Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis

The "behavioral" dimension of ABA refers to:

Being able to observe and measure behavior.

Punishment has occurred when the behavior it followed:

Decreases.

The 2 main functions of behavior are:

Escape and gain.

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.

Which of the following is a behavior?

Running a race.

Secondary reinforcers become reinforcing after:

The secondary reinforcer is associated with other reinforcers.

Consequences are:

What happens as a result of a behavior.

Which of the following is true about reinforcement?

What one individual finds reinforcing may not be true for others.

Which of the following dimensions of ABA refers to the social importance of problems?

Applied.

Which of the following statements is true?

Behavior is neutral.

Which of the following is an example of a primary reinforcer?

Food.