ABA 624 MIDTERM FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ The Psychologist has been working with a client/patient for a year. The
Psychologist is helping the client understand cause and effect of his
behaviors and to better understand that the world operates by lawfulness that
is orderly and predictable. What theory is this?.
Answer: Determinism
◍ The Therapist keeps the same colored shirt on during each condition to keep
this ________ __________ constant..
Answer: Extraneous Variable
◍ The __________ _________ denies the existence of "inner" events or
considers them outside the realm of science..
Answer: Methodological behaviorism
◍ measurement.
Answer: The process of applying quantitative labels to describe and
differentiate objects and natural events
◍ The researcher systematically manipulated the variable..
Answer: Independent variable
◍ repeatability.
Answer: instances of a behavior can occur repeatedly through time
◍ The researcher said that cognitive processes were the cause and function of
the observable behavior. This is __________..
Answer: Mentalism
◍ The reason why the comedian is funny is because the comedian thinks very
, quickly. This isn't observable and is a ________ __________..
Answer: Hypothetical construct
◍ Cuddles only growls at Grover when she has food in a bowl and Grover is
near Cuddles' food bowl. The fact that growling behavior occurs at a higher
rate in this condition compared to others indicated that there is a
__________ ____________..
Answer: Functional relation
◍ temporal extent.
Answer: every instance of behavior occurs during some amount of time
◍ temporal locus.
Answer: every instance of behavior occurs at a certain point in time with
respect to other events
◍ count.
Answer: A simple tally of the number of occurrences of a behavior. The
observation period, or counting time, should always be noted when
reporting count measures.
◍ The Professor said that we can only understand 1+1=2 because we've seen it
in action throughout our lives. What theory is the Professor speaking of?.
Answer: Empiricism
◍ rate.
Answer: the number of responses per unit of time ex) count per seconds,
count per minute, count per hour, count per day
◍ free operant.
Answer: can be emitted at nearly any time; is discrete, it requires minimal
time for completion, and it can produce a wide range of response rates
◍ The Medical Doctor conducted a study and the data yields allow the MD to
draw accurate conclusions about the cause-and-effect relationships between
the variables..
Answer: Internal validity
, ◍ discrete trial.
Answer: Response rates of behaviors occurring within a controlled
opportunity to emit the response.
◍ The Attorney continually questioned the truthfulness of my story even
though the evidence/facts supported my statement..
Answer: Philosophic Doubt
◍ celeration.
Answer: a measure of how rates of response change over time-should use
acceleration and deceleration when describing increasing or decreasing rates
of response -celeration is a measure of count per unit time/per unit of
time-celeration is a direct measure of dynamic patters of behavior change
◍ duration.
Answer: the amount of time from the onset to the end of a response, is the
basic measure of temporal extent -Important when measuring the amount of
time a person engages in target bx
◍ The lab assistants followed the protocol to prevent factors other than those
being studied from affecting the outcome..
Answer: Experimental control
◍ total duration per session.
Answer: a measure of the cumulative time a person engages in the target bx
-cummalative amount of time target bx during observation -amount of time
a person spend completing task
◍ duration per occurence.
Answer: a measure of the duration of time that each instance of the target
behavior occurs
◍ Mrs. Garcia decided to reward her students/class with a party or a special
treat at the end of the week for good behavior throughout the week. What
theory is Mrs. Garcia using?.
Answer: Behaviorism
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ The Psychologist has been working with a client/patient for a year. The
Psychologist is helping the client understand cause and effect of his
behaviors and to better understand that the world operates by lawfulness that
is orderly and predictable. What theory is this?.
Answer: Determinism
◍ The Therapist keeps the same colored shirt on during each condition to keep
this ________ __________ constant..
Answer: Extraneous Variable
◍ The __________ _________ denies the existence of "inner" events or
considers them outside the realm of science..
Answer: Methodological behaviorism
◍ measurement.
Answer: The process of applying quantitative labels to describe and
differentiate objects and natural events
◍ The researcher systematically manipulated the variable..
Answer: Independent variable
◍ repeatability.
Answer: instances of a behavior can occur repeatedly through time
◍ The researcher said that cognitive processes were the cause and function of
the observable behavior. This is __________..
Answer: Mentalism
◍ The reason why the comedian is funny is because the comedian thinks very
, quickly. This isn't observable and is a ________ __________..
Answer: Hypothetical construct
◍ Cuddles only growls at Grover when she has food in a bowl and Grover is
near Cuddles' food bowl. The fact that growling behavior occurs at a higher
rate in this condition compared to others indicated that there is a
__________ ____________..
Answer: Functional relation
◍ temporal extent.
Answer: every instance of behavior occurs during some amount of time
◍ temporal locus.
Answer: every instance of behavior occurs at a certain point in time with
respect to other events
◍ count.
Answer: A simple tally of the number of occurrences of a behavior. The
observation period, or counting time, should always be noted when
reporting count measures.
◍ The Professor said that we can only understand 1+1=2 because we've seen it
in action throughout our lives. What theory is the Professor speaking of?.
Answer: Empiricism
◍ rate.
Answer: the number of responses per unit of time ex) count per seconds,
count per minute, count per hour, count per day
◍ free operant.
Answer: can be emitted at nearly any time; is discrete, it requires minimal
time for completion, and it can produce a wide range of response rates
◍ The Medical Doctor conducted a study and the data yields allow the MD to
draw accurate conclusions about the cause-and-effect relationships between
the variables..
Answer: Internal validity
, ◍ discrete trial.
Answer: Response rates of behaviors occurring within a controlled
opportunity to emit the response.
◍ The Attorney continually questioned the truthfulness of my story even
though the evidence/facts supported my statement..
Answer: Philosophic Doubt
◍ celeration.
Answer: a measure of how rates of response change over time-should use
acceleration and deceleration when describing increasing or decreasing rates
of response -celeration is a measure of count per unit time/per unit of
time-celeration is a direct measure of dynamic patters of behavior change
◍ duration.
Answer: the amount of time from the onset to the end of a response, is the
basic measure of temporal extent -Important when measuring the amount of
time a person engages in target bx
◍ The lab assistants followed the protocol to prevent factors other than those
being studied from affecting the outcome..
Answer: Experimental control
◍ total duration per session.
Answer: a measure of the cumulative time a person engages in the target bx
-cummalative amount of time target bx during observation -amount of time
a person spend completing task
◍ duration per occurence.
Answer: a measure of the duration of time that each instance of the target
behavior occurs
◍ Mrs. Garcia decided to reward her students/class with a party or a special
treat at the end of the week for good behavior throughout the week. What
theory is Mrs. Garcia using?.
Answer: Behaviorism
