Intro to ABA
The 2 main functions of behavior are:
Escape and gain
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.
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.
Which of the following is an example of a primary reinforcer?
food
Which of the following dimensions of ABA refers to the social importance of problems?
applied
Punishment has occurred when the behavior it followed:
decreases
Which of the following is a behavior?
running a race
Consequences are:
what happens as a result of the behavior