ABA 602 FINAL EXAM ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED

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ABA 602 FINAL EXAM ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND WELL
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Question: One can identify whether an argument is circular reasoning: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔A). By evaluating the direction of the relation (e.g., Sally's off-task behavior is due
to her attention deficit disorder vs. Sally's attention deficit disorder causes her off-task
behavior).

B). By evaluating whether the two components of the argument can be separated and whether
one can be manipulated to determine the effect on the other.

Both A and B




Question: You haven't eaten in 4 hours. You are driving home and see a McDonalds. You stop at
the McDonalds and buy a hambrger. You are no longer hungry. What is the Behavior, according
to the 4-term contingency? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Buying a hamburger is the BEHAVIOR




EO = Eating 4 hours ago

SD = Driving home

Rs = Buying a hamburger (action)

Sr = No longer feeling hungry (feelings)



Question: Elsa conducted a preference assessment for Jordan, a 5 year old boy with autism
with whom she works. She brought 10 items with her, however, she only presented one stimuli
at a time to Jordan. Once it was presented, she recorded his reaction to it. Shortly afterwards,


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she would remove the first item and present the next item. She would then record Jordan's
reaction to that new stimulus.

What for of preference assessment is this? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Naturalistic Free Operant
Observation




Question: You look outside and see that the weather is cold. You decide to grab your coat so
that you are warmer when you leave. After you leave the house, you realize you are warmer
because you have your jacket. In the scenario, what is the Discriminative Stimulus (SD)
according to the 4-term Contingency - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Seeing you coat in the presence of
cold weather




Question: True/False The behavior that occurs temporally closest to the presentation of a
renforcer will be strenghthened its presentation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔True




Question: True/False Establishing Operations are relatively consistent and do not tend to
change over time. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False




Question: The disadvantages of using a time-out room can include - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A.
Emotional outburst

B. Lost instructional time.

C. Negative public perception.

D. The student may require physical escorts to the room

E. All of the above




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Question: New parents put a child to bed. The child begins to cry, so the parents comfort the
child and allow the child to sleep in bed with them. Thus, when they put the child to bed in the
future, she is more likely to cry. What has occurred in this situation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The
parents have positively reinforced crying




Question: Which of the following are examples of automatic reinforcement? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Fidgeting with your pencil due to boredom.

Singing or humming, rocking, nail biting, etc... are nervous habits




Question: Which of the following are is/are conditioned reinforcers? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Money and Tokens




Question: Assume you have a student in class, who becomes severely aggressive whenever
another student takes his toys away from him. When Ben hits them, the other children tend to
return the toys they took away from him. What can be said about this situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Ben's aggression has been positively reinforced by the children returning the toy to
him.




Question: Which of the following represents an example of the Premack Principle? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Telling a child to eat his vegetables, then he can have dessert.




Question: Unconditioned reinforcers are: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Stimuli, such as food and
water that are inherently reinforcing for individuals.




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Question: The Premack Principle is useful for: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Increasing low probability
behaviors.




Question: What is the advantage of using generalized conditioned reinforcers? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔They are less susceptible to satiation because they can be exchanged for a wide
variety of other reinforcers.




Question: True/False In order for reinforcement to work, the individual must be aware that
reinforcement has occurred. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔False




Question: Negative reinforcement involves: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Removing an aversive
stimulus contingent upon a behavior




Question: Positive and Negative Reinforcement are similar in that: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔They
both produce an increase in responding.

They both involve a stimulus change following a target behavior.

They can either be conditioned or unconditioned



Question: George's house was very cold so he put on a jacket, which made him feel warm.
George's behavior of putting on a jacket was _________________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Positive Reinforced



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