A02 Explain The Philosophical Assumptions Underlying The Science of ABA Part 2

Question 1

Behavior that is the result of one’s genetic background is

Answer 1

Phylogenic

Question 2

A deterministic philosophy would maintain that variability in behavioral data is evidence of

Answer 2

Uncontrolled influences

Question 3

Which statement reflects a deterministic philosophy with respect to a child who exhibits unpredictable tantrums?

Answer 3

“We haven’t yet identified the factors that control tantrums”

Question 4

Which is true?

Answer 4

Respondent behavior elicited by unconditioned stimuli results largely from one’s phylogenic history

Question 5

Which is the most parsimonious explanation?

Answer 5

A problem behavior is maintained by teacher attention

Question 6

A BCBA differentially reinforced hand raising in class with a student who often called-out to get his teacher’s attention. After the student consistently raised his and engaged in low rates of callouts in a mock classroom setting, the student returned to his regular classroom. Initially, the student continued to raise his hand in class to get the teacher’s attention. However, by the second week, the student’s call-outs had returned to high levels and hand raising decreased. During a follow-up observation, the BCBA noticed the teacher often ignored the student’s hand raises and consistently addressed the student following callouts. The student’s increase in callouts and decrease in hand raising is best explained by:

Answer 6

Selectionism

Question 7

Determinism means that

Answer 7

All events have causes

Question 8

An intervention is supported by peer-reviewed experimentation, but you don’t think it will work because the outcomes are inconsistent with what operant conditioning would predict.

Answer 8

Accept the data supporting the intervention until contrary findings emerge

Question 9

Behavior that is the result of interactions with the environment during the individual’s lifetime is

Answer 9

Ontogenic

Question 10

Human behavior involves an interaction between the continuation of phylogenic features that result in survival of the species and the contingencies of reinforcement that strengthen operant behavior. The process is

Answer 10

Selectionism

Question 11

Which statement reflects a deterministic philosophy with respect to an adult who engages in aggression most mornings at breakfast?

Answer 11

“Oatmeal makes her sick, then she strikes out.”

Question 12

Which is true?

Answer 12

All the above:

Phylogenic behavior is elicited, ontogenic behavior is usually emitted, operant behavior is laregly ontogenic