ESCP EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
When Mr. Conrad's high school students asked him to allow them to get into their
groups and talk about the upcoming field trip rather than discussing the chapter, Mr.
Conrad said, "I'm going to invoke the Premack principle." What did he most likely do?
a. Tell students they must discuss the chapter first and then get into groups to talk about
the field trip.
b. Tell students to stop asking for class time to talk about the field trip if they still want to
go on the field trip.
c. Tell students to discuss the field trip in groups and agree to do the chapter questions
for homework.
d. Tell students to promise to do a good job of discussing the chapter if he allowed them
to talk about the field trip first. - Answer- a. Tell students they must discuss the chapter
first and then get into groups to talk about the field trip.
Estefan has problems with penmanship. His fine motor skills are not well developed and
Mrs. Finch believes that he will never perform well enough to gain reinforcement. Mrs.
Finch breaks the task of forming letters with long stems into small steps. First, she
expects Estefan to make straight stems. She will reinforce his efforts when he makes
straight stems on his writing assignment. In this case, she is using:
a. Shaping
b. Cueing
c. Cueing and prompting
d. the Premack principle - Answer- a. Shaping
Estefan has problems with penmanship. His fine motor skills are not well developed and
Mrs. Finch believes that he will never perform well enough to gain reinforcement. Mrs.
Finch breaks the task of forming letters with long stems into small steps. First, she
expects Estefan to make straight stems. She will reinforce his efforts when he makes
straight stems on his writing assignment. In this case, she is using:
a. Shaping
b. Cueing
c. Cueing and prompting
d. the Premack principle - Answer- a. shaping
Haley confuses the words there, they're, and their in her writing. As Mr. Morrow
monitors students during writing assignments, he often catches Haley's incorrect use of
these words. If he wants to implement a system of positive practice, what will he do?
a. As soon as Mr. Morrow sees the mistake, he will tell Haley to use the correct spelling
orally and then immediately change her paper to write it correctly.
, b. As soon as Mr. Morrow notices the mistake on Haley's paper, he will return the paper
and ask her to redo the task.
c. Mr. Morrow will expect Haley to rework the lesson about the spellings of these
homonyms.
d. Mr. Morrow will ask the rest of the class to tell Haley which spelling she needs to use
in her sentence. - Answer- a. As soon as Mr. Morrow sees the mistake, he will tell Haley
to use the correct spelling orally and then immediately change her paper to write it
correctly.
Russ broke the rule about using outdoor equipment outdoors only. He threw the
baseball and put a dent in the trashcan. Now he is giving up his baseball privileges for
two weeks as a result of his infraction. What method of punishment is being used?
a. Response cost
b. Social isolation
c. Negative reinforcement
d. Premack principle - Answer- a. Response cost
Punishment is often ineffective. Based on studies about the use of punishment, why is it
typically ineffective?
a. It fails to teach children what to do in place of the behavior being punished.
b. It fails to teach children what they did wrong and what they should stop doing.
c. It fails to use reinforcement to discourage the behavior.
d. It fails to apply operant conditioning. - Answer- a. It fails to teach children what to do
in place of the behavior being punished.
Mr. LeDoux is gathering information about the perpetual misbehavior of Reid in French
class. He recorded the antecedent of the behavior in several instances and the
consequences following the behavior. He is trying to understand why Reid repeats the
negative behavior. What process is Mr. LeDoux using?
a. Functional behavioral assessment
b. Task analysis
c. Positive behavior supports
d. Self-management - Answer- a. Functional behavioral assessment
Jailyn has dyslexia and withdraws from her group when the task involves oral reading.
When her teacher realizes the function of this behavior, she tells Jailyn to ask one of the
other students to read in her place. This intervention allows Jailyn to skip the oral
reading without withdrawing from her group. This type of intervention is called:
a. Positive behavior supports
b. Functional behavioral assessment
c. Self-management
d. Positive practice - Answer- a. Positive behavior supports
Skye got into a habit of watching TV and using social media to keep up with all of her
friends before starting homework. She was embarrassed when she turned in an
incomplete history paper and fell asleep during science class last week. She set a goal
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
When Mr. Conrad's high school students asked him to allow them to get into their
groups and talk about the upcoming field trip rather than discussing the chapter, Mr.
