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ABA 602 FINAL EXAM LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
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: 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.
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Once it was presented, she recorded his reaction to it. Shortly afterwards, 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: 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: The disadvantages of using a time-out room can include - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Emotional
outburst
B. Lost instructional time.
C. Negative public perception.
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D. The student may require physical escorts to the room
E. All of the above
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: Unconditioned reinforcers are: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Stimuli, such as food and water that
are inherently reinforcing for individuals.
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.
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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: 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
Question: In the previous question with George, what is the discriminative stimulus (SD)? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Presence of the jacket
Question: Tony touched the hot stove and immediately pulled his finger away to avoid burning himself.
The behavior of pulling his finger away was likely ________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Negatively
Reinforced
Question: You are participating in a conference and you want to leave before the last presenter begins.
The doors to leave are guarded and the only way to leave before the final presenter begins would be
during the short 5 minute intermission when the lights come on and the guards move away from the
ABA 602 FINAL EXAM LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
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: 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.
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Once it was presented, she recorded his reaction to it. Shortly afterwards, 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: 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: The disadvantages of using a time-out room can include - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Emotional
outburst
B. Lost instructional time.
C. Negative public perception.
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D. The student may require physical escorts to the room
E. All of the above
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: Unconditioned reinforcers are: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Stimuli, such as food and water that
are inherently reinforcing for individuals.
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.
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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: 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
Question: In the previous question with George, what is the discriminative stimulus (SD)? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Presence of the jacket
Question: Tony touched the hot stove and immediately pulled his finger away to avoid burning himself.
The behavior of pulling his finger away was likely ________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Negatively
Reinforced
Question: You are participating in a conference and you want to leave before the last presenter begins.
The doors to leave are guarded and the only way to leave before the final presenter begins would be
during the short 5 minute intermission when the lights come on and the guards move away from the
