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Questions

1. DeShawn is eating cookies in the kitchen before dinner each day at equal rates in the presence and absence of his mom. One day, mom scolds DeShawn for eating cookies before dinner. When mom is in the kitchen DeShawn's rate of pre-dinner cookie eating is suppressed. When mom is not in the kitchen, DeShawn eats cookies at a higher rate than he did when unsupervised prior to the punishment. This is an example of which of the following?

a. behavioral contrast

b. concurrent schedule

c. matching law

d. differential reinforcement

2. From the perspective of a behavior analyst, when given perfect experimental control behavior will respond in exactly the same way every time it is exposed to the same environmental events. This is referred to as ___________.

a. lawfulness of behavior

b. determinism

c. empiricism

d. experimentation

3. Brittany would like to condition tokens as a reinforcer for her student, Terry. Terry presently loves barbecue chips. To condition tokens, Brittany begins to pair the delivery of tokens with small pieces of barbecue chips. After approximately 100 pairing trials, Terry begins to ask for tokens! Brittany suspects that the conditioning procedure was effective. To be certain, she begins to deliver tokens following a one-step command and Terry's one-step command following increases. In this example, what was the conditioned reinforcer?

a. the barbecue chips, but only after the pairing procedure

b. pairing

c. following one-step commands

d. the tokens, but only after the pairing procedure

4. A BCBA has designed a program to teach a child to return greetings using the phrase "Hello" and waving. Initially, instruction occurred with the BCBA and one other behavior therapist. After a few months of instruction, when walking in the hallway, staff observed the child responding to greetings by using the phrases "Hi", "Hello", and/or waving. Which of the following statements is true about generalization in this scenario?

a. response generalization has occurred, but not stimulus generalization

b. generalization has not yet occurred

c. generalization across people has occurred

d. stimulus generalization has occurred, but not response generalization

5. Harry is teaching Beth to select items in an array when the item is named. Harry places a picture of a house, clock, and dog on the table in front of Beth and says, "Touch the house" while simultaneously touching the house. Which of the follow best describes the teaching tactic identified here?

a. physical prompt

b. behavioral momentum

c. discrete trial with errorless instruction

d. discrete trial with error correction

6. During the process of decision-making while delivering services, it is important to consider which of the following items?

a. all answer choices are correct

b. pragmatic selection of tactics

c. antecedent interventions prior to consequential interventions

d. alternative or replacement behaviors