SPCE 609 PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Ms. Markham is concerned about Peter's arithmetic computation and work
completion behaviors. The appropriate design for use in this instance is:.
Answer: multiple baseline design
◍ Consequence.
Answer: A stimulus change that follows a behavior
◍ Miss Curry records some initial data (without interceding) on the number of
times Rico uses inappropriate language in her class. This data condition is
known as:.
Answer: baseline
◍ Event Recording.
Answer: A method of measuring behavior by counting each time it occurs.
◍ Explanatory Fiction.
Answer: A presumed cause of behavior that lacks observable evidence and
doesn't improve understanding or prediction.
◍ Response Class.
Answer: A group of responses with varying topography that all have the
same effect on the environment.
◍ Joe was on a CRF schedule to reinforce the behavior of raising his hand
before speaking out. His teacher decided she needed to thin his schedule of
reinforcement from a CRF to VI 10 schedule. Joe's use of handing raising
decreased and he began to call out without raising his hand. The behavioral
principle which explains this situation is __________..
Answer: ratio strain
◍ Contingency-Shaped Behavior.
, Answer: Behavior that is shaped through direct experience with
contingencies.
◍ Replication effect can be seen in a reversal design in the:.
Answer: third and fourth phases
◍ social validity.
Answer: consumer satisfaction is simply the acceptability of a program or
procedure to its consumers
◍ The focus of the behavioral approach is:.
Answer: environmental conditioning and reinforcement
◍ Mentalism.
Answer: An approach to understanding behavior that assumes that a mental,
or "inner," dimension exists that differs from a behavioral dimension
◍ Behavioral Functions.
Answer: The reason a behavior occurs typically to gain attention, access to
tangibles, escape, or automatic reinforcement
◍ Event recording can be reported as all of the following except:.
Answer: percentage of intervals
◍ Overcorrection.
Answer: A way to reduce behavior by having a learner correct what they did
and practice doing it the right way.
◍ Ignoring disruptive behavior is a procedure known as:.
Answer: overcorrection
◍ Operant Behavior.
Answer: Behavior that is selected, maintained, and brought under stimulus
control as a function of its consequences
◍ In explaining behavior, a useful theory must be:.
Answer: inclusive, verifiable, have predictive validity, and be parsimonious
◍ Deprivation.
, Answer: The increase in the effectiveness of a reinforcer after limited to no
exposure.
◍ Free Operant.
Answer: A behavior that can occur at any time without specific prompts and
is freely emitted.
◍ Four Term Contingency.
Answer: The expanded operant conditioning model that considers the
overall effectiveness of the reinforcer. Includes the motivating operation
(MO), antecedent, behavior, and consequence.
◍ Antecedent.
Answer: An environmental condition or stimulus change that exists or
occurs prior to the behavior.
◍ reciprocal.
Answer: The relationship between behavior and the environment is:
◍ Conditioned Stimulus.
Answer: A neutral stimulus that becomes conditioned when paired with an
unconditioned or conditioned stimulus
◍ Fixed Ratio.
Answer: Reinforcement is delivered after a set number of responses.
◍ behavior modification.
Answer: refers only to procedures derived from experimental analysis of
human behavior.
◍ The Law of Effect is associated with what behavioral principle?.
Answer: positive reinforcement
◍ Topography.
Answer: The physical form or shape of behavior (i.e., what it looks like).
◍ The following procedures should be administered only under the supervision
of a qualified instructor:.
Answer: shaping, aversive, and exclusion
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Ms. Markham is concerned about Peter's arithmetic computation and work
completion behaviors. The appropriate design for use in this instance is:.
Answer: multiple baseline design
◍ Consequence.
Answer: A stimulus change that follows a behavior
◍ Miss Curry records some initial data (without interceding) on the number of
times Rico uses inappropriate language in her class. This data condition is
known as:.
Answer: baseline
◍ Event Recording.
Answer: A method of measuring behavior by counting each time it occurs.
◍ Explanatory Fiction.
Answer: A presumed cause of behavior that lacks observable evidence and
doesn't improve understanding or prediction.
◍ Response Class.
Answer: A group of responses with varying topography that all have the
same effect on the environment.
◍ Joe was on a CRF schedule to reinforce the behavior of raising his hand
before speaking out. His teacher decided she needed to thin his schedule of
reinforcement from a CRF to VI 10 schedule. Joe's use of handing raising
decreased and he began to call out without raising his hand. The behavioral
principle which explains this situation is __________..
Answer: ratio strain
◍ Contingency-Shaped Behavior.
, Answer: Behavior that is shaped through direct experience with
contingencies.
◍ Replication effect can be seen in a reversal design in the:.
Answer: third and fourth phases
◍ social validity.
Answer: consumer satisfaction is simply the acceptability of a program or
procedure to its consumers
◍ The focus of the behavioral approach is:.
Answer: environmental conditioning and reinforcement
◍ Mentalism.
Answer: An approach to understanding behavior that assumes that a mental,
or "inner," dimension exists that differs from a behavioral dimension
◍ Behavioral Functions.
Answer: The reason a behavior occurs typically to gain attention, access to
tangibles, escape, or automatic reinforcement
◍ Event recording can be reported as all of the following except:.
Answer: percentage of intervals
◍ Overcorrection.
Answer: A way to reduce behavior by having a learner correct what they did
and practice doing it the right way.
◍ Ignoring disruptive behavior is a procedure known as:.
Answer: overcorrection
◍ Operant Behavior.
Answer: Behavior that is selected, maintained, and brought under stimulus
control as a function of its consequences
◍ In explaining behavior, a useful theory must be:.
Answer: inclusive, verifiable, have predictive validity, and be parsimonious
◍ Deprivation.
, Answer: The increase in the effectiveness of a reinforcer after limited to no
exposure.
◍ Free Operant.
Answer: A behavior that can occur at any time without specific prompts and
is freely emitted.
◍ Four Term Contingency.
Answer: The expanded operant conditioning model that considers the
overall effectiveness of the reinforcer. Includes the motivating operation
(MO), antecedent, behavior, and consequence.
◍ Antecedent.
Answer: An environmental condition or stimulus change that exists or
occurs prior to the behavior.
◍ reciprocal.
Answer: The relationship between behavior and the environment is:
◍ Conditioned Stimulus.
Answer: A neutral stimulus that becomes conditioned when paired with an
unconditioned or conditioned stimulus
◍ Fixed Ratio.
Answer: Reinforcement is delivered after a set number of responses.
◍ behavior modification.
Answer: refers only to procedures derived from experimental analysis of
human behavior.
◍ The Law of Effect is associated with what behavioral principle?.
Answer: positive reinforcement
◍ Topography.
Answer: The physical form or shape of behavior (i.e., what it looks like).
◍ The following procedures should be administered only under the supervision
of a qualified instructor:.
Answer: shaping, aversive, and exclusion
