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Question 1 of 20

1. Question
Violet engages in frequent occurrences of spitting. Her mother sends her to her bedroom each time she spits to take a time-out. Her bedroom has minimal items in it (i.e., no toys), so she is removed from fun activities when the spitting occurs. What can be inferred about this time-out? Choose the best answer given the scenario provided.
- The time-out is a punisher
- The time-out is a reinforcer
- The time-out is an extinction procedure, discontinuing all reinforcement of a previously reinforced behavior
- None of the above
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Question 2 of 20

2. Question
What does the relevance of behavior rule specify?
- Behaviors targeted should be those the client wants to target
- Behaviors targeted should be selected as part of a thorough assessment of the individual’s needs and skills
- Behaviors should only be selected if they are likely to result in reinforcement in the individual’s natural environment
- Replacement behaviors should be selected that are functionally equivalent to the target behavior
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Question 3 of 20

3. Question
Marlon has a sensory sensitivity to loud sounds. He screeches when sounds get too loud for his comfort level. His OT recommends that he wear noise-reducing headphones. Marlon tries wearing headphones the next day when he goes to the grocery store. He does not screech at all and can tolerate the noise level. Marlon continues wearing headphones every time he goes into a setting with similar noise levels. Marlon’s headphone-wearing behavior is maintained by:
- Negative punishment
- Negative reinforcement
- Positive punishment
- Positive reinforcement
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Question 4 of 20

4. Question
Javon’s parents decide to skip sending him to preschool as he is not yet potty trained. Javon sees his older brothers going to school and often talks about wanting to go to school. Using the toilet independently for Javon is a ________________, allowing him to attend school and come into contact with new contingencies.
- Pivotal behavior
- Age-appropriate behavior
- Behavioral cusp
- Relevant behavior
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Question 5 of 20

5. Question
Which scenario below describes a positive punishment contingency?
- Jenny receives one token when she raises her hand to ask a question in class; She stops raising her hand to ask questions.
- Milo screams when a demand is placed until the demand is removed; He screams again the next time a demand is placed.
- Horace spits at a new paraprofessional when she walks in the door. The paraprofessional switches places with another para who Horace is more comfortable with.
- Marshan’s mother verbally reprimands him when he hits his brother; He laughs and continues to hit his brother.
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Question 6 of 20

6. Question
Which level of scientific understanding occurs when repeated observations of the same phenomenon show two events correlate with one another?
- Verification
- Control
- Description
- Prediction
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Question 7 of 20

7. Question
When prioritizing target behaviors, which of the following is not a question that a behavior analyst would consider?
- Will modifying this behavior make the behavior technician’s job easier?
- Will modifying this behavior allow the learner to have an improved quality of life?
- Why does this behavior need to be modified?
- Will modifying this behavior allow the learner to contact increased levels of reinforcement?
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Question 8 of 20

8. Question
Behavioral selection at an individual level as a result of interactions within one’s environment is referred to as ______________.
- Determinism
- Ontogeny
- Phylogeny
- Parsimony
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Question 9 of 20

9. Question
What are the three measurable dimensions of behavior?
- Repeatability, temporal extent, temporal locus
- Rate, duration, interresponse time
- Count, frequency, time-based
- Temporal extent, temporal measurement, repeatability
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Question 10 of 20

10. Question
Kelsey walks into a new client’s home. The client comes running up to her and gives her a big hug. Kelsey thinks to herself, “Wow, she’s excited to meet me!” Kelsey’s thought exemplifies a/an:
- Overt behavior
- Covert behavior
- Not a behavior
- Mentalistic thinking
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Question 11 of 20

11. Question
Kyle is taking baseline data on his client’s duration of tantrumming behavior. Which dimension of behavior is Kyle using?
- Repeatability
- Temporal dimension
- Temporal extent
- Temporal locus
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Question 12 of 20

