Applied Behavior Analysis

Consequences are:

What happens as a result of a behavior

Antecedents are

What happens before a behavior occurs

In studying problem 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

Which of the following is an explanation of the "Dead Man's Test"?

If a dead man cannot do it, then it is a behavior

Which of the following statements is true about reinforcement?

It increases a behavior

Skinner used the term "operant conditioning" to describe:

Rats pressing a lever to receive food until they were full

Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?

Taking away a chore for making good grades

Secondary reinforcers become reinforcing after

The secondary reinforcer is associated with other reinforcers

Which of the following is true about reinforcement?

What one individual finds reinforcing may not be true for others

Which of the following is an example of positive reinforcement?

Giving someone a compliment for doing good work

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

Which of the following statements is true?

Behavior is neutral

The "behavioral" dimension of ABA refers to:

Being able to observe and measure behavior

Punishment has occurred when the behavior it followed:

Decreases

The doctrine of "lease restrictive alternative" when it comes to punishment states that

punishment is a last resort after other interventions have been attempted and failed