ABA Final Exam Review Questions and Correct Answers
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ABA
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ABA
~~~ c. self-instructional training
Billy completes an assignment and says positive things about his work and praises
himself. As a result, Billy is more likely to complete assignments. Billy's self-talk
functions as:
a. a discriminative stimulus
b. a conditioned stimulus
c. an establishing ...
ABA Final Exam Review Questions and Correct
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In behavior modification, what a person says and does is referred to as:
a. behavior
b. effort
c. motivated
d. intention
✓ ~~~ a. behavior
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of behavior?
a. behavior has dimensions
b. behavior is lawful
c. behavior can be observed, described, and recorded
d. behavior is always overt
✓ ~~~ d. behavior is always overt
What dimension of behavior is a measure of how long the behavior occurred?
a. latency
b. frequency
c. duration
d. intensity
✓ ~~~ c. duration
An example of covert behavior would be:
a. thinking
b. writing
c. running
d. frowning
✓ ~~~ a. thinking
Cindy bites her nails but wants to stop. The behavior she wants to change (biting her
nails) is called the:
a. negative behavior
b. target behavior
c. controlling variable
d. independent variable
, ✓ ~~~ b. target behavior
Alex likes to drive faster than the speed limit. Alex's behavior of driving too fast is an
example of a:
a. behavioral risk
b. behavioral deficit
c. behavioral excess
d. behavioral intention
✓ ~~~ c. behavioral excess
In behavior modification, measurement of behavior is taken:
a. before intervention
b. during intervention
c. following intervention
d. all of these
✓ ~~~ d. all of these
Behavior modification:
a. has a limited number of applications
b. has a broad number of applications
c. is mostly used with children
d. is rarely used these days
✓ ~~~ b. has a broad number of applications
The measurement of behavior is important because:
a. measurement can determine if treatment is necessary
b. measurement can determine the best treatment
c. measurement can determine if the treatment is working
d. all of these
✓ ~~~ d. all of these
Which of the following is NOT used in indirect assessment?
a. interviews
b. questionnaires
c. direct observation
d. rating scales
✓ ~~~ c. direct observation
A teacher wants to develop a behavior recording plan that she intends to use with
one of her students. The teacher's first step would be:
,a. deciding who will do that recording
b. determining where and when the recording will occur
c. defining the target behavior
d. choosing a recording method
✓ ~~~ c. defining the target behavior
Julie and Beth independently observe (hear) a child swear, and each records that
swearing occurred. This is called:
a. independent agreement
b. interobserver agreement
c. independent observation
d. agreement recording
✓ ~~~ b. interobserver agreement
Jerry wants to improve his studying. He observes and records the times when he
studies. Observing and recording your own behavior is called:
a. private observation
b. self-monitoring
c. independent recording
d. direct recording
✓ ~~~ b. self-monitoring
What is involved in determining the logistics of recording?
a. who will do the recording
b. when the recording will occur
c. where the recording will occur
d. all of these
✓ ~~~ d. all of these
Matthew frequently hits other children during class. However, he never hits other
kids when he knows the teacher is observing him. This is an example of:
a. self-monitoring
b. reactivity
c. behavior modification
d. controlled behavior
✓ ~~~ b. reactivity
An observer divides an observation period into a number of consecutive time
periods, and then records whether the target behavior occurred during each period.
This is called:
, a. produce recording
b. interval recording
c. continuous recording
d. time sample recording
✓ ~~~ b. interval recording
A psychologist wants to observe the tantrum behavior of a child. The tantrums
usually occur in the classroom, but the psychologist does not have access to the
classroom so she observes the child in a room that resembles a classroom. This
would be an example of a(n) _________ setting.
a. natural
b. manufactured
c. analogue
d. isolated
✓ ~~~ c. analogue
The two variables represented on a graph are:
a. the independent and dependent variables
b. time and behavior
c. the extraneous and controlling variables
d. frequency and outcome
✓ ~~~ b. time and behavior
A vertical line on a graph indicating a change in treatment is called a:
a. baseline
b. time line
c. phase line
d. treatment line
✓ ~~~ c. phase line
In behavior modification, a research design is used to:
a. determine if the treatment changed the behavior
b. control the target behavior
c. make it easier to change the behavior
d. A and B
✓ ~~~ a. determine if the treatment changed the behavior
An A-B design does not demonstrate a functional relationship between the treatment
and the target behavior because there is no:
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