ABA 626 MIDTERM ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST EXAM
UPDATE GRADED A+
What is the difference between DRI and DRA?
A) There is no difference between DRI and DRA.
B) DRI involves reinforcing a behavior that is incompatible with the
problem behavior, whereas DRA involves reinforcing an alternative behavior
that may not be incompatible.
C) DRA involves reinforcing anything other than the problem behavior,
whereas DRI involves reinforcing any behavior that is incompatible with the
problem behavior.
D) DRI involves reinforcing an alternative behavior that may not be
incompatible with the problem behavior, whereas DRA involves reinforcing a
behavior that is incompatible with the problem behavior. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > B) DRI involves reinforcing a behavior that is incompatible with the
problem behavior, whereas DRA involves reinforcing an alternative behavior
that may not be incompatible.
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,A client with intellectual and developmental disabilities engages in low level
aggression in the form of pushing and squeezing the arm of others because it
has resulted in attention in the past. To address these behaviors, the behavior
analyst would use NCR for which type of reinforcement?
A) automatic
B) escape
C) positive - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C) positive
May best be used as a means of collecting preliminary information.
A) ABC Narrative recording
B) scatterplots
C) behavior rating scales
D) ABC Continuous recording
E) behavioral interviews - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > ABC narrative
recording, behavior rating scales, and behavioral interviews (A, C, E)
According to Cooper, Heron, & Heward (2020), the experimental branch of
behavior analysis formally began with:
A) Skinner's publication The Behavior of Organisms
B) Fuller's study on the application of operant behavior to
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, humans
C) Watsonian psychology or S-R psychology
D) Pavlov's study of reflexive behavior - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A)
Skinner's publication The Behavior of Organisms
Conducting a descriptive functional behavior assessment may involve (select all
that apply)
A) providing a narrative description of the problem behavior in the environment
in which it occurs. B) implementing a scatterplot.
C) Continuous recording of the problem behavior in relation to naturally
occurring events.
D) performing on-going assessment of a problem behavior by interviewing
the individuals who most commonly see the problem behavior occurring. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A, B, C
When thirsty, a toddler screamed until a sibling finally brought the toddler a
drink. Which form of an extinction procedure would be the most appropriate to
use in this circumstance? Extinction of behavior maintained by:
A) negative reinforcement
B) positive reinforcement
C) automatic reinforcement - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B) positive
reinforcement
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST EXAM
UPDATE GRADED A+
What is the difference between DRI and DRA?
A) There is no difference between DRI and DRA.
B) DRI involves reinforcing a behavior that is incompatible with the
problem behavior, whereas DRA involves reinforcing an alternative behavior
that may not be incompatible.
C) DRA involves reinforcing anything other than the problem behavior,
whereas DRI involves reinforcing any behavior that is incompatible with the
problem behavior.
D) DRI involves reinforcing an alternative behavior that may not be
incompatible with the problem behavior, whereas DRA involves reinforcing a
behavior that is incompatible with the problem behavior. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > B) DRI involves reinforcing a behavior that is incompatible with the
problem behavior, whereas DRA involves reinforcing an alternative behavior
that may not be incompatible.
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,A client with intellectual and developmental disabilities engages in low level
aggression in the form of pushing and squeezing the arm of others because it
has resulted in attention in the past. To address these behaviors, the behavior
analyst would use NCR for which type of reinforcement?
A) automatic
B) escape
C) positive - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C) positive
May best be used as a means of collecting preliminary information.
A) ABC Narrative recording
B) scatterplots
C) behavior rating scales
D) ABC Continuous recording
E) behavioral interviews - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > ABC narrative
recording, behavior rating scales, and behavioral interviews (A, C, E)
According to Cooper, Heron, & Heward (2020), the experimental branch of
behavior analysis formally began with:
A) Skinner's publication The Behavior of Organisms
B) Fuller's study on the application of operant behavior to
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, humans
C) Watsonian psychology or S-R psychology
D) Pavlov's study of reflexive behavior - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A)
Skinner's publication The Behavior of Organisms
Conducting a descriptive functional behavior assessment may involve (select all
that apply)
A) providing a narrative description of the problem behavior in the environment
in which it occurs. B) implementing a scatterplot.
C) Continuous recording of the problem behavior in relation to naturally
occurring events.
D) performing on-going assessment of a problem behavior by interviewing
the individuals who most commonly see the problem behavior occurring. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A, B, C
When thirsty, a toddler screamed until a sibling finally brought the toddler a
drink. Which form of an extinction procedure would be the most appropriate to
use in this circumstance? Extinction of behavior maintained by:
A) negative reinforcement
B) positive reinforcement
C) automatic reinforcement - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B) positive
reinforcement
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