EDF 6225 Exam #2 Questions And Answers With
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Functional Relationship ANS the results of an experiment that describe the occurrence of the
phenomena under study as a function of the operation of one or more specified and controlled
variables in the experiment in which specific change in one event (dependent variable) can be
produced by manipulating another event (the independent variable) and that the change in the
dependent variable was unlikely the result of other factors (confounding variable).
Functional Relationship ANS It shows specific manipulations of one event (IV) produce a
change in other events (DV) and that change in the DV was unlikely the result of extraneous factors
(confounding variables)- this finding is the....
Independent Variable (IV) ANS The variable that is systematically manipulated by the researcher
in an experiment to see whether changes in the independent variable produce reliable changes in the
dependent variable. In applied behavior analysis, it is usually an environment event or condition
antecedent or consequent to the dependent variable. (sometimes called the intervention or treatment
variable)
Dependent Variable (DV) ANS The measured behavior in an experiment to determine if it
changes as a result of manipulations of the independent variable; in applied behavior analysis, it
represents some measure of a socially significant behavior. (Target behavior)
antecedent ANS is the environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or occur prior to
the behavior of interest.
Behavior ANS An organism's interaction with the environment.
Consequence ANS is anything immediately following a behavior in which we are interested.
Stimulus Class ANS A group of stimuli that are similar along one or more dimensions (for
example, they look or sound similar, they have a common effect on behavior, or they occur at similar
times relative to the response).
, Stimulus Class ANS You show a student a banana, kiwi, strawberry and plum. You ask the
student, "What are these?" The student says, "Fruit", even though they are all different fruits.
Response Class ANS is a group of responses that produce the same effect on the environment. (in
other words, several behaviors that have the same function.)
Response Class ANS A patient engages in head banging, screaming, and hitting staff which all
produce the same effect on the environment; the patient can escape their non-preferred therapies.
The 4 Reinforcer Dimensions ANS Rate of reinforcement, Quality of reinforcement, Reinforcer
Delay, and Response effort.
Rate of reinforcement ANS is the number of reinforcements per time
Quality of reinforcement ANS how good is that reinforcer compared to other similar reinforcers
Reinforcer Delay ANS refers to whether access to reinforcers earned was immediate or delayed.
Response Effort ANS the amount of effort a person must put forth to successfully complete a
specific behavior and can have a direct impact on the frequency with which the person will engage in
that behavior
Hernstein's Matching Law ANS says that we (animals including humans) perform behaviors in a
ratio that matches the ratio of available reinforcement for those behaviors.
The matching law ANS suggests that when different schedules of reinforcement are available at
the same time for different behaviors, individuals will distribute their behavior according to the
relative rates of reinforcement available for each option.
Time-out ANS The immediate response-contingent withdrawal of opportunity to earn positive
reinforcement or the immediate loss of access to positive reinforcers for a specified time; a form of
negative punishment.
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Functional Relationship ANS the results of an experiment that describe the occurrence of the
phenomena under study as a function of the operation of one or more specified and controlled
variables in the experiment in which specific change in one event (dependent variable) can be
produced by manipulating another event (the independent variable) and that the change in the
dependent variable was unlikely the result of other factors (confounding variable).
Functional Relationship ANS It shows specific manipulations of one event (IV) produce a
change in other events (DV) and that change in the DV was unlikely the result of extraneous factors
(confounding variables)- this finding is the....
Independent Variable (IV) ANS The variable that is systematically manipulated by the researcher
in an experiment to see whether changes in the independent variable produce reliable changes in the
dependent variable. In applied behavior analysis, it is usually an environment event or condition
antecedent or consequent to the dependent variable. (sometimes called the intervention or treatment
variable)
Dependent Variable (DV) ANS The measured behavior in an experiment to determine if it
changes as a result of manipulations of the independent variable; in applied behavior analysis, it
represents some measure of a socially significant behavior. (Target behavior)
antecedent ANS is the environmental conditions or stimulus changes that exist or occur prior to
the behavior of interest.
Behavior ANS An organism's interaction with the environment.
Consequence ANS is anything immediately following a behavior in which we are interested.
Stimulus Class ANS A group of stimuli that are similar along one or more dimensions (for
example, they look or sound similar, they have a common effect on behavior, or they occur at similar
times relative to the response).
, Stimulus Class ANS You show a student a banana, kiwi, strawberry and plum. You ask the
student, "What are these?" The student says, "Fruit", even though they are all different fruits.
Response Class ANS is a group of responses that produce the same effect on the environment. (in
other words, several behaviors that have the same function.)
Response Class ANS A patient engages in head banging, screaming, and hitting staff which all
produce the same effect on the environment; the patient can escape their non-preferred therapies.
The 4 Reinforcer Dimensions ANS Rate of reinforcement, Quality of reinforcement, Reinforcer
Delay, and Response effort.
Rate of reinforcement ANS is the number of reinforcements per time
Quality of reinforcement ANS how good is that reinforcer compared to other similar reinforcers
Reinforcer Delay ANS refers to whether access to reinforcers earned was immediate or delayed.
Response Effort ANS the amount of effort a person must put forth to successfully complete a
specific behavior and can have a direct impact on the frequency with which the person will engage in
that behavior
Hernstein's Matching Law ANS says that we (animals including humans) perform behaviors in a
ratio that matches the ratio of available reinforcement for those behaviors.
The matching law ANS suggests that when different schedules of reinforcement are available at
the same time for different behaviors, individuals will distribute their behavior according to the
relative rates of reinforcement available for each option.
Time-out ANS The immediate response-contingent withdrawal of opportunity to earn positive
reinforcement or the immediate loss of access to positive reinforcers for a specified time; a form of
negative punishment.
