PSY 7710 Quiz 1 Exam Questions and
Answers (Most Recent Version, Complete
Study Material)
When applied behavior analysis was in its infancy, almost
anyone could call themselves a "behavior specialist" or
"behavior modifier" by simply attending a workshop. Most of
these workshops focused on the use of consequences for
controlling behavior, sometimes including the presentation of
unhealthy foods (such as candies) as reinforcers, or the
application of aversive consequences to reduce problematic
behavior. These early days of behavior modification occurred
circa: - Correct Answers ✅The late 1960s and early 1970s.
Early behavior modifiers often worked in institutional settings
or hospitals that housed hundreds of patients. Prior to the
introduction of __________ treatments, these patients primarily
received medical and custodial care for their basic needs. -
Correct Answers ✅Behavior modification.
Some early behavior modifiers promoted that they could
easily and quickly produce dramatic changes in behavior.
Because there were no guidelines or restrictions on
treatment, some created and tried new ways to apply highly
aversive consequences as methods to decrease self injurious,
destructive, or inappropriate behaviors. Examples cited in the
text include the use of: - Correct Answers ✅Tabasco sauce
and lemon juice.
In 1972, the Sunland Training Center in Miami, Florida,
became the target of an intensive investigation regarding
alleged abuses to residents. Chronic problems noted at
, PSY 7710 Quiz 1 Exam Questions and
Answers (Most Recent Version, Complete
Study Material)
Sunland included high turnover rates, frequent understaffing,
and low quality training. Which of the following statements
apply to the reported abuses? - Correct Answers ✅a.
Apparently involved the knowledge and approval of top
administrators.
b. Condoned by supervisors and professional staff.
c. Recorded in daily living unit logs.
As a result of the investigation at the Sunland Training
Center, a Blue Ribbon Panel Resident Abuse Investigating
Committee was formed and included Jack May Jr., Todd Risley,
and the following professionals: - Correct Answers
✅Attorney, social worker, client advocate.
Regarding the cruel and abusive procedures that had been
employed at Sunland Training Center, the Blue Ribbon Panel
Resident Abuse Investigating Committee observed that: -
Correct Answers ✅There was no basis in the behavior
modification literature or other modern therapeutic or
educational methodology.
The treatment milieu at the Sunland Training Center did not
include programmed activities to prevent boredom, the right
to privacy, nor the ability to express grievances.
Unfortunately, the treatment program did include: - Correct
Answers ✅a. Forced public masturbation, homosexual acts,
and washing of the mouth with soap.
Answers (Most Recent Version, Complete
Study Material)
When applied behavior analysis was in its infancy, almost
anyone could call themselves a "behavior specialist" or
"behavior modifier" by simply attending a workshop. Most of
these workshops focused on the use of consequences for
controlling behavior, sometimes including the presentation of
unhealthy foods (such as candies) as reinforcers, or the
application of aversive consequences to reduce problematic
behavior. These early days of behavior modification occurred
circa: - Correct Answers ✅The late 1960s and early 1970s.
Early behavior modifiers often worked in institutional settings
or hospitals that housed hundreds of patients. Prior to the
introduction of __________ treatments, these patients primarily
received medical and custodial care for their basic needs. -
Correct Answers ✅Behavior modification.
Some early behavior modifiers promoted that they could
easily and quickly produce dramatic changes in behavior.
Because there were no guidelines or restrictions on
treatment, some created and tried new ways to apply highly
aversive consequences as methods to decrease self injurious,
destructive, or inappropriate behaviors. Examples cited in the
text include the use of: - Correct Answers ✅Tabasco sauce
and lemon juice.
In 1972, the Sunland Training Center in Miami, Florida,
became the target of an intensive investigation regarding
alleged abuses to residents. Chronic problems noted at
, PSY 7710 Quiz 1 Exam Questions and
Answers (Most Recent Version, Complete
Study Material)
Sunland included high turnover rates, frequent understaffing,
and low quality training. Which of the following statements
apply to the reported abuses? - Correct Answers ✅a.
Apparently involved the knowledge and approval of top
administrators.
b. Condoned by supervisors and professional staff.
c. Recorded in daily living unit logs.
As a result of the investigation at the Sunland Training
Center, a Blue Ribbon Panel Resident Abuse Investigating
Committee was formed and included Jack May Jr., Todd Risley,
and the following professionals: - Correct Answers
✅Attorney, social worker, client advocate.
Regarding the cruel and abusive procedures that had been
employed at Sunland Training Center, the Blue Ribbon Panel
Resident Abuse Investigating Committee observed that: -
Correct Answers ✅There was no basis in the behavior
modification literature or other modern therapeutic or
educational methodology.
The treatment milieu at the Sunland Training Center did not
include programmed activities to prevent boredom, the right
to privacy, nor the ability to express grievances.
Unfortunately, the treatment program did include: - Correct
Answers ✅a. Forced public masturbation, homosexual acts,
and washing of the mouth with soap.
