SPCE 611 Exam 5
Which of the following is an example of a behavior maintained by negative
reinforcement that would be appropriate to implement escape extinction. -
CORRECT ANSWER-a second grade boy who refuses to eat vegetables
because he does not like the texture or taste
Taylor is a three year old who engaged in tantrum behavior consisting of
screaming and kicking at night when it was bedtime for 40 minutes to an hour.
Her parents and behavior therapists implemented an extinction procedure and
her tantrum behavior decreased to 1 to 2 minutes per night. Most nights she
stopped engaging in any tantrum behavior at all. Then two months later she
engaged in tantrum behavior for 40 minutes. Which effect of extinction is this an
example of? - CORRECT ANSWER-spontaneous recovery
Which of the following is a factor that may influence resistance to extinction? -
CORRECT ANSWER-how long the history of reinforcement has been
Paul often engages in property destruction (e.g., paper tearing, swiping of
materials from his desk) in an effort to get his teacher, Mrs. Johnson's, attention.
Mrs. Johnson plans to implement a DRA to decrease property destruction and
teach an alternative, more appropriate response. Which of the following might
serve as an alternative appropriate response to replace Paul's property
destruction? - CORRECT ANSWER-Any of these responses
Which of the following is an incompatible behavior with hair-twirling? - CORRECT
ANSWER-writing
Jack's third grade teacher is using a DRL to decrease the number of times that
Jack calls out during his hour-long spelling class. If Jack calls out three or less
times during the entire spelling class, Jack will get a small treat at the end of
class. Which type of DRL is the teacher implementing? - CORRECT
ANSWER-full session DRL
Which of the following is an example of an antecedent stimuli? - CORRECT
ANSWER-a verbal prompt given before an adult begins a cooking task
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