RBT EXAM

Which of the following could ensure that an intervention involving the use of punishment is effective?

Collecting and reviewing intervention data

differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) involves

Setting an interval for the problem behavior not to be displayed and reinforcing the child if it is not displayed

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

applied

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.

Under which of the following circumstances should extinction not be used?

When it could cause harm to the individual or others in the environment

Extinction works by:

Abruptly stopping reinforcement for problem behavior

Type 1 punishment involves:

Adding a condition to reduce a behavior

Which of the following statements provided an example of stimulus control?

A child sees a cookie and then asks for it

Water might have a value-altering effect when:

A person is very thirsty

stimulus equivalence occurs when

A response is correctly displayed in the presence of a stimulus that has not been trained or reinforced

Which part of the three term contingency is the most responsible for exerting stimulus control over a particular behavior?

Antecedent

What are motivating operations?

Antecedent events that alter the value of a reinforcer or punisher

Which of the following is a learner characteristic that could impact the development of stimulus control?

Attending skills

The quote "all behavior has a communicative intent" can be best explained by the statement

Behavior always serves a purpose for the person engaging in the behavior

The "behavioral" dimension of ABA refers to:

Being able to observe and measure

Which of the following is an explanation of the "dead man's test"?

If a dead man cannot do it, then it's a behavior

Which of the following statements is true about reinforcement?

It increases a behavior

Which of the following is an example of overcorrection?

Marty had to clean the bathroom wall because she wrote on it.

Variables that play a role in the frequency and intensity of behavior of the effectiveness of reinforcement for behaviors are called:

Motivating operations

Escape extinction works by:

Not allowing the individual to escape what they were trying to avoid

Which of the following is an example of negative punishment?

Paying a speeding ticket

motivating operation can exert stimulus controls over a behavior by

Playing a role in the effectiveness of the reinforcer at that point in time

Skinner used the term "operant conditioning" to describe:

Rats pressing a lever to receive food until they were full

Spontaneous recovery refers to

Sudden reoccurrence of behavior that was extinguished

Which of the following is an example of a negative reinforcement?

Taking away a chore for making good grades

Extinction of Behavior Maintained by Positive Reinforcement works by

Taking away the reinforcer for problem behavior

stimulus discrimination training helps

The learner to discern what is correct in the presence of an incorrect stimulus

What is the difference between differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) and differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI)?

The replacement behavior selected in DRA does not have to be incompatible with the problem behavior.

What is the overall intent for delivering a discriminative stimulus?

To get an individual to engage in a particular behavior

How is stimulus control used?

To teach individuals to respond to cues that will allow them to learn a variety of things

The transivity aspect of stimulus equivalence is the result of

Training 2 other stimulus relations

Which of the following should be used for teaching the concept of blue?

Various shades of blue on identical objects

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.

When does stimulus control occur?

When an individual behaves one way in the presence of a stimulus and another way in its absence

At what point should a behavior reduction plan be considered?

When environmental variables for behavior are ruled out

Punishment has occurred when the behavior it followed:

decreases

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

food

Which of the following is a behavior?

running a race

What is extinction?

the diminishing of a conditioned response

Consequences are:

what happens as a result of the behavior