classified, and
examined for possible relations with other known facts, and often suggests
hypotheses or questions for additional research is
Control - CORRECT ANSWER The level of investigation in which functional relations
can be derived is
Science - CORRECT ANSWER The overall goal of ______________ is to achieve a
thorough understanding of the phenomenon under study.
Specific change in the dependent variable can reliably be produced by specific
manipulations in the independent variable, and the change in the dependent
variable was unlikely to be the result of confounding variables. - CORRECT
ANSWER A functional relation means that
Determinism - CORRECT ANSWER This is the assumption upon which science is
predicated, the idea that the universe is a lawful and orderly place in which all
phenomena occur as the result of other events.
Parsimony - CORRECT ANSWER This is the idea that simple, logical explanations
must be ruled out, experimentally or conceptually, before more complex or
abstract explanations are considered.
, Experimental Analysis of behavior (EAB) - CORRECT ANSWER This is the branch of
behavior analysis that focuses on basic research:
Three-term contingency - CORRECT ANSWER The S-R-S model of psychology is also
know as:
B.F.Skinner - CORRECT ANSWER This person is considered to be the founder of
experimental analysis of behavior
Mentalism - CORRECT ANSWER This is the approach to understanding behavior
that assumes that a mental or "inner" dimension exists that differs from a
behavioral dimension and that phenomena in this dimension either directly cause
or at least mediate some forms of behavior.
The Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis began publication and "Some Current
Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis" by Baer, Wolf, and Risley was published
- CORRECT ANSWER These events marked the formal beginning of contemporary
applied behavior analysis.
Applied - CORRECT ANSWER This is the defining characteristic of behavior analysis
that focuses on investigating socially significant behaviors with immediate
importance to the participant(s).
Analytic - CORRECT ANSWER This is the defining characteristic of applied behavior
analysis that demonstrates experimental control over the occurrence and non-
occurrence of the behavior.
