Which statement is consistent with the dimension of effectiveness according to Baer, Wolf and
Risley (1968)?
A treatment is effective if the change in the target behavior is large enough to have practical
Value.
Which of the following is the dimension of applied behavior analysis that references the social
significance of a behavior?
Applied
Which statement is true, according to Bear, Wolf and Risley (1968)?
Basic research might study any variable related to a particular behavior, whereas applied
research would focus on variables related to the improvement of said behavior.
– Baer, Wolf and Risley (1968) state that for applied behavior analysis to be behavioral, target
behaviors must be ______.
measurable, precise, and reliable
According to Baer, Wolf and Risley (1968), which is the best rule of thumb for evaluating if a
procedure description is technological?
Ask whether a typically trained reader could replicate that procedure well enough to produce
the same results, given only a reading of the description.
-A behavior therapists tells his supervisor that the child he has been working with has learned to
two-word mands and is ready to progress to a more difficult skill. What should the supervisor
do?
Ask to see the relevant data and use that to determine whether or not the program should be
Updated.
Which of the following is NOT an example of generality?
Reaching a mastery criterion of correct responding
According to Baer, Wolf, and Risley, which of the following behaviors would be preferable to
target for a non-verbal 2-year-old?
manding with single words
Which of these is NOT a “dimension” of applied behavior analysis?
Experimental
Which of the following statements best qualifies as conceptually systematic?
The child’s request for a ball was reinforced with receiving a ball.
What is the focus of applied behavior analysis?
socially significant behavior
-John B. Watson is known for which of the following?
stimulus-response psychology
moving psychology toward the study of observable behavior, rather than mental
processes
making bold claims that continue to discredit behaviorism
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of applied behavior analysis?
empiricism
-What does the second level of scientific understanding show?
that two events consistently covary with each other
The term radical behaviorism refers to which of the following?
Skinner’s view that both public and private events are subject to the same principles of
Behavior
The philosophical domain of behavior analysis called?
behaviorism
When is the principle of generality evident?
when behavior change continues after the treatment has ended
The notion that all individuals have potential and poor outcomes originate from the environment
and experience rather than internal characteristics, represents which characteristic of behavior
analysis?
optimistic
Which of the following is the purpose of science?
to achieve a thorough understanding of phenomena under study
-Which of the following is NOT an attitude of science?
Conventionalism
Which of the following is the removal of a stimulus contingent on a behavior that results in the
future increase of that behavior?
negative reinforcement
Respondent behaviors are ______ while operant behaviors are ______.
elicited, evoked
-Which of the following is an example of a response class?
the words hi, hello, and hey
-Which of the following is behavior that is brought about by stimuli that proceed?
respondent behavior
Behavior that is maintained by stimuli that follow it is called what?
Operant
The complete definition of human behavior includes what a person ______.
all of the above
-The definition of environment includes ______.
events outside the skin
events inside the skin
everything except the moving parts of the organism involved in behavior
What is an event outside of the body that can be detected by one or more of our senses called?
a stimulus
-Tim’s dad usually gives him money when he asks for it. Tim’s mother usually does not give him
money when he asks for it. As a result, Tim asks dad for money more often than he asks his mom
for money. Tim’s differential asking behavior is an example of which of the following?
discriminate operant
In Pavlovian conditioning, the NS acquires the ability to produce the CR by being paired with
which of the following?
US
-Which of the following is a type of behavior that exposes the individual to new environments,
contingencies, reinforcers, responses and stimulus controls?
cusp
Why is “improving academic grades” not a good target behavior?
Because academic grades do not specify the behaviors required to achieve the
goal.
The progression of behavioral assessment can be conceptualized as having which shape?
funnel
Which of the following is a type of behavior that produces corresponding modifications or
co-variations in other adaptive, untrained behaviors?
pivotal
When prioritizing behaviors for change, a chronic behavior ______ when compared to a more
recently acquired behavior.
takes precedence
-Which of the following is a fundamental question to answer before initiating behavioral
assessment?
Who has the authority and skill to intervene with the behavior?
Which is the preferred method of behavioral assessment to determine which behaviors to target
for change?
ABC recording
Which is a method for priority ranking various potential target behaviors?
ranking matrix
-A good behavior definition should be ______.
objective, clear, complete
Which of the following is NOT a reason why explicit behavior definitions are important to the
practitioner of applied behavior analysis?
increased likelihood of behavior change
-Why are percentages and trials-to-criterion considered derivative measures?
They are based on other basic measures
-Which is true about time-sampling methods?
Behavior can be over or under estimated
Data are recorded as percentages of total intervals
B & C
-Of the 3 properties, or dimensional qualities of behavior, which describes the fact that behavior
occurs during some amount of time?
temporal extent
-Ethics relates to measurement in that ______.
the practitioner’s effectiveness, and thus a client’s right to effective treatment, is
compromised when data are not collected
When is permanent product recording an excellent option?
when each instance of the behavior produces the same permanent product
