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BCBA-Section B of the 5th Edition Task List Questions and Answers Graded A+ 2024/2025
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BCBA-Section B of the 5th Edition TaskList
Behavior - ANSAny activity of an organism any movement by the organism.
Could be inside the organism (eg., action potential-smallest unit of behavior.
Anything that a dead man cannot do (the dead man test).
Response - ANSA specific instance (one occurrence) of a behavior
Response Class - ANSA group of topographically different responses (e.g., they look different)
that generate that same consequence (e.g., they serve the same function).
Stimulus - ANSanything that a person can experience through their senses, anything that can
be seen, heard, smelled, felt, or tasted.
Stimulus Class - ANSa group of antecedent stimuli that have common effect on an operant
class. Tend to evoke or abate the same behavior or response class.
Respondent Conditoning - ANSOccurs when a neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditioned
stimulus. Also known as Pavlovian Conditioning or classic conditioning.
Operant Conditoning - ANSthe process of learning through reinforcement and punishment. In
operant conditioning behaviors are strengthened or weakened based on the consequences of
that behavior.
Positive Reinforcement - ANSrefers to the introduction of a desirable or pleasant stimulus after
a behavior. The desirable stimulus reinforces the behavior, making it more likely that the
behavior will reoccur.
Negative Reinforcement - ANSthe removal of an aversive stimulus in an effort to increase the
likelihood of a targeted behavior in the future.
Partial Reinforcement Schedule Fixed Ratio (FR) - ANSreinforce every nth response
Partial Reinforcement Schedule: Variable Ratio (VR) - ANSreinforce roughly every nth response
Partial Reinforcement Schedule: Fixed Interval (FI) - ANSreinforce after n amount of time
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