QABA Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Spontaneous recovery - answerThe temporary reappearance of a behavior that was previously
extinguished for a period of time.
Discriminated avoidance - answerA signaled (SD) contingency for behavior that indicates that
engaging in the behavior will preve...
behavior cusp - answer✔Behaviors that, when acquired, result in the individual accessing new
environments and, therefore, new stimulus controls and contingencies(i.e., reinforcement).
pragmatism - answer✔A philosophical assumption underlying the science of behavior analysis
that focuses on practical solutions (e.g., if it works, don't fix it), which at the level of behavior,
involves the relation between the setting (A) and the behavior (B) is because of the consequence
(C).
generality - answer✔A dimension of ABA, which explains that any behavior change should
persist across time, settings, behaviors, and people that differ from the original intervention
conditions.
validity - answer✔Measurement is trustworthy when the measurement that produces data is
applicable and specific to the target behavior of interest and the relevant dimension of that
behavior; in other words, you measure what you set out to measure.
performance monitoring - answer✔A systematic and objective observation method of staff
performance used to ensure procedural fidelity and effectiveness of training and to assess for
areas of needed support.
overshadowing - answer✔The presence of a competing or distracting stimulus that interferes
with the acquisition of a skill/stimulus control of another stimulus.
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