Unit 1

Question 1

Basic operation:

Direct observation of _____

Answer 1

Behavior and environmental events within environmental context

Question 2

Basic operation:

Measurement _____

Answer 2

Quantifying different dimensions of behavior and environmental events

Question 3

Basic operation:

Graphed data _____

Answer 3

Ongoing data charted on different types of graphical displays

Question 4

Basic operation:

Environmental manipulation: _____

Answer 4

Systematically altering antecedents and/or consequences

Question 5

Basic operation:

Systematic evaluation: _____

Answer 5

Using single-case designs to control for extraneous variables

Question 6

Single-case design:

Individuals serve as: _____

Answer 6

Their own control

Question 7

Basic operation:

Analysis and interpretation: _____

Answer 7

Examining data displays to identify functional relations

Question 8

Pragmatism: _____

Answer 8

Truth of theories evaluated based on the success of application

Question 9

ABA practice: _____

Answer 9

Assess and improve socially significant human behavior with behavior analysis

Question 10

Outcomes: Functional statements about: _____

Answer 10

What a person wants to accomplish and attain in their life

Question 11

Response cycle: _____

Answer 11

Beginning, middle, and end of a response

Question 12

Target behavior: _____

Answer 12

A behavior of interest defined by its topography or function

Question 13

Functional response definitions:

Responses defined by: _____

Answer 13

Occurrence under particular antecedents or consequences

Question 14

Topographical response definitions:

Responses defined by: _____

Answer 14

Physical features or form of the response

Question 15

Response products: _____

Answer 15

Observable changes in environment after a response

Question 16

Episodes are: _____

Answer 16

Brief periods of responding

Question 17

Episodes include: _____

Answer 17

Occurrence of one or more behaviors

Question 18

Good response definitions are: _____

Answer 18

Objective, clear, and complete

Question 19

Complete definitions: _____

Answer 19

Boundaries defined

Question 20

Clear definitions: _____

Answer 20

(1) Readable and unambiguous

(2) Allow for replication

Question 21

Testing response definitions:

3 questions: _____

Answer 21

Can you count it?
Can someone else see it?
Can you break it down?

Question 22

Reasons for targeting behavior:

Development

Answer 22

Skill deficit or performance problem

Question 23

Reasons for targeting behavior:

Strengthening: _____

Answer 23

Performs behavior, but lacks mastery or fluency

Question 24

Reasons for targeting behavior:

Weakening and/or replacement: _____

Answer 24

Behavioral excess

Question 25

Reasons for targeting behavior:

Stimulus control: _____

Answer 25

Performs behavior at the wrong time or in the wrong place

Question 26

Reasons for targeting behavior:

Maintenance: _____

Answer 26

Behavior change doesn’t persist after the program ends

Question 27

Reasons for targeting behavior:

Generalization: _____

Answer 27

Performs behavior under limited circumstances only

Question 28

Objective definitions: _____

Answer 28

Observable and can be reliably recorded by others