ABA 101

1.

1 point

Both Punishment & Extinction result in behavioral increases.

True

False

2.

1 point

Which of the following describes punishment?

Can elicit emotional responding

Doesn't teach new behaviors

Often teaches the organism how to discriminate between stimuli

All of the above

3.

1 point

When teaching a student a new word, (s)he should then be expected to have the ability to use that word across all contexts.

True

False

4.

1 point

"Negative" means....

Something is being added

Something is being removed or avoided

Something really bad happened

All of the above

5.

1 point

Which of the following would you use if you were wanting to count how many times your student tapped his toes?

Frequency

Latency

Duration

Interresponse Time

6.

1 point

When first teaching a skill, which schedule of reinforcement should you use?

Continuous

Full

Intermittent

Sizable

7.

1 point

Extinction is the stopping of a reinforcer, while punishment is the addition or removal of an event. Both procedures lead to behavioral decreases.

True

False

8.

1 point

Positive Reinforcement is maintained by access to attention, tangibles, or something that simply feels good.

True

False

9.

1 point

The closer in time reinforcement occurs to the target behavior is which part in DISC?

Size

Deprivation

Immediacy

Contingency

10.

1 point

Extinction is the procedure involving stopping the delivery of a reinforcer.

True

False

11.

1 point

Which of the following could potentially be a reinforcer?

Hugs

Spankings

Verbal Reprimands

All of the above

12.

1 point

When would you ignore a student's behavior?

When the function is attention maintained

When the behavior plan calls for ignoring

If it is a new behavior that has not been observed before

All of the above

None of the above

13.

1 point

Which of the following behaviors are observable & measurable?

Eating

Reading

Feeling

Thinking

14.

1 point

Reinforcement is a procedure that ___________ behavior.

15.

1 point

When talking about DISC, what does the "S" stand for?

Stability

Size

Shuffling

Satiation

16.

1 point

Which of the following is the most invasive prompting procedure that we may utilize with our students?

Verbal Prompt

Partial Physical Prompt

Gesture Prompt

Visual Prompt

17.

1 point

Skinner is best known for.....

His big forehead

His research on how consequences affect future responding

His research on how private events elicit behaviors

Hi resesarch on salivating dogs when they are presented with food

18.

1 point

Which of the following could be a function of behavior?

Attention

Access to activities or tangibles

Sensory Stimulation

All of the above

19.

1 point

How do we determine dependent behavioral relationships?

Reading medical histories

Asking the student

By the history of environmental interactions

From one observation

20.

1 point

Read the following and decide which procedure is being used.
"Jeremy was given a hug when he told his lady-friend how pretty she was. Jeremy now tells his lady-friend she is pretty every day."

Positive Reinforcement

Negative Reinforcement

Negative Punishment

Positive Punishment

21.

1 point

Why do some of our kids have tantrums?

The expectations are unclear

The student is restricted from access to what (s)he wants

The student encounters unpleasant situations/sensations

All of the above

22.

1 point

Extinction can lead to higher rates & novel maladaptive behaviors.

True

False

23.

1 point

Which of the following are important to conduct on a frequent basis?

Reinforcer Assessments

Preference Assessments

Rotating known reinforcers

All of the above

24.

1 point

Which of the following is an example of a setting event or "slow trigger"?

The student is a male

You tell the student to tie his shoes

The student is sick

The student sees a penny

25.

1 point

When would you NOT ignore a behavior?

When they scatter materials onto the floor

When it is annoying others

When someone is in danger

When they are seeking attention

26.

1 point

Which of the following can we reinforce?

Behaviors

People

Dogs

Trees

27.

1 point

When talking about "Positive" in behavior analysis, we are referring to....

Something that is really good

Something that is added to

Something that you get when adding integers

Something that is removed from

28.

1 point

Sally could not get the ice cubes out of the tray. This resulted in her shaking the tray, banging the tray, running water over the tray, and finally throwing the tray across the room.

Which of the following accounts for all these new behaviors?

Punishment Rank

Extinction Burst

Having a new ice cube tray

Positive Burst

29.

1 point

Which of the following skill sets are taught at Milestones Academy?

Adaptive Skills

Social Skills

Language & Communication

All of the above

30.

1 point

Why do we not rely on self-reports?

Low IQ's

Bias

Accuracy

Consistency

31.

1 point

An antecedent comes after a behavior.

True

False

32.

1 point

Which of the following describes punishment?

Is never used with our students

Decreases or stops behaviors

Punishment is good

Punishment is bad

33.

1 point

If safe rooms result in the reduction of a preferred behavior, then what procedure in in effect?

Satiation

Extinction

Reinforcement

Punishment

34.

1 point

Turning off a timer after its continual buzzing is maintained by what procedure?

Extinction

Shaping

Positive Reinforcement

Negative Reinforcement

35.

1 point

Consequences can affect future responding.

True

False

36.

1 point

Which of the following could potentially be a punisher?

Dirty Looks

Cursing

Odors

Hugs

All of the above

37.

1 point

Negative Reinforcement is maintained by escape or avoidance of an aversive stimulus.

True

False

38.

1 point

In which ways can we be pro-active and setting up our students for success?

Catch them being good

Build a solid and positive relationship

Set up a behavior contract

Provide forced or selective choices throughout the day

All of the above

39.

1 point

Who is the first person you should contact if you have a question about your student's programming?

Crisis Support

Clinical Director

Human Resources

Program Supervisor

40.

1 point

Milestones is a transitional program. Our ultimate goal is to get our students back into less restrictive environments.

True

False

41.

1 point

If reinforcement is a procedure, then a reinforcer is the item or event that occurs after a behavior.

True

False

42.

1 point

Which of the following is an example of an antecedent or "fast trigger"?

Knowing that your student's parents just divorced

Seeing that your student is clearly sick

Your student eating a bowl of cereal

Asking your student to pick up the play area