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Unit 4: Knowledge Check

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A skills acquisition plan should answer the question, "What does this individual need to know...

a)

... in order to be as independent and successful as possible?"

b)

... to be able to function in a school setting?"

c)

... in order to reach full potential?"

d)

... to be able to be independent?"

2.

What is NOT an essential component to a skill acquisition plan?

a)

Objectives for each skill/program

b)

Definition of target behavior

c)

Behavioral Objective

d)

What interventions have been successful in the past?

3.

In what setting should a skill acquisition plan take place?

a)

School

b)

Home

c)

Where the target behavior occurs

d)

Where the target behavior does not occur

4.

What does the therapist need to review before starting a skill acquisition session?

a)

Treatment Plan and Behavior Plan

b)

Skills Acquisition Plan

c)

Reinforcers

d)

All of the above

5.

Andy has a bug bite on his arm which itches. He scratches the bug bite, and the itch goes away. Next time Andy has a bug bite that itches, he scratches it, and the itch goes away.

Scratching the itch and it going away is an example of:

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive Punishment

d)

Negative Punishment

6.

Deshawn completes 1-2 homework assignments per week. His teacher starts giving him a starburst for each completed homework assignment. Deshawn now completes 4-5 assignments per week.

The teacher giving the starburst is an example of:

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive Punishment

d)

Negative Punishment

7.

Alexis really loves to go outside for recess. Today, Alexis hit her friend, and her teacher removes Alexis from recess 10 minutes early. Alexis never hit again.

Losing 10 minutes of recess is an example of:

a)

Positive Reinforcment

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive Punishment

d)

Negative Punishment

8.

Jax is doing an art project and throws scraps of paper onto the floor. The teacher has him clean up his paper and the rest of the classroom. Next time the class has art, Jax puts his scrap papers right into the trash.

Cleaning up the rest of the floor in relation to throwing paper on the floor is an example of:

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive Punishment

d)

Negative Punishment

9.

Water is an example of what?

a)

Primary Reinforcer

b)

Secondary Reinforcer

c)

Unconditioned Punisher

d)

Conditioned Punisher

10.

Leo likes to work for Hot Cheetos.

Hot Cheetos are considered what?

a)

Primary Reinforcer

b)

Secondary Reinforcer

c)

Unconditioned Punisher

d)

Conditioned Punisher

11.

Tokens, social attention, money, praise are all examples of what?

a)

Conditioned Reinforcer

b)

Unconditioned Reinforcer

c)

Generalized Conditioned Reinforcer

d)

Punishers

12.

You have a student that frequently blurts out answers during class, instead of raising his hand. Every instance of hand raising, you praise the student and call on him.

What schedule of reinforcement is the example below?

a)

Intermittent Reinforcement

b)

Continuous Reinforcement

c)

Mixed Reinforcement

d)

Positive Reinforcement

13.

A teacher gives a student a piece of cany after every 5 spelling words written correctly.

What schedule of reinforcement is being used?

a)

Variable Ratio

b)

Fixed Interval

c)

Variable Interval

d)

Fixed Ratio

14.

Kenna's teacher will work around the class during work time and place a skittle but sometimes doesn't. She wants to know how many questions she needs to answer in order to get a skittle. She starts writing down how many questions she had answered each time she receives a skittle. After earning 5 skittles her list looks like this:

5 Questions Answered

7 Questions Answered

4 Questions Answered

5 Questions Answered

8 Questions Answered

What schedule of reinforcement is being used?

a)

Variable Ratio

b)

Fixed Interval

c)

Variable Interval

d)

Fixed Ratio

15.

Mrs. Jones has a list of expectations in her classroom for all her students. If Mrs. Jones feels her students are following those expectations, she will randomly throw a pizza party.

a)

Variable Ratio

b)

Fixed Interval

c)

Variable Interval

d)

Fixed Ratio

16.

Mr. Jones sets a 2-minute time and asks his students to complete health problems. After the 2-minute timer goes off, Mr. Jones gives his students verbal praise for working.

What schedule of reinforcement is being used?

a)

Variable Ratio

b)

Fixed Interval

c)

Variable Interval

d)

Fixed Ratio

17.

You are teaching your student colors. You hold up two pieces of paper. One is green, one is blue. You tell the student, "Touch blue." The student touches the blue paper, and you give the student verbal praise.

What procedure are you using?

a)

Discrete Trial Training

b)

Stimulus Equivalence

c)

Errorless Learning

d)

Naturalistic Teaching

18.

What are the 5 steps in Discrete Trial Training?

a)

Prompt, antecedent, behavior, consequence, interval between trials

b)

Interval between trials, antecedent, prompt, behavior, consequence

c)

Antecedent, behavior, prompt, interval between trials, consequence

d)

Antecedent, prompt, behavior, consequence, interval between trials

19.

You are teaching a student the difference between the red ball and the green ball. While teaching the student to pick the green ball when prompted, you move the green ball closer to the student while saying, "Touch the green ball."

What procedure are you using?

a)

Discrete Trial Training

b)

Errorless Learning

c)

Stimulus Equivalence

d)

Naturalistic Teaching

20.

Breaking a complex task into smaller, teachable units, refers to what?

a)

Chaining

b)

Break down chaining

c)

Total Task

d)

Task Analysis

21.

You are teaching a student to wash their hands. The first step in the task analysis is to turn on the faucet. The student turns on the faucet and you give reinforcement. You complete the other steps with the student.

What chaining procedure are you using?

a)

Forward Chaining

b)

Backwards Chaining

c)

Task Analysis

d)

Total Task Analysis

22.

You are teaching a student to tie their shoes. You show the student how to tie their shoes and help them during the steps they are unable to perform.

What chaining procedure are you using?

a)

Forward Chaining

b)

Backwards Chaining

c)

Task Analysis

d)

Total Task Analysis

23.

You are teaching a student how to make a sandwich. You complete all the steps in the task, besides the last step. The student completes the last step.

What chaining procedure are you using?

a)

Forward Chaining

b)

Backwards Chaining

c)

Task Analysis

d)

Total Task Analysis

24.

In your classroom, you have two cabinets. One cabinet has a green go sign on it. One cabinet has a red stop sign on it. You teach your students that they can open the green cabinet, and they cannot open the red stop sign cabinet.

What procedure took place?

a)

Discrimination Training

b)

Match to sample

c)

Punishment

d)

Discrete Trial Training

25.

Responses that are reinforced in the presence of one stimulus condition (SD) and not reinforced in the presence of the other stimulus condition (S-Delta/SΔ) are called?

a)

Concepts

b)

Discrimination Training

c)

Modeling

d)

Stimulus Class

26.

What two procedures are used to transfer the stimulus control from the prompt to the SD?

a)

reinforcement and punishment

b)

prompt fading and reinforcement

c)

prompt delay and punishment

d)

prompt delay and prompt fading

27.

You teach a student to label "cat". The target response is for the student to say "cat" in the presence of a cat. You show a picture of a cat and prompt the student to say "cat". The student says "cat". Now, the student sees a cat outside and the student points and says "cat".

What has occurred?

a)

stimulus control transfer

b)

naturalistic teaching

c)

stimulus generalization

d)

discrete trial training