KUHN 657 FINAL STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
Greg's supervisor was observing his session and wanted greg to probe some new programs. he
asked greg to probe his clients ability to demonstrate proficiency within the echoic operant.,
specifically testing "bubbles." how should greg present the probe to his client?
a. greg should say "say bubbles!"
b. greg should show bubbles and ask what is this?
c. greg should show bubbles and wait for the client to say bubbles and then blow the bubbles
for him.
d. greg should ask, what's something you can blow? and hope the client says bubbles -
ANS greg should say "say bubbles!"
ayaka is a 2 year old girl with autism who started EIBI 4 months ago. as soon as she started EIBI,
she was taught to tact "pig" "cow" and "farmer" when shown cards with those pictures. then, 1
week later, she was shown different examples of a pig cow and farmer in a book, and was
unable to tact them. this may indicate an issue with...
a. generalization
b. maintenance
c. stimulus control
d. response variability - ANS generalization
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,rae is preparing for her client to review her child's IEP goals for an upcoming IEP meeting. she
reads the following: when in class and presented with lecture materials, sherrie lynn will
participate by writing down 3 sentences on the topic during the 10 minute lesson without
talking to peers in 9/10 minutes of lecture over 5 consecutive class periods and a minimum of 3
instructors. rae notices something is missing from the intervention goal, what is it?
a. the way the goal will be measured.
b the skill to be worked on
c the stimulus conditions of the goal
d the criteria for mastry - ANS the way the goal will be measured
which of the following is not a characteristic of a supportive environment for behavior change?
a. the stakeholders are involved and receptive to feedback
b. the client tis able to access reinforcement
c. the environment has a schedule and a stable routine
d. regular training and introduction of new staff. - ANS regular training and introduction of
new staff
the BCBA has placed a client's screeching behavior on extinction and reinforced hand raising to
gain attention. over the last month, the screeching for attention has decreased from an average
of 48 times per day to an average of less than one per day and has been maintained for 3
weeks. on Wednesday the client began screeching again for the BCBA's attention. the BCBA has
concluded that the plan has been implemented to fidelity. the BCBA continued the extinction
procedure and after 2 days the screeching behavior decreased back to near-zero levels. what
phenomenon does this demonstrate?
a. spontaneous recovery
b. resurgence
c. extinction burst
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, d. spaced extinction recover - ANS spontaneous recovery
jose's tantrum behavior is maintained by attention. based on the literature, you could use all of
the following interventions except...
a. NCR in the form of attention
b. planned ignoring
c. physical prompting through an activity
d. FCT and asking for attention - ANS physical prompting through an activity
elliot is working with a child with ASD who is nonverbal. his client exhibits several interfering
behaviors, such as physically aggression, SIB, tantrums and property destruction. after
evaluating the results of the FA, it is evident that the behaviors are multiply maintained. after
discussing with their parents, they'd like to target his physical aggression towards others first,
which has a primary function of access to tangibles with a secondary function of attention. what
would be the best intervention to utilize for this client?
a. shaping vocalizations with the client into syllables then words that represent the tangibles
and access attention in an appropriate way
b. training client on PECs to exchange pictures for items he may want or to request positive
attention
c. place the target behavior on extinction in combination with reinforcement for FCT as the DRA
procedure
d. utilize token economy with response cost - ANS training client on PECs to exchange
pictures for items he may want or to request positive attention
which of the following promotes preparing an environment supportive of behavior change?
a. incorporating a variety of interventions that the parents have recommended, such as a
gluten-free diet.
b. choosing behaviors to target for reduction based on observation alone
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
Greg's supervisor was observing his session and wanted greg to probe some new programs. he
asked greg to probe his clients ability to demonstrate proficiency within the echoic operant.,
specifically testing "bubbles." how should greg present the probe to his client?
a. greg should say "say bubbles!"
b. greg should show bubbles and ask what is this?
c. greg should show bubbles and wait for the client to say bubbles and then blow the bubbles
for him.
d. greg should ask, what's something you can blow? and hope the client says bubbles -
ANS greg should say "say bubbles!"
ayaka is a 2 year old girl with autism who started EIBI 4 months ago. as soon as she started EIBI,
she was taught to tact "pig" "cow" and "farmer" when shown cards with those pictures. then, 1
week later, she was shown different examples of a pig cow and farmer in a book, and was
unable to tact them. this may indicate an issue with...
a. generalization
b. maintenance
c. stimulus control
d. response variability - ANS generalization
@COPYRIGHT 2026/2027 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
1
,rae is preparing for her client to review her child's IEP goals for an upcoming IEP meeting. she
reads the following: when in class and presented with lecture materials, sherrie lynn will
participate by writing down 3 sentences on the topic during the 10 minute lesson without
talking to peers in 9/10 minutes of lecture over 5 consecutive class periods and a minimum of 3
instructors. rae notices something is missing from the intervention goal, what is it?
a. the way the goal will be measured.
b the skill to be worked on
c the stimulus conditions of the goal
d the criteria for mastry - ANS the way the goal will be measured
which of the following is not a characteristic of a supportive environment for behavior change?
a. the stakeholders are involved and receptive to feedback
b. the client tis able to access reinforcement
c. the environment has a schedule and a stable routine
d. regular training and introduction of new staff. - ANS regular training and introduction of
new staff
the BCBA has placed a client's screeching behavior on extinction and reinforced hand raising to
gain attention. over the last month, the screeching for attention has decreased from an average
of 48 times per day to an average of less than one per day and has been maintained for 3
weeks. on Wednesday the client began screeching again for the BCBA's attention. the BCBA has
concluded that the plan has been implemented to fidelity. the BCBA continued the extinction
procedure and after 2 days the screeching behavior decreased back to near-zero levels. what
phenomenon does this demonstrate?
a. spontaneous recovery
b. resurgence
c. extinction burst
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, d. spaced extinction recover - ANS spontaneous recovery
jose's tantrum behavior is maintained by attention. based on the literature, you could use all of
the following interventions except...
a. NCR in the form of attention
b. planned ignoring
c. physical prompting through an activity
d. FCT and asking for attention - ANS physical prompting through an activity
elliot is working with a child with ASD who is nonverbal. his client exhibits several interfering
behaviors, such as physically aggression, SIB, tantrums and property destruction. after
evaluating the results of the FA, it is evident that the behaviors are multiply maintained. after
discussing with their parents, they'd like to target his physical aggression towards others first,
which has a primary function of access to tangibles with a secondary function of attention. what
would be the best intervention to utilize for this client?
a. shaping vocalizations with the client into syllables then words that represent the tangibles
and access attention in an appropriate way
b. training client on PECs to exchange pictures for items he may want or to request positive
attention
c. place the target behavior on extinction in combination with reinforcement for FCT as the DRA
procedure
d. utilize token economy with response cost - ANS training client on PECs to exchange
pictures for items he may want or to request positive attention
which of the following promotes preparing an environment supportive of behavior change?
a. incorporating a variety of interventions that the parents have recommended, such as a
gluten-free diet.
b. choosing behaviors to target for reduction based on observation alone
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