EXAM 1 EDF 6223 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
_____________is also called identity matching. This is the act of the subject matching the primary
stimulus to the target stimulus. Showing a picture of a bird and the child saying "bird." -
(ANSWER)reflexivity
_____________ refers to the two-way relationship of matching. For example, show a picture of a bird
and say "bird." Point to the picture of the bird, and the subject says "bird." - (ANSWER)symmetry
_____________ occurs when the equation if A = B and if B = C, then A = C. In other words one stimulus is
matched to a second stimulus. The second stimulus is matched to the third stimulus. By this
relationship, the subject learns that the first stimulus and third stimulus are also matching. For example,
if you say "bird" and show a child a picture of a bird, then you show a picture of a bird and match it to a
real bird in a cage, the relationship of saying bird for the caged animal is acquired. -
(ANSWER)transitivity
Who is credited with much of the pioneering research in stimulus equivalence? - (ANSWER)Murray
Sidman
Matching to sample procedure arranges a four-term contingency. Sample stimulus (antecedent stimuli)
Correct comparison (antecedent stimuli) Selection Response Reinforcer The performance produced by
this four-term contingency is known as? - (ANSWER)conditional discrimination
NAME A TYPE OF NONEQUIVALENCE RELATION - (ANSWER)distinction relations, spatial and temporal
relations, causal relations
What are the two types of models that are part of imitation? - (ANSWER)planned and unplanned
Which one of these is not a condition for imitation? Immediacy; formal similarity; Mirroring; or Model
producing the controlling response - (ANSWER)mirroring
With an understanding of the imitation process, applied behavior analysts can use imitation as an
intervention to: a.) Eliminate Old Behaviors b.) Evoke New behaviors c.) Create teaching sequences d.)
Reinforce appropriate behaviors - (ANSWER)b.) Evoke New behaviors
, EXAM 1 EDF 6223 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
The controlling variable for an imitative behavior is: a.) An operative behavior b.)An imitative response
chain c.) A model d.) A pre-task - (ANSWER)c.) A model
Learning to purchase a soda from a vending machine by first watching someone else purchase a soda
would be an example of: a.) Planned echoic stimuli b.) Unplanned echoic stimuli c.) Planned models d.)
Unplanned models - (ANSWER)d.) Unplanned models
When a child picks up a fork immediately after observing her father pick up a fork, this imitative
behavior has: a.) Planned similarity b.) Unplanned similarity c.) Formal similarity d.) Informal similarity -
(ANSWER)c.) Formal similarity
Regardless of the behavior modeled, the objective of imitation training is for the learner to do what? a.)
What the model does b.) What the trainer asked or commanded c.) What behavior fits the situation d.)
What behavior will receive reinforcement - (ANSWER)a.) What the model does
Potential learners cannot imitate if they do not have this prerequisite skill: a.) The behavior in their
repertoire b.) Attending to the model c.) Decrease in problem behavior d.) Ability to define the behavior
- (ANSWER)b.) Attending to the model
The two key procedural components of shaping are: - (ANSWER)differential reinforcement and
successive approximations
What behavior dimensions can you change with differential reinforcement? - (ANSWER)topography,
rate, latency, duration, interresponse time and magnitude
What are the two exceptions to components in a behavior chain serving a dual function? -
(ANSWER)first and last responses. They are either a conditioned reinforcer or a discriminative stimulus,
not both
What is the purpose of validating a task analysis? - (ANSWER)determining the sequence of behaviors
that are necessary and sufficient to complete a given task efficiently
_____________is also called identity matching. This is the act of the subject matching the primary
stimulus to the target stimulus. Showing a picture of a bird and the child saying "bird." -
(ANSWER)reflexivity
_____________ refers to the two-way relationship of matching. For example, show a picture of a bird
and say "bird." Point to the picture of the bird, and the subject says "bird." - (ANSWER)symmetry
_____________ occurs when the equation if A = B and if B = C, then A = C. In other words one stimulus is
matched to a second stimulus. The second stimulus is matched to the third stimulus. By this
relationship, the subject learns that the first stimulus and third stimulus are also matching. For example,
if you say "bird" and show a child a picture of a bird, then you show a picture of a bird and match it to a
real bird in a cage, the relationship of saying bird for the caged animal is acquired. -
(ANSWER)transitivity
Who is credited with much of the pioneering research in stimulus equivalence? - (ANSWER)Murray
Sidman
Matching to sample procedure arranges a four-term contingency. Sample stimulus (antecedent stimuli)
Correct comparison (antecedent stimuli) Selection Response Reinforcer The performance produced by
this four-term contingency is known as? - (ANSWER)conditional discrimination
NAME A TYPE OF NONEQUIVALENCE RELATION - (ANSWER)distinction relations, spatial and temporal
relations, causal relations
What are the two types of models that are part of imitation? - (ANSWER)planned and unplanned
Which one of these is not a condition for imitation? Immediacy; formal similarity; Mirroring; or Model
producing the controlling response - (ANSWER)mirroring
With an understanding of the imitation process, applied behavior analysts can use imitation as an
intervention to: a.) Eliminate Old Behaviors b.) Evoke New behaviors c.) Create teaching sequences d.)
Reinforce appropriate behaviors - (ANSWER)b.) Evoke New behaviors
, EXAM 1 EDF 6223 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
The controlling variable for an imitative behavior is: a.) An operative behavior b.)An imitative response
chain c.) A model d.) A pre-task - (ANSWER)c.) A model
Learning to purchase a soda from a vending machine by first watching someone else purchase a soda
would be an example of: a.) Planned echoic stimuli b.) Unplanned echoic stimuli c.) Planned models d.)
Unplanned models - (ANSWER)d.) Unplanned models
When a child picks up a fork immediately after observing her father pick up a fork, this imitative
behavior has: a.) Planned similarity b.) Unplanned similarity c.) Formal similarity d.) Informal similarity -
(ANSWER)c.) Formal similarity
Regardless of the behavior modeled, the objective of imitation training is for the learner to do what? a.)
What the model does b.) What the trainer asked or commanded c.) What behavior fits the situation d.)
What behavior will receive reinforcement - (ANSWER)a.) What the model does
Potential learners cannot imitate if they do not have this prerequisite skill: a.) The behavior in their
repertoire b.) Attending to the model c.) Decrease in problem behavior d.) Ability to define the behavior
- (ANSWER)b.) Attending to the model
The two key procedural components of shaping are: - (ANSWER)differential reinforcement and
successive approximations
What behavior dimensions can you change with differential reinforcement? - (ANSWER)topography,
rate, latency, duration, interresponse time and magnitude
What are the two exceptions to components in a behavior chain serving a dual function? -
(ANSWER)first and last responses. They are either a conditioned reinforcer or a discriminative stimulus,
not both
What is the purpose of validating a task analysis? - (ANSWER)determining the sequence of behaviors
that are necessary and sufficient to complete a given task efficiently
