B01 Define & Provide Examples of Behavior Response & Response Class Part 1

Question 1

The definition of overt behavior includes

Answer 1

A relation between an organism and its environment

Question 2

In ABA, the definition of behavior

Answer 2

All the above:
Sometimes excludes covert behavior.
Excludes behavioral states such as happy or sad.
May include only measurable or observable behavior.

Question 3

Lifting one’s finger

Answer 3

Affects the environment

Question 4

Select the example(s) of a stimulus change.

Answer 4

A door opening as you walk by.
The appearance of a STOP sign.
A blast of cold air against your shoulders.

Question 5

Behavior can be exhibited by

Answer 5

Living single-celled and complex organisms

Question 6

The definition of overt behavior includes

Answer 6

All the above:
Displacement in space through time.
Movement of some part of the organism.
The requirement of measurable change.

Question 7

Stimulus events are described by

Answer 7

Where they occur temporally relative to the target behavior

Question 8

Overt behavior

Answer 8

All the above:

Is measurable, has an effect on the environment, involves movement.

Question 9

Most behavior can be classified

Answer 9

As overt vs. covert

Question 10

Overt behavior

Answer 10

Is measurable

Question 11

Select the example(s) of a stimulus change

Answer 11

The humming sound from an air conditioner suddenly stops.
A disliked food is removed from your plate.
The appearance of darkness when you close your eyes.
The GPS directs you to “Turn left in 2 miles”

Question 12

In ABA, the definition of behavior

Answer 12

Often includes only measurable, observable behavior

Question 13

Behavior

Answer 13

Involves the movement of muscles and glands

Question 14

Stimuli

Answer 14

Affect the receptor systems of an organism

Question 15

Most behavior can be classified

Answer 15

All the above:

Operant vs respondent, by response class, as overt vs covert

Question 16

Generally a response

Answer 16

Is a single instance of a behavior

Question 17

Select the example(s) of a stimulus change

Answer 17

The volume increasing on the TV during the commercial break.
The school bell begins ringing to signal the end of the school day.
The sun gradually rising.
The sound of a construction worker’s hammering on and off throughout the day.

Question 18

Stimuli

Answer 18

May or may not influence behavior

Question 19

From a behavior-analytic perspective, the environment consists of

Answer 19

Stimulus conditions or events