Behavioral Psychology Concepts

Which of the following areas can ABA be applied to?

• Organizational Behavior

• Animal Behavior

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• All of the above

Why does challenging behavior occur?

• It serves a need for the individual (avoid/remove/get something).

• It is a sign of defiance against authority.

• It indicates a lack of understanding of social norms.

• It is a result of environmental factors only.

Which prompting sequence will most likely result in errorless learning?

• Least-to-most

• Most-to-least

• Random prompting

• Constant prompting

Which type of measure would you use to determine the time it takes to start studying for an exam

• Latency

• Throughput

• Accuracy

• Reliability

What are the Three components of a behavior definition

• Observable, Measurable, Agreeable

• Visible, Quantifiable, Acceptable

• Detectable, Countable, Consensus

• Identifiable, Assessable, Concurred

Extinction is the withholding of reinforcement for a previously reinforced response.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

• Rarely

Advantage of naturalistic teaching

• Can be used anytime and anywhere

• Requires a structured environment

• Is only effective in classrooms

• Needs specialized training for teachers

Another way that Naturalistic training differs from DTT is

• The reinforcer is related to the discriminative stimulus

• The training is conducted in a structured environment

• The focus is solely on verbal communication

• The use of visual aids is minimized

Reinforcing sitting and ignoring walking around is an example of

• DRI (Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible behavior)

• DRA (Differential Reinforcement of Alternative behavior)

• DRL (Differential Reinforcement of Low rates of behavior)

• Positive Reinforcement

A single stimulus preference assessment is the most basic method for assessing preferences.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

• Rarely