12. Question
You are training a new behavior technician who has limited knowledge in ABA. You are explaining the functions of behavior, to which he responds, “But what about behaviors that happen for no reason?” This idea that behaviors could happen for no reason would violate which of the philosophical assumptions?
- Empiricism
- Selectionism
- Determinism
- Parsimony
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Question 13 of 20

13. Question
Which of the following schedules of reinforcement is the same as a CRF schedule?
- FR1
- VR1
- VI1
- FI1
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Question 14 of 20

14. Question
What constitutes a technological study in ABA?
- The procedures are explained with enough detail and clarification that they can be replicated
- The behaviors targeted are socially significant to the participants
- A functional relationship between the independent and dependent variables is demonstrated
- Procedures are described in terms of the behavior-analytic principles from which they were derived
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Question 15 of 20

15. Question
What was one of the initial events that formally marked the beginning of contemporary applied behavior analysis in 1968?
- The first ABA clinic opened
- The Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) was created
- “Some Current Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis” was published
- The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science was created
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Question 16 of 20

16. Question
Ms. Jackson asks her students, “Who would like to come up to the front and show us how to complete this problem?” One study, Josie, immediately raises her hand. Josie raising her hand most closely exemplifies which of the following?
- A consequence
- A response
- A behavior
- A response class
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Question 17 of 20

17. Question
Which of the following situations does not describe a stimulus-response relation?
- It’s 11 pm, and someone bangs on your door, causing you to jump
- You walk into your grandmother’s house and smell chicken and dumplings, which makes you begin to salivate
- You walk into your son’s room, see a mess and begin scolding him for not cleaning up after himself
- You have something in your eye which causes your eye to water
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Question 18 of 20

18. Question
Which of the following statements is always true of consequences? Choose the best option.
- They can only affect future behavior
- When used effectively, they decrease target behaviors
- They are most often used to increase target behaviors and teach new skills
- They can be applied to change the current behavior immediately
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Question 19 of 20

19. Question
Everything other than an organism’s moving parts involved in behavior is known as the _________________________.
- Stimulus
- Environment
- Responses
- Stimulus class
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Question 20 of 20

20. Question
How do operant behaviors differ from respondent behaviors?
- Both are behaviors; There are no differences
- Respondent behaviors are controlled by their consequences, while operant behaviors are controlled by their antecedents
- Operant behaviors are controlled by their consequences, while respondent behaviors are controlled by their antecedents
- Operant behaviors cannot be controlled, while respondent behaviors can
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1. Question

2. Question

What does the relevance of behavior rule specify?

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4. Question

5. Question

Which scenario below describes a positive punishment contingency?

6. Question

Which level of scientific understanding occurs when repeated observations of the same phenomenon show two events correlate with one another?

7. Question

When prioritizing target behaviors, which of the following is not a question that a behavior analyst would consider?

8. Question

Behavioral selection at an individual level as a result of interactions within one’s environment is referred to as ______________.

9. Question

What are the three measurable dimensions of behavior?

10. Question

Kelsey walks into a new client’s home. The client comes running up to her and gives her a big hug. Kelsey thinks to herself, “Wow, she’s excited to meet me!” Kelsey’s thought exemplifies a/an:

11. Question

Kyle is taking baseline data on his client’s duration of tantrumming behavior. Which dimension of behavior is Kyle using?

12. Question

13. Question

Which of the following schedules of reinforcement is the same as a CRF schedule?

14. Question

What constitutes a technological study in ABA?

15. Question

What was one of the initial events that formally marked the beginning of contemporary applied behavior analysis in 1968?

16. Question

Ms. Jackson asks her students, “Who would like to come up to the front and show us how to complete this problem?” One study, Josie, immediately raises her hand. Josie raising her hand most closely exemplifies which of the following?

17. Question

Which of the following situations does not describe a stimulus-response relation?

18. Question

Which of the following statements is always true of consequences? Choose the best option.

19. Question

Everything other than an organism’s moving parts involved in behavior is known as the _________________________.

20. Question

How do operant behaviors differ from respondent behaviors?