Unit 2 quiz

Question 1

A behavior has generality only when it occurs in novel environments

Answer 1

False

Question 2

A socially significant behavior is one that is financially important to the client

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Behavior assessment seeks to determine the ____ of a behavior.

Answer 3

Function

Question 4

Behavior modification procedures are designed to change:

Answer 4

Behavior

Question 5

Carl is a BCBA who works with a client to decrease aggressive behavior. He defines the behavior, then he begins collecting precise measurements to find out how often the behavior is occurring. Which dimension of ABA is described in this example?

Answer 5

Behavioral

Question 6

Practical results and improvements in behavior occur when treatments are effective

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Principles of behavior describe how behavior works, and behavior change tactics are how applied behavior analysts put the principles to work to help people learn and use socially significant behaviors

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Radical behaviorists seek to understand all behavior

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Radical behaviorists:

Answer 9

Put a large focus on public events and behaviors but also acknowledge private events

Question 10

The article “Some Current Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis” (Baer, Wolf, and Risley) was written in 1968. Some of these dimensions are outdated, while others are still relevant.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

The dimension of behavioral means that we collect reliable measurement on a behavior of interest. Measurement is the process of applying qualitative labels to events.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

The dimension of effective means that socially significant and important behaviors for the client are targeted

Answer 12

False

Question 13

The seven defining characteristics of behavior analysis include: applied, behavioral, analytic, _____, conceptual, effective, and generality

Answer 13

Technological

Question 14

This is the defining characteristic of applied behavior analysis that demonstrates experimental control over the occurrence and nonoccurence of the behavior

Answer 14

Analytic

Question 15

This is the defining characteristic of behavior analysis that focuses on investigating socially significant behaviors with immediate importance to the participant(s)

Answer 15

Applied

Question 16

This is the defining characteristic that means ABA procedures are described in enough detail that they can be replicated by others

Answer 16

Technological

Question 17

This is the defining characteristic that means the observer must be able to control the occurrence and nonoccurrence of the behavior

Answer 17

Analytic

Question 18

Tony is working with a client to reduce elopement (running away) behavior. He uses a combination of positive reinforcement for appropriate behaviors and positive punishment for inappropriate behaviors. Which dimension of ABA is present in this example?

Answer 18

Conceptually systematic

Question 19

Vivian teaches her client how to prepare his lunch in the ABA center. She also schedules home visits to practice this skill in her client’s home. Which of the seven dimensions is Vivian applying?

Answer 19

Generality

Question 20

When we ensure that the client’s behavior are the ones that changed, which dimension is being applied?

Answer 20

Behavioral

Question 21

Which of the following is considered a principle of behavior?

Answer 21

Reinforcement

Question 22

Which of these is not a dimension of ABA?

Answer 22

Determinism

Question 23

Who wrote the 1968 article “Some Current Dimensions of Applied Behavior Analysis”, which ended up being a marker for the formal beginning of contemporary ABA?

Answer 23

Baer, Wolf, and Risley