SPCE 609 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ From a behavior analysis standpoint, a failure to learn is most likely caused
by:.
Answer: Problems with the contingency of reinforcement
◍ Mr. Hawkins wants Abel to learn to purchase a newspaper from a
newspaper vending machine. Over two weeks, Abel purchases newspapers
from four different newspaper machines. This is an example of what
generalization technique?.
Answer: Train sufficient exemplars
◍ As you are walking to class, you hear a classmate yell, "Give me my water,
you stupid vending machine!" This is most likely:.
Answer: Extinction-induced aggression
◍ For learned helplessness, pre-exposure to escape __________ the
helplessness brought on by __________ aversive stimulation:.
Answer: Blocks; inescapable
◍ Which of the following would we expect from a participant that passes a test
for generalized identity matching?.
Answer: They can correctly match to sample when novel exemplars are
presented
◍ Which of the following is NOT true regarding errorless discrimination
training?.
Answer: Errorless discrimination training is good in contexts where you
wish to switch the functions for the discriminative stimulus and s-delta
◍ The Law of Effect is associated with what behavioral principles?.
Answer: Positive Reinforcement
,◍ Data path.
Answer: When a solid line is drawn connecting the data points, it forms the
data pathNo more than three different data paths should be plotted on a
single graph. Additional graphs should be used when more than three data
paths are necessary.
◍ Forceof a behavior is its intensity..
Answer: Yao writes so heavily that she makes holes in her paperDescribing
the intensity or force of a behavior often results in a qualitative measure that
is hard to standardize: how how hard a child is banging a table
◍ Which of the following outcomes suggests that social exclusion itself is
found to trigger aggressive behavior?.
Answer: Insulted participants in a study directed high levels of noise at other
participants, even when they knew the insult came from someone else
◍ An SΔ sets the occasion upon which a response is __________ reinforced..
Answer: never
◍ The primary purpose of scatter plot assessment is to:.
Answer: identify time related patterns of bx
◍ In explaining behavior, a useful theory must be.
Answer: inclusive, verifiable, predictive utility, parsimonious
◍ Mrs. Jones has repeatedly attempted to reduce Jonathon's behavior of
rushing through his daily worksheets. His behavior results in increased
errors as well as illegible handwriting on his worksheets. Mrs. Jones decided
to reinforce Jonathon every time he turns in a neatly printed worksheet.
Which of the following procedures has Mrs. Jones employed?.
Answer: DRI
◍ Behavioral dimensions for which permanent product recording may be
used..
Answer: Rate: number of written products of any academic behavior per unit
of time Duration or latency: do not lend themselves to permanent product
, recordingunless recording equipment is available Topography: the correct
formation of letters or numerals; following a pattern in such activities as
pegboard designs, block building, or vocational assemblies Force: too light,
too heavy, or uneven pressure when writing or typing; holes kicked in a
classroom wall by a student having a tantrum
◍ When approaching an intersection with a stop light while driving a car, the
presence of a green light acts as a __________ for pushing the accelerator
and as a __________ for pushing the brake..
Answer: Discriminative stimulus; s-delta
◍ When an aversive consequence is delivered to an individual, one possible
side effect is that they retaliate in an aggressive manner toward the
individual. This type of retaliatory behavior is known as:.
Answer: Operant aggression
◍ data path.
Answer: - single geometric form is used to represent each point on a single
data path
◍ complexity.
Answer: - the more complex the system, the more the reliability is in
jeopardy- the number of different types of a response category being
recorded (for example, the number of types of disruptive behavior being
observed simultaneously)
◍ Giving an organism another way to obtain reinforcement will:.
Answer: Make punishment more effective
◍ Punishers that have to be used repeatedly indicate:.
Answer: That they are ineffective and should be discontinued
◍ Michael counts on his fingers in order to answer arithmetic computation
problems. The teacher wants to wean him off this crutch. She gives him,
consecutively, various assistance strategies of lessening the concrete nature
of his prompt. The most appropriate design for this example is:.
Answer: Changing conditions design
, ◍ 3 reasons for teachers to collect data.
Answer: observations makes it possible to e to determine very accurately the
effects of a particular instructional strategy or interventiontypes of data
collection procedures allow for ongoing (formative) as well as terminal
(summative) evaluation of instruction or intervention. collecting and
reporting effect-based data is the ultimate tool of accountabilit
◍ permanent product recording.
Answer: the teacher reviews the statement of the behavior as written in the
behavioral objective and determines what constitutes an acceptable outcome
of the behavior. if the behavior is building a tower of blocks, the objective
states whether the student is required to place one block on top of another or
...the objective may specify the number of spelling errors permitted
◍ For both interval recording and time sampling.
Answer: observer reports the number of intervals in which a behavior
occurred (or did not occur), not the number of times it occurred Neither is as
accurate as event recording,
◍ Generalization is the performance of a skill in an untrained situation.
Generalization should occur across:.
Answer: Various instructions, instructors, materials, settings
◍ Pinpointing may be accomplished.
Answer: by asking a series of questions, usually including "Could you
please tell me what he does?" or "What exactly do you want her to do?"
must define this hyperactive behavior by describing exactly what is
occurring.
◍ Teachers are accountable to:.
Answer: Ethical Principles
◍ Francine is disruptive to the class by talking to the students around her. The
classroom teacher asks Francine to move to the far corner of the classroom,
away from other students. This is an example of:.
