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