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What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a time-out room?
Discuss the importance of replacement behavior when reducing or eliminating target
behavior.
Compare and contrast two methods for validating the social importance of behavior
change.
The key behavioral effect of punishment by contingent removal of a stimulus is:
A. An increased frequency, duration, or intensity of non-problematic behaviors.
B. Increased compliance by the individual.
C. Collateral improvement in academic skills.
D. A decreased frequency, duration, or intensity of behaviors targeted for punishment.
E. All of the above.
F. A,B,D.
G. B,C,D.
State and discuss one example of an unconditioned motivating operation (UMO) as it
relates to a human organism.
The key difference between noncexclusion and exclusion time-out is:
A. With nonexcluion time-out the individual is not totally removed from the
instructional environment.
B. There are no differences, they both result in the same effect on behavior.
C. With exclusion time-out the individual is at least partially removed from the
instructional environment.
D. A and C.
Define the two definitional measures of behavior.
Give a novel example of the trained and untrained relations that occur when attempting
to achieve stimulus equivalence.
What is artifactual variability?
Describe the level(s) of understanding that science provides and the overarching
purpose(s) and goal(s) of science.
State the two basic effects stimulus changes can have on behavior.
Describe a situation for which a contingency contract might be useful. Write a sample
contract that includes all the necessary components.
Timmy is a bright student who is the "class clown". He often blurts out answers before
getting permission to respond. In addition, he makes off color jokes to get other
students to laugh? Pick a procedure to use to decrease his talk outs and jokes and
describe how you would implement the procedure.
Discuss two methodological implications of the following assumption: "behavioral
variability is the result of an environmental influence."
Compare the different ways that variability in the data is treated with individual subject
designs and group comparison designs.
Describe ways to reduce the negative effects of a complex measurement system.
Describe the basic methodology of implementing a multiple baseline design across
behaviors.
What two problems can occur if the criterion changes are too large from one phase to
another?
Define negative reinforcement.