Answer: Non-exclusionary timeout
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ From a behavior analysis standpoint, a failure to learn is most likely caused
by:.
Answer: Problems with the contingency of reinforcement
◍ Mr. Hawkins wants Abel to learn to purchase a newspaper from a
newspaper vending machine. Over two weeks, Abel purchases newspapers
from four different newspaper machines. This is an example of what
generalization technique?.
Answer: Train sufficient exemplars
◍ As you are walking to class, you hear a classmate yell, "Give me my water,
you stupid vending machine!" This is most likely:.
Answer: Extinction-induced aggression
◍ For learned helplessness, pre-exposure to escape __________ the
helplessness brought on by __________ aversive stimulation:.
Answer: Blocks; inescapable
◍ Which of the following would we expect from a participant that passes a test
for generalized identity matching?.
Answer: They can correctly match to sample when novel exemplars are
presented
◍ Which of the following is NOT true regarding errorless discrimination
training?.
Answer: Errorless discrimination training is good in contexts where you
wish to switch the functions for the discriminative stimulus and s-delta
◍ The Law of Effect is associated with what behavioral principles?.
Answer: Positive Reinforcement
,◍ Data path.
Answer: When a solid line is drawn connecting the data points, it forms the
data pathNo more than three different data paths should be plotted on a
single graph. Additional graphs should be used when more than three data
paths are necessary.
◍ Forceof a behavior is its intensity..
Answer: Yao writes so heavily that she makes holes in her paperDescribing
the intensity or force of a behavior often results in a qualitative measure that
is hard to standardize: how how hard a child is banging a table
◍ Which of the following outcomes suggests that social exclusion itself is
found to trigger aggressive behavior?.
Answer: Insulted participants in a study directed high levels of noise at other
participants, even when they knew the insult came from someone else
◍ An SΔ sets the occasion upon which a response is __________ reinforced..
Answer: never
◍ The primary purpose of scatter plot assessment is to:.
Answer: identify time related patterns of bx
◍ In explaining behavior, a useful theory must be.
Answer: inclusive, verifiable, predictive utility, parsimonious
◍ Mrs. Jones has repeatedly attempted to reduce Jonathon's behavior of
rushing through his daily worksheets. His behavior results in increased
errors as well as illegible handwriting on his worksheets. Mrs. Jones decided
to reinforce Jonathon every time he turns in a neatly printed worksheet.
Which of the following procedures has Mrs. Jones employed?.
Answer: DRI
◍ Behavioral dimensions for which permanent product recording may be
used..
Answer: Rate: number of written products of any academic behavior per unit
of time Duration or latency: do not lend themselves to permanent product
, recordingunless recording equipment is available Topography: the correct
formation of letters or numerals; following a pattern in such activities as
pegboard designs, block building, or vocational assemblies Force: too light,
too heavy, or uneven pressure when writing or typing; holes kicked in a
classroom wall by a student having a tantrum
◍ When approaching an intersection with a stop light while driving a car, the
presence of a green light acts as a __________ for pushing the accelerator
and as a __________ for pushing the brake..
Answer: Discriminative stimulus; s-delta
◍ When an aversive consequence is delivered to an individual, one possible
side effect is that they retaliate in an aggressive manner toward the
individual. This type of retaliatory behavior is known as:.
Answer: Operant aggression
◍ data path.
Answer: - single geometric form is used to represent each point on a single
data path
◍ complexity.
Answer: - the more complex the system, the more the reliability is in
jeopardy- the number of different types of a response category being
recorded (for example, the number of types of disruptive behavior being
observed simultaneously)
◍ Giving an organism another way to obtain reinforcement will:.
Answer: Make punishment more effective
◍ Punishers that have to be used repeatedly indicate:.
Answer: That they are ineffective and should be discontinued
◍ Michael counts on his fingers in order to answer arithmetic computation
problems. The teacher wants to wean him off this crutch. She gives him,
consecutively, various assistance strategies of lessening the concrete nature
of his prompt. The most appropriate design for this example is:.
Answer: Changing conditions design
, ◍ 3 reasons for teachers to collect data.
Answer: observations makes it possible to e to determine very accurately the
effects of a particular instructional strategy or interventiontypes of data
collection procedures allow for ongoing (formative) as well as terminal
(summative) evaluation of instruction or intervention. collecting and
reporting effect-based data is the ultimate tool of accountabilit
◍ permanent product recording.
Answer: the teacher reviews the statement of the behavior as written in the
behavioral objective and determines what constitutes an acceptable outcome
of the behavior. if the behavior is building a tower of blocks, the objective
states whether the student is required to place one block on top of another or
...the objective may specify the number of spelling errors permitted
◍ For both interval recording and time sampling.
Answer: observer reports the number of intervals in which a behavior
occurred (or did not occur), not the number of times it occurred Neither is as
accurate as event recording,
◍ Generalization is the performance of a skill in an untrained situation.
Generalization should occur across:.
Answer: Various instructions, instructors, materials, settings
◍ Pinpointing may be accomplished.
Answer: by asking a series of questions, usually including "Could you
please tell me what he does?" or "What exactly do you want her to do?"
must define this hyperactive behavior by describing exactly what is
occurring.
◍ Teachers are accountable to:.
Answer: Ethical Principles
◍ Francine is disruptive to the class by talking to the students around her. The
classroom teacher asks Francine to move to the far corner of the classroom,
away from other students. This is an example of:.
Answer: Non-exclusionary timeout
