Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis
Which of the following is an example of punishment?
After a student got scolded in the hallway for making noises in class, he quit making noises in class.
Which of the following dimensions of ABA refers to the social importance of problems?
Applied
John Watson used which term to describe the study of behavior?
Behaviorism
The "behavioral" dimension of ABA refers to
Being able to observe and measure behavior
The 2 main functions of behavior are:
Escape and gain
Which of the following is an example of a primary reinforcer?
Food
Which of the following is an example of positive reinforcement?
Giving someone a compliment for doing good work
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?
Instrumental behavior
The doctrine of "least restrictive alternative" when it comes to punishment states that:
Punishment is a last resort after other interventions have been attempted and failed.
Skinner used the term "operant conditioning" to describe:
Rats pressing a lever to receive food until they were full
Secondary reinforcers become reinforcing after
The secondary reinforcer is associated with other reinforcers.
Antecedents are:
What happens before a behavior occurs
Which of the following is true about reinforcement?
What one individual finds reinforcing may not be true for others.