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 definition

Answer 28

Observable and can be reliably recorded by others