Applied Behavior Analysis Final (Multiple Choice) Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update
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Applied Behavior Analysis
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Applied Behavior Analysis
A parent sets up a program at home to find out whether tokens (conditioned
reinforcers that can later be exchanged for toys, activities, etc.) delivered ti a
child whenever she brushes her teeth after a meal will increase her tooth
brushing. After an initial without any tokens (baseline), a w...
Applied Behavior Analysis Final
(Multiple Choice) Questions and
Correct Answers the Latest Update
A parent sets up a program at home to find out whether tokens (conditioned
reinforcers that can later be exchanged for toys, activities, etc.) delivered ti a
child whenever she brushes her teeth after a meal will increase her tooth
brushing. After an initial without any tokens (baseline), a week of token delivery
occurs, followed again by a week without any tokens being delivered. This
program represents an example of a
A) alternating treatments design
B) multiple-baseline design
C) group design
D) ABA or reversal design
✓ D) ABA or reversal design
Which of the following would NOT be recommended when using
reinforcement?
A) make sure to deliver reinforcers immediately following the target behavior
B) wait at least an hour before delivering a reinforcer for any target behavior
C)choose positive reinforcers over negative reinforcers whenever possible
D) monitor results to ensure that reinforcers are having their intended effects
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B) Compliance with prompts should be reinforced several times before prompt
fading begins
C) Prompt fading is important in reducing the over reliance on prompting
D) none of the above is true regarding prompting
✓ A) because prompts are powerful antecedents, reinforcement for complying with
prompts is usually unnecessary
When a response is not in a person's repertoire, it must be built through
reinforcement for successive approximations to the response, a process called
A) chaining B) shaping C) prompting D) antecedent control
✓ B) Shaping
Shaping is to _____ as chaining is to _______
A) a sequence of responses; a single response
B) a single response; a sequence of responses
C) modeling prompts; environmental response
D) positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement
✓ B) a single response; a sequence of responses
Which of the following would be the BEST example of a behavior chain?
A) hitting the delete key on your computer keyboard
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