SPCE 611 EXAM 5 (MODULE 11-12) QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following is an example of a behavior maintained by negative
reinforcement that would be appropriate to implement escape extinction? - Answers - A
second grade boy who refuses to eat vegetables because he does not like the texture
or taste.
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 bee.
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
implemen a DRA to decrease property destruction and teach an alternative, more
appropriate response
Which of the following might serve as an alternative appropriate response to replace
Paul': propertv destruction? - Answers - Any of these responses
Which of the following is an incompatible behavior with hairwirling? - Answers - Writing
Jack's third grade teacher is using a DRL to decrease the number of times that Jack
calls outduring his hourtiong spelling class. IT Jack calls out three or less times during
the entire spellingclass, Jack will get a small treat at the end ot class. Which type ot
DRL Is the teacher Implementing? - Answers - Full session DRL
Which of the following is an example of an antecedent stimuli? - Answers - A verbal
prompt given before an adult begins a cooking task
Overcorrection, response blocking, response interruption and redirection, and response
cost are all _________________________. - Answers - Punishment procedures
Behavior contrast refers to a change in a response rate in one setting due to
__________________. - Answers - A change in the reinforcement schedule in another
environment.
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following is an example of a behavior maintained by negative
reinforcement that would be appropriate to implement escape extinction? - Answers - A
second grade boy who refuses to eat vegetables because he does not like the texture
or taste.
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 bee.
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
implemen a DRA to decrease property destruction and teach an alternative, more
appropriate response
Which of the following might serve as an alternative appropriate response to replace
Paul': propertv destruction? - Answers - Any of these responses
Which of the following is an incompatible behavior with hairwirling? - Answers - Writing
Jack's third grade teacher is using a DRL to decrease the number of times that Jack
calls outduring his hourtiong spelling class. IT Jack calls out three or less times during
the entire spellingclass, Jack will get a small treat at the end ot class. Which type ot
DRL Is the teacher Implementing? - Answers - Full session DRL
Which of the following is an example of an antecedent stimuli? - Answers - A verbal
prompt given before an adult begins a cooking task
Overcorrection, response blocking, response interruption and redirection, and response
cost are all _________________________. - Answers - Punishment procedures
Behavior contrast refers to a change in a response rate in one setting due to
__________________. - Answers - A change in the reinforcement schedule in another
environment.
