8/23/25, 1:58 AM QABA Task List
QABA (Qualified Applied Behavior Analysis) Practice
exam Study Guide 2025-2026 –Practice Questions and
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C01: Four Term Contingency Motivating operation -> antecedent -> behavior -> consequence
Discovered by Skinner
Maintained by consequences
Type of learning in which voluntary responses are
C02-03: Operant Conditioning
strengthened/weakened as a result of their
consequences
Key word:
evoke A ->
B -> C
Discovered by Pavlov
Maintained by antecedents
Type of learning where a neutral stimulus is paired
C02-03: Respondent
with an unconditional stimulus (reflexive, involuntary
Conditioning
behavior) to become a conditioned stimulus that
causes
behavior
Key word: elicit
C04: Response An instance of behavior
C04: Response Class A group of behaviors with the same function
C04: Stimulus Delta Signals that a particular response will not be reinforced
C04: Discriminative Stimulus Signals that a particular response will be punished
for Punishment
C04: Discrimination The ability to distinguish between 2 or more stimuli
C04: Generalization When a behavior occurs across people, contexts, and stimuli
C04: Stimulus Anything you use the 5 senses to experience
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A group of stimuli that are temporally, functionally, or
topographically related
C04: Stimulus Class 3 Types:
Formal: look the same
Functional: have the same function
Temporal: occur close together in time
A behavior occurs more often in the presence of a
C04: Stimulus Control
particular stimulus due to the history of
reinforcement
C04: Discriminative Stimulus Signals the availability of reinforcement for a particular response
C05: Establishing Operation Makes stimulus more desirable
C05: Abolishing Operation Makes stimulus less desirable
Increase in frequency of behavior that has been
C05: Evocative Effect
reinforced by the stimulus in the past
Decrease in frequency of behavior that has been
C05: Abative Effect
reinforced by the stimulus in the past
C05: Conditioned Motivating Established through prior learning history
Operation
C05: Unconditioned Does not depend on learning history
Motivating Operation
C06: Reinforcement Increases the future frequency of behavior
C06: Punishment Decreases the future frequency of behavior
C06: Positive Adds something to the environment
C06: Negative Takes something away from the environment
C07: Matching Law Behavior occurs in direct proportion to available reinforcement
Reinforcing based on past learning history
C08: Conditioned Reinforcers
Includes tokens, praise, toys, books, tickles, sensory play, dance
videos, stickers
Punishing based on past learning history
C08: Conditioned Punishers
Includes time out, losing tokens/checks, reprimands, frowns,
chores
Reinforcers that do not depend on past
C08: Unconditioned
Reinforcers learning history Includes food, water,
nap, shelter
Punishers that do not depend on past learning history
C08: Unconditioned Punishers
Includes extreme temperatures, food deprivation, sleep
deprivation
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QABA (Qualified Applied Behavior Analysis) Practice
exam Study Guide 2025-2026 –Practice Questions and
accurate detailed answers\latest update
C01: Four Term Contingency Motivating operation -> antecedent -> behavior -> consequence
Discovered by Skinner
Maintained by consequences
Type of learning in which voluntary responses are
C02-03: Operant Conditioning
strengthened/weakened as a result of their
consequences
Key word:
evoke A ->
B -> C
Discovered by Pavlov
Maintained by antecedents
Type of learning where a neutral stimulus is paired
C02-03: Respondent
with an unconditional stimulus (reflexive, involuntary
Conditioning
behavior) to become a conditioned stimulus that
causes
behavior
Key word: elicit
C04: Response An instance of behavior
C04: Response Class A group of behaviors with the same function
C04: Stimulus Delta Signals that a particular response will not be reinforced
C04: Discriminative Stimulus Signals that a particular response will be punished
for Punishment
C04: Discrimination The ability to distinguish between 2 or more stimuli
C04: Generalization When a behavior occurs across people, contexts, and stimuli
C04: Stimulus Anything you use the 5 senses to experience
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, 8/23/25, 1:58 AM QABA Task List
A group of stimuli that are temporally, functionally, or
topographically related
C04: Stimulus Class 3 Types:
Formal: look the same
Functional: have the same function
Temporal: occur close together in time
A behavior occurs more often in the presence of a
C04: Stimulus Control
particular stimulus due to the history of
reinforcement
C04: Discriminative Stimulus Signals the availability of reinforcement for a particular response
C05: Establishing Operation Makes stimulus more desirable
C05: Abolishing Operation Makes stimulus less desirable
Increase in frequency of behavior that has been
C05: Evocative Effect
reinforced by the stimulus in the past
Decrease in frequency of behavior that has been
C05: Abative Effect
reinforced by the stimulus in the past
C05: Conditioned Motivating Established through prior learning history
Operation
C05: Unconditioned Does not depend on learning history
Motivating Operation
C06: Reinforcement Increases the future frequency of behavior
C06: Punishment Decreases the future frequency of behavior
C06: Positive Adds something to the environment
C06: Negative Takes something away from the environment
C07: Matching Law Behavior occurs in direct proportion to available reinforcement
Reinforcing based on past learning history
C08: Conditioned Reinforcers
Includes tokens, praise, toys, books, tickles, sensory play, dance
videos, stickers
Punishing based on past learning history
C08: Conditioned Punishers
Includes time out, losing tokens/checks, reprimands, frowns,
chores
Reinforcers that do not depend on past
C08: Unconditioned
Reinforcers learning history Includes food, water,
nap, shelter
Punishers that do not depend on past learning history
C08: Unconditioned Punishers
Includes extreme temperatures, food deprivation, sleep
deprivation
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