BDS Modules part questions and
answers B Graded A+
Definitions of behavior - answers-often include only measurable and detectable
behavior
-sometimes exclude covert behavior
-excludes states such as happy or sad
Stimulus events may be described by - answerswhere they occur temporally relative to
the target behavior
Behavior can be exhibited by - answersLiving single celled in complex organisms
Overt behavior - answersis measurable
The definition of overt behavior includes - answers-movement of some part of the
organism
-a measurable change in the environment
-displacement in space through time
From a behavior-analytic perspective, the environment consists of - answersstimulus
conditions or events
Behavior - answersinvolves the movement of muscles and glands
Lifting ones finger - answersaffects the environment
Most behavior can be classified - answers-as overt vs. covert
-as operant vs. respondent
-by response class
Generally a response - answersis a single instance of a behavior
Stimuli - answers-don't necessarily influence behavior
-affect the receptor systems of an organism
Behaviors that may differ in topography but are collectively strengthened or weakened
by the same consequence form - answersa response class
, A set of behaviors that are strengthened or weakened as a result of the same
consequence are called - answersa response class
Select the most objective description of an event: - answersThe forest sounds were too
loud for one to speak at a conversational level
Which of the following may be a stimulus? - answers-a movement performed by the
organism itself
-a response exhibited by another person
-a gradual change in temperature
All stimuli in a class could exert control over behavior - answersdue to a single common
feature
Which of the following many be a stimulus? - answersa movement performed by the
organism itself
Which of the following is a stimulus? - answersPressure on the right-hand caused by
ones left hand
A BCBA is writing a narrative of the events pertaining to a young clients inappropriate
social behavior in a park. Select the most relevant and objective description. -
answerspicks a handful of flowers and arranges then into a circle on the ground around
her
A stimulus is - answersany condition,, event, or change to the physical world
Which of the following best describes a stimulus - answerslight that one could see, but
that is too dim to be functional
A stimulus class is sometimes defined as - answersa group of stimuli with one or more
common properties, including temporal or formal properties
Which stimuli might be members of the same stimulus class? - answers-a stop sign, a
policeman with hand out and palm facing a car, a flashing red traffic light
-blue hat, blue airplane, blue box
-a skittle, an M&M, hearing "Correct!"
Select the best example of an objective description of an event - answersThere were
thirty-two children in the classroom
A stimulus class is generally defined as a group of stimuli that - answershave a common
effect on a response class
A reflex is - answersresponse and its associated controling stimulus
answers B Graded A+
Definitions of behavior - answers-often include only measurable and detectable
behavior
-sometimes exclude covert behavior
-excludes states such as happy or sad
Stimulus events may be described by - answerswhere they occur temporally relative to
the target behavior
Behavior can be exhibited by - answersLiving single celled in complex organisms
Overt behavior - answersis measurable
The definition of overt behavior includes - answers-movement of some part of the
organism
-a measurable change in the environment
-displacement in space through time
From a behavior-analytic perspective, the environment consists of - answersstimulus
conditions or events
Behavior - answersinvolves the movement of muscles and glands
Lifting ones finger - answersaffects the environment
Most behavior can be classified - answers-as overt vs. covert
-as operant vs. respondent
-by response class
Generally a response - answersis a single instance of a behavior
Stimuli - answers-don't necessarily influence behavior
-affect the receptor systems of an organism
Behaviors that may differ in topography but are collectively strengthened or weakened
by the same consequence form - answersa response class
, A set of behaviors that are strengthened or weakened as a result of the same
consequence are called - answersa response class
Select the most objective description of an event: - answersThe forest sounds were too
loud for one to speak at a conversational level
Which of the following may be a stimulus? - answers-a movement performed by the
organism itself
-a response exhibited by another person
-a gradual change in temperature
All stimuli in a class could exert control over behavior - answersdue to a single common
feature
Which of the following many be a stimulus? - answersa movement performed by the
organism itself
Which of the following is a stimulus? - answersPressure on the right-hand caused by
ones left hand
A BCBA is writing a narrative of the events pertaining to a young clients inappropriate
social behavior in a park. Select the most relevant and objective description. -
answerspicks a handful of flowers and arranges then into a circle on the ground around
her
A stimulus is - answersany condition,, event, or change to the physical world
Which of the following best describes a stimulus - answerslight that one could see, but
that is too dim to be functional
A stimulus class is sometimes defined as - answersa group of stimuli with one or more
common properties, including temporal or formal properties
Which stimuli might be members of the same stimulus class? - answers-a stop sign, a
policeman with hand out and palm facing a car, a flashing red traffic light
-blue hat, blue airplane, blue box
-a skittle, an M&M, hearing "Correct!"
Select the best example of an objective description of an event - answersThere were
thirty-two children in the classroom
A stimulus class is generally defined as a group of stimuli that - answershave a common
effect on a response class
A reflex is - answersresponse and its associated controling stimulus
