BDS Modules (part B)
Which of the following many be a stimulus? - ANSWER-a movement performed by the organism itself
Which of the following is a stimulus? - ANSWER-Pressure on the right-hand caused by ones left hand
A BCBA is writing a narrative of the events pertaining to a young clients inappropriate social behavior in a park. Select the most relevant and objective description. - ANSWER-picks a handful of flowers and arranges then into a circle on the ground around her
A stimulus is - ANSWER-any condition,, event, or change to the physical world
From a behavior-analytic perspective, the environment consists of - ANSWER-stimulus conditions or events
Behavior - ANSWER-involves the movement of muscles and glands
Lifting ones finger - ANSWER-affects the environment
Most behavior can be classified - ANSWER--as overt vs. covert -as operant vs. respondent -by response class
Generally a response - ANSWER-is a single instance of a behavior
Stimuli - ANSWER--don't necessarily influence behavior -affect the receptor systems of an organism
Behaviors that may differ in topography but are collectively strengthened or weakened by the same consequence form - ANSWER-a response class
Definitions of behavior - ANSWER--often include only measurable and detectable behavior -sometimes exclude covert behavior -excludes states such as happy or sad
Stimulus events may be described by - ANSWER-where they occur temporally relative to the target behavior
Behavior can be exhibited by - ANSWER-Living single celled in complex organisms 1 / 2
Overt behavior - ANSWER-is measurable
The definition of overt behavior includes - ANSWER--movement of some part of the organism -a measurable change in the environment -displacement in space through time
A set of behaviors that are strengthened or weakened as a result of the same consequence are called - ANSWER-a response class
Select the most objective description of an event: - ANSWER-The forest sounds were too loud for one to speak at a conversational level
Which of the following may be a stimulus? - ANSWER--a movement performed by the organism itself -a response exhibited by another person -a gradual change in temperature
All stimuli in a class could exert control over behavior - ANSWER-due to a single common feature
Which of the following best describes a stimulus - ANSWER-light that one could see, but that is too dim to be functional
A stimulus class is sometimes defined as - ANSWER-a group of stimuli with one or more common properties, including temporal or formal properties
Which stimuli might be members of the same stimulus class? - ANSWER--a stop sign, a policeman with hand out and palm facing a car, a flashing red traffic light -blue hat, blue airplane, blue box -a skittle, an M&M, hearing "Correct!"
Select the best example of an objective description of an event - ANSWER-There were thirty-two children in the classroom
A stimulus class is generally defined as a group of stimuli that - ANSWER-have a common effect on a response class
A reflex is - ANSWER-response and its associated controling stimulus
respondent behavior - ANSWER--is under the control of an antecedent -can sometimes be brought under operant control -is not amenable to shaping
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