Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis

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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.


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