STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS 6TH EDITION TEST
BANK 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Observable. Answer: Capable of being seen, felt, heard, or reported
by the client or others.
◉ Objective. Answer: Requiring no special interpretation, purely factual.
◉ Operational. Answer: Everyone agrees something has occurred when
they see the definition applied.
◉ Antecedents. Answer: What happens before the behavior.
◉ Consequences. Answer: What happens after the behavior.
◉ Operational Definition Example. Answer: Defining 'tantrum' as: 'Any
instance of hitting a hard surface with an open hand, screaming a sound
over 80 decibels, or kicking the nearest object, lasting 5 seconds or
more.'
,◉ Prediction. Answer: To anticipate the outcome of a future event by
identifying a consistent correlation between two events.
◉ Correlation. Answer: Prediction occurs when repeated observations
indicate a correlation between two events.
◉ A-B-C Relationships. Answer: Focuses on identifying relationships
between antecedents, behavior, and consequences.
◉ Control. Answer: To demonstrate a functional relation (cause-and-
effect) between the IV and DV that can be derived from control.
◉ Independent Variable (IV). Answer: The variable that is manipulated
to observe changes in the Dependent Variable (DV).
◉ Dependent Variable (DV). Answer: The variable that is measured to
see if it changes in response to the Independent Variable (IV).
◉ Experimental Control. Answer: Establishes experimental control to
evoke or abate behavior through repeated manipulation of variables.
◉ Empiricism. Answer: The practice of objective observation and
measurement of the phenomena of interest (behavior) based on data,
NOT thoughts or feelings.
,◉ Parsimony. Answer: The simplest and most logical explanation should
always be considered first before more complex explanations.
◉ Occam's Razor. Answer: When there is more than one hypothesis to
explain a phenomenon, the one with the fewest assumptions should be
selected.
◉ Selectionism. Answer: Behaviors are selected based on environmental
factors.
◉ Phylogenic Selectionism. Answer: Selection by natural evolution of
species.
◉ Ontogenic Selectionism. Answer: Selection due to interaction with the
environment based on each individual's learning history.
◉ Cultural Selectionism. Answer: Behavior is passed from one person to
the next through modeling and imitation.
◉ Determinism. Answer: The universe has laws, rules, and order; all
behavior is caused by specific, identifiable, and measurable factors.
, ◉ Indeterminism. Answer: Neither predictable nor controlled; happens
for no reason or cause.
◉ Pragmatism. Answer: Truth or value of a theory is evaluated based on
the success of application.
◉ Philosophical Doubt. Answer: Question established outcomes and
results. Question everything while looking for better explanations
whenever possible.
◉ Essentialism. Answer: Organisms are endowed with immutable
features → Things have a set of characteristics or an intrinsic nature
which make them what they are.
◉ ABA approach. Answer: Explains behavior by looking at the function
of the behavior — the why behind it — instead of labeling the child with
a fixed trait.
◉ Voluntarism. Answer: Behavior is driven by a conscious internal force
- voluntary choice or intention.
◉ Mechanism. Answer: Events are explicable by material causes, a
knowable cause → A physical event.
BANK 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Observable. Answer: Capable of being seen, felt, heard, or reported
by the client or others.
◉ Objective. Answer: Requiring no special interpretation, purely factual.
◉ Operational. Answer: Everyone agrees something has occurred when
they see the definition applied.
◉ Antecedents. Answer: What happens before the behavior.
◉ Consequences. Answer: What happens after the behavior.
◉ Operational Definition Example. Answer: Defining 'tantrum' as: 'Any
instance of hitting a hard surface with an open hand, screaming a sound
over 80 decibels, or kicking the nearest object, lasting 5 seconds or
more.'
,◉ Prediction. Answer: To anticipate the outcome of a future event by
identifying a consistent correlation between two events.
◉ Correlation. Answer: Prediction occurs when repeated observations
indicate a correlation between two events.
◉ A-B-C Relationships. Answer: Focuses on identifying relationships
between antecedents, behavior, and consequences.
◉ Control. Answer: To demonstrate a functional relation (cause-and-
effect) between the IV and DV that can be derived from control.
◉ Independent Variable (IV). Answer: The variable that is manipulated
to observe changes in the Dependent Variable (DV).
◉ Dependent Variable (DV). Answer: The variable that is measured to
see if it changes in response to the Independent Variable (IV).
◉ Experimental Control. Answer: Establishes experimental control to
evoke or abate behavior through repeated manipulation of variables.
◉ Empiricism. Answer: The practice of objective observation and
measurement of the phenomena of interest (behavior) based on data,
NOT thoughts or feelings.
,◉ Parsimony. Answer: The simplest and most logical explanation should
always be considered first before more complex explanations.
◉ Occam's Razor. Answer: When there is more than one hypothesis to
explain a phenomenon, the one with the fewest assumptions should be
selected.
◉ Selectionism. Answer: Behaviors are selected based on environmental
factors.
◉ Phylogenic Selectionism. Answer: Selection by natural evolution of
species.
◉ Ontogenic Selectionism. Answer: Selection due to interaction with the
environment based on each individual's learning history.
◉ Cultural Selectionism. Answer: Behavior is passed from one person to
the next through modeling and imitation.
◉ Determinism. Answer: The universe has laws, rules, and order; all
behavior is caused by specific, identifiable, and measurable factors.
, ◉ Indeterminism. Answer: Neither predictable nor controlled; happens
for no reason or cause.
◉ Pragmatism. Answer: Truth or value of a theory is evaluated based on
the success of application.
◉ Philosophical Doubt. Answer: Question established outcomes and
results. Question everything while looking for better explanations
whenever possible.
◉ Essentialism. Answer: Organisms are endowed with immutable
features → Things have a set of characteristics or an intrinsic nature
which make them what they are.
◉ ABA approach. Answer: Explains behavior by looking at the function
of the behavior — the why behind it — instead of labeling the child with
a fixed trait.
◉ Voluntarism. Answer: Behavior is driven by a conscious internal force
- voluntary choice or intention.
◉ Mechanism. Answer: Events are explicable by material causes, a
knowable cause → A physical event.
