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INTRO TO ABA RELIAS STUDY
EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question: Which of the following is an example of
negative reinforcement?
Correct answer: Taking away a chore for making good
grades.
Question: Which of the following statements is true about
reinforcement?
Correct answer: It increases behavior
Question: What are antecedents?
Correct answer: What happens before a behavior occurs
Question: The "behavioral" dimension of ABA refers to:
Correct answer: Being able to observe and measure
behavior
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Question: Punishment has occurred when the behavior it
followed:
Correct answer: Decreases
Question: In studying problem-solving behavior in
kittens, Thorndike used which term to describe behaviors they displayed to escape an enclosure by pulling a string on a latch?
Correct answer: Instrumental behavior
Question: Which of the following statements is true?
Correct answer: Behavior is neutral
Question: Secondary reinforcers become reinforcing after:
Correct answer: The secondary reinforcer is associated
with other reinforcers
Question: Skinner used the term "operant conditioning" to
describe:
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Correct answer: Rats pressing a lever to receive food until
they were full.
Question: What are the 2 main functions of behavior?
Correct answer: Escape and gain
Question: John Watson used which term to describe the
study of behavior?
Correct answer: Behaviorism
Question: Which of the following is an example of a
primary reinforcer?
Correct answer: Food
Question: What does the doctrine of "least restrictive
alternative" state regarding punishment?
Correct answer: Punishment is the last resort after other
interventions have been attempted and failed
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Question: What is an explanation of the "dead man's
test"?
Correct answer: If a dead man cannot do it, then it is a
behavior
Question: Is behavior neutral?
Correct answer: Behavior is neutral
Question: What is an example of positive reinforcement?
Correct answer: Giving someone a compliment for doing
good work
Question: When has punishment occurred?
Correct answer: When the behavior it followed decreases
Question: Which is an example of negative
reinforcement?
Correct answer: Taking away a chore for making good
grades