Conrad said, "I'm going to invoke the Premack principle." What did he most likely do?
a. Tell students they must discuss the chapter first and then get into groups to talk about
the field trip.
b. Tell students to stop asking for class time to talk about the field trip if they still want to
go on the field trip.
c. Tell students to discuss the field trip in groups and agree to do the chapter questions
for homework.
d. Tell students to promise to do a good job of discussing the chapter if he allowed them
to talk about the field trip first. - Answer- a. Tell students they must discuss the chapter
first and then get into groups to talk about the field trip.
Estefan has problems with penmanship. His fine motor skills are not well developed and
Mrs. Finch believes that he will never perform well enough to gain reinforcement. Mrs.
Finch breaks the task of forming letters with long stems into small steps. First, she
expects Estefan to make straight stems. She will reinforce his efforts when he makes
straight stems on his writing assignment. In this case, she is using:
a. Shaping
b. Cueing
c. Cueing and prompting
d. the Premack principle - Answer- a. Shaping
Estefan has problems with penmanship. His fine motor skills are not well developed and
Mrs. Finch believes that he will never perform well enough to gain reinforcement. Mrs.
Finch breaks the task of forming letters with long stems into small steps. First, she
expects Estefan to make straight stems. She will reinforce his efforts when he makes
straight stems on his writing assignment. In this case, she is using:
a. Shaping
b. Cueing
c. Cueing and prompting
d. the Premack principle - Answer- a. shaping
Haley confuses the words there, they're, and their in her writing. As Mr. Morrow
monitors students during writing assignments, he often catches Haley's incorrect use of
these words. If he wants to implement a system of positive practice, what will he do?
a. As soon as Mr. Morrow sees the mistake, he will tell Haley to use the correct spelling
orally and then immediately change her paper to write it correctly.
, b. As soon as Mr. Morrow notices the mistake on Haley's paper, he will return the paper
and ask her to redo the task.
c. Mr. Morrow will expect Haley to rework the lesson about the spellings of these
homonyms.
d. Mr. Morrow will ask the rest of the class to tell Haley which spelling she needs to use
in her sentence. - Answer- a. As soon as Mr. Morrow sees the mistake, he will tell Haley
to use the correct spelling orally and then immediately change her paper to write it
correctly.
Russ broke the rule about using outdoor equipment outdoors only. He threw the
baseball and put a dent in the trashcan. Now he is giving up his baseball privileges for
two weeks as a result of his infraction. What method of punishment is being used?
a. Response cost
b. Social isolation
c. Negative reinforcement
d. Premack principle - Answer- a. Response cost
Punishment is often ineffective. Based on studies about the use of punishment, why is it
typically ineffective?
a. It fails to teach children what to do in place of the behavior being punished.
b. It fails to teach children what they did wrong and what they should stop doing.
c. It fails to use reinforcement to discourage the behavior.
d. It fails to apply operant conditioning. - Answer- a. It fails to teach children what to do
in place of the behavior being punished.
Mr. LeDoux is gathering information about the perpetual misbehavior of Reid in French
class. He recorded the antecedent of the behavior in several instances and the
consequences following the behavior. He is trying to understand why Reid repeats the
negative behavior. What process is Mr. LeDoux using?
a. Functional behavioral assessment
b. Task analysis
c. Positive behavior supports
d. Self-management - Answer- a. Functional behavioral assessment
Jailyn has dyslexia and withdraws from her group when the task involves oral reading.
When her teacher realizes the function of this behavior, she tells Jailyn to ask one of the
other students to read in her place. This intervention allows Jailyn to skip the oral
reading without withdrawing from her group. This type of intervention is called:
a. Positive behavior supports
b. Functional behavioral assessment
c. Self-management
d. Positive practice - Answer- a. Positive behavior supports
Skye got into a habit of watching TV and using social media to keep up with all of her
friends before starting homework. She was embarrassed when she turned in an
incomplete history paper and fell asleep during science class last week. She set a goal
