RBT Exam Practice Test 2

RBT Exam Practice Test 2 with verified answers top graded Alyse didn't sing in music class often. One day, her teacher saw Alyse singing and complimented her voice in front of the class. Alyse stopped singing in music class all together. What principle did the music teacher use on Alyse singing behavior? correct answer*Positive reinforcement Feedback: Negative reinforcement is the removal of a stimulus that increases the chances that behavior will occur in the future. Luke threw toys at his peers during free play. When the teacher caught him doing this, she would take the toy that he threw and put it in a box that he couldn't access for the rest of the day. His behavior decreased. This is an example of: correct answer*negative punishment (response cost) Feedback: This is negative punishment because something was removed and the behavior decreased as a result. Motivating operations increase the relative value of a particular reinforcer and also ------------- . correct answer*increase the likelihood of any behavior that has produced that reinforcer in the past. Feedback: Motivating operations increase the relative value of a particular reinforcer and also increase the likelihood of any behavior that has produced that reinforcer in the past. What is not a variable of reinforcer effectiveness? correct answer*Attractiveness Ratio schedules are based on --------------- and interval schedules are based on --------------. correct answer*the number of responses, passage of time Jake yelled when he wanted music turned off and his parents would turn it off. One day, his parents decided to ignore the yelling. Jakes yelling initially increased then decreased over the next couple of days as they continued to ignore. What occurred? correct answer*Extinction Burst Feedback: Positive reinforcement is the addition of some stimulus to increase a behaviors likelihood. ------------------ schedules of reinforcement are when only some of the responses are reinforced. correct answer*Intermittent Hilary has autism and she likes to push buttons on her toys over and over again. After awhile, to her parent's satisfaction, the batteries wore out of the toy. Hillary stopped pushing the button on the toy. What decreased her behavior? correct answer*Extinction Joshua cracked jokes during the movies he watched in history class every week. When he did this the teacher removed him from the class and had him sit in the library. Joshua stopped cracking jokes during the movies. This is an example of: correct answer*time out Motivating operations variables in the environment that alter the relative value of a ------------------ at a particular time. correct answer* reinforcer Reinforcement is any event that ------------- behavior and ----------------- behavior. correct answer*follows; increases What precedes behavior? correct answer*Antecedents What follows behavior? correct answer*consequences When Kay talked to Nancy, she liked to complain about work. Nancy would listen and try to cheer her up by talking with her. The more Nancy talked with Kay the more she complained. By talking with Kay after she complained, Nancy used what principle? correct answer*Positive reinforcement Identify two consequences: correct answer*reinforcement and punishment Another way to conceptualize negative in negative reinforcement and negative punishment is: correct answer*removal The field of Applied Behavior Analysis focuses on -------------- behavior. correct answer*observable. Who was the founder of modern behaviorism? correct answer*B.F. Skinner Jane rarely used her phone. Whenever her annoying coworker approaches her and she is on the phone her coworker walks away. Now Jane is always talking on the phone. What principle of behavior account for this increase? correct answer*Negative reinforcement The definition of behavior is: correct answer*any observable movement of a living thing. *dead man test Sue's teacher says she isn't motivated by anything. She shows little interest in toys, activities, or food. An exception appears to be one CD that she listens to exclusively. What can Sue's teacher do to broaden her reinforcement repertoire? correct answer*Pair toys, food, and activities with the music she loves and then start to fade the music volume down. Feedback: By pairing new items with a known reinforcing item, the new items may start to acquire reinforcing properties as well. In Discrete Trial Instruction the reinforcer -------------- related to the material being taught and in Naturalistic Teaching Strategies the reinforcer ---------------- related to the material being taught. correct answer*is not/ is The basic assumption of Naturalistic Teaching Strategies are all of the following Except.... correct answer*Behavior should always be taught in a contrived environment, such as the classroom before it is taken into the environment where it naturally occurs.