SPCE 611 PRACTICE FINAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
One of the disadvantages of a dependent group oriented contigencies is: - Answers -
potential for harassment for the individual whose behavior affects the reward delivery
One of the advantages of contingency contracts is that they: - Answers - facilitate self-
management
Self-management would be a treatment of choice for: - Answers - behaviors that need
to be generalized and or maintained
behaviors that are difficult to observe
behaviors that are complex
___________ of bonus points within a token economy is recommended. - Answers -
inclusion
Johnny is a 15 year-old male with severe intellectual disablilitys. His analysis is
exploring various intervention plans to teach him to wash hands. Self-management is
___________ recommended in this case. - Answers - not
This is the extent to which a learner continues to perform the target behavior after a
portion or all of the intervention responsible for the behavior's initial appearance in the
learner's repertoire has been terminated. - Answers - response maintenence
The general rule for teaching sufficient stimulus examples is: - Answers - the more
examples used during instruction, it is more likely the learner will respond correctly to
untrained examples of situations.
An indiscriminable contingency is one in which: - Answers - the learner can't
discriminate whtether the next response will produce reinforcement.
During a noncontingent reinforcement procedure, reinforcement is delivered - Answers -
on a time based schedule
Functional communication training is an application of this procedure - Answers - DRA
In a token economy, the tokens: (pick the best answer) - Answers - are generalized
conditioned reinforcers that are exchanged for back up reinforcers
A parent says to his/her children: For anyone who earns all A's on his/her report card, I
will pay you $50 at the end of the semester. What type of group contingency is it? -
Answers - Independent group contingency
, When selecting the performance criteria for a group contingency: - Answers - It is
important to consider the initial performance of the group; low performers may respond
differentially to criteria compared to high performers
This is a procedure in which a person observes his/her own behavior systematically and
records the occurrence/non-occurrence of a target behavior. - Answers - self-monitoring
Self-administered consequences that increase behavior include: - Answers - Two of
these choices
Self-generated verbal responses, covert or overt, that function as response prompts for
a desired behavior is referred to as: - Answers - self-instruction
This is the extent to which a learner emits the target behavior in a setting or stimulus
situation that is different from the instructional setting. - Answers - Setting/situation
generalization
This is the extent to which a learner emits untrained responses that are functionally
equivalent to the trained target behavior. - Answers - response generalization
John was taught by his teacher to say, "Hello" when greeting people. Now when he
meets people he not only says "hello," but also says: "hi," "good to see you" and "hey
there." John's behavior change is an example of: - Answers - response generalization
Identify which of the following options is the primary consideration when developing an
FCT procedure: - Answers - the type of functional communication response
Identify a critical component of FCT: - Answers - reinforcement of an appropriate
alternative behavior
Another critical component of FCT is - Answers - extinction
Taylor is a three year old who engaged in tantrum behavior consisting of screaming and
kicking at night when it was bedtime for 40 minutes to an hour. Her parents and
behavior therapists implemented an extinction procedure and her tantrum behavior
decreased to 1 to 2 minutes per night. Most nights she stopped engaging in any tantrum
behavior at all. Then two months later she engaged in tantrum behavior for 40 minutes.
Which effect of extinction is this an example of? - Answers - spontaneous recovery
Which of the following is a factor that may influence resistance to extinction? - Answers
- how long the history of reinforcement has been
Paul often engages in property destruction (e.g., paper tearing, swiping of materials
from his desk) in an effort to get his teacher, Mrs. Johnson's, attention. Mrs. Johnson
plans to implement a DRA to decrease property destruction and teach an alternative,
VERIFIED ANSWERS
One of the disadvantages of a dependent group oriented contigencies is: - Answers -
potential for harassment for the individual whose behavior affects the reward delivery
One of the advantages of contingency contracts is that they: - Answers - facilitate self-
management
Self-management would be a treatment of choice for: - Answers - behaviors that need
to be generalized and or maintained
behaviors that are difficult to observe
behaviors that are complex
___________ of bonus points within a token economy is recommended. - Answers -
inclusion
Johnny is a 15 year-old male with severe intellectual disablilitys. His analysis is
exploring various intervention plans to teach him to wash hands. Self-management is
___________ recommended in this case. - Answers - not
This is the extent to which a learner continues to perform the target behavior after a
portion or all of the intervention responsible for the behavior's initial appearance in the
learner's repertoire has been terminated. - Answers - response maintenence
The general rule for teaching sufficient stimulus examples is: - Answers - the more
examples used during instruction, it is more likely the learner will respond correctly to
untrained examples of situations.
An indiscriminable contingency is one in which: - Answers - the learner can't
discriminate whtether the next response will produce reinforcement.
During a noncontingent reinforcement procedure, reinforcement is delivered - Answers -
on a time based schedule
Functional communication training is an application of this procedure - Answers - DRA
In a token economy, the tokens: (pick the best answer) - Answers - are generalized
conditioned reinforcers that are exchanged for back up reinforcers
A parent says to his/her children: For anyone who earns all A's on his/her report card, I
will pay you $50 at the end of the semester. What type of group contingency is it? -
Answers - Independent group contingency
, When selecting the performance criteria for a group contingency: - Answers - It is
important to consider the initial performance of the group; low performers may respond
differentially to criteria compared to high performers
This is a procedure in which a person observes his/her own behavior systematically and
records the occurrence/non-occurrence of a target behavior. - Answers - self-monitoring
Self-administered consequences that increase behavior include: - Answers - Two of
these choices
Self-generated verbal responses, covert or overt, that function as response prompts for
a desired behavior is referred to as: - Answers - self-instruction
This is the extent to which a learner emits the target behavior in a setting or stimulus
situation that is different from the instructional setting. - Answers - Setting/situation
generalization
This is the extent to which a learner emits untrained responses that are functionally
equivalent to the trained target behavior. - Answers - response generalization
John was taught by his teacher to say, "Hello" when greeting people. Now when he
meets people he not only says "hello," but also says: "hi," "good to see you" and "hey
there." John's behavior change is an example of: - Answers - response generalization
Identify which of the following options is the primary consideration when developing an
FCT procedure: - Answers - the type of functional communication response
Identify a critical component of FCT: - Answers - reinforcement of an appropriate
alternative behavior
Another critical component of FCT is - Answers - extinction
Taylor is a three year old who engaged in tantrum behavior consisting of screaming and
kicking at night when it was bedtime for 40 minutes to an hour. Her parents and
behavior therapists implemented an extinction procedure and her tantrum behavior
decreased to 1 to 2 minutes per night. Most nights she stopped engaging in any tantrum
behavior at all. Then two months later she engaged in tantrum behavior for 40 minutes.
Which effect of extinction is this an example of? - Answers - spontaneous recovery
Which of the following is a factor that may influence resistance to extinction? - Answers
- how long the history of reinforcement has been
Paul often engages in property destruction (e.g., paper tearing, swiping of materials
from his desk) in an effort to get his teacher, Mrs. Johnson's, attention. Mrs. Johnson
plans to implement a DRA to decrease property destruction and teach an alternative,
