ABA 102

Refers to the intervention being used to change behavior

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

• PICA

• ABA

Which is an example of respondent conditioning

• Seeing someone with an IPad and asking for it

• Jumping when someone asks you to "jump"

• Squinting when exposed to direct sunlight

• Answering a "wh" question

Which is an example of positive reinforcement?

• Child covers ears, mother turns the music down, child covers ears more often

• Child says, "toy", mother gives him the toy, child says, "toy" whenever he wants the toy

• Child tries to touch stove, mother hits his hand, child never tries to touch stove again

• Child says "mommy", mom does not come, child screams when he wants mom.

Which is an example of a mand?

• Student says, "apple"; teacher gives him an apple

• Teacher says "apple"; student repeats, "apple"

• Teacher shows the written word "apple"; student reads "apple"

• Student sees an apple on teachers desk and says, "apple"

I asked Mary to come to the table. After 10 seconds, she finally got up and came to the table. The 10 second refers to:

• Duration

• Latency

• Percent compliance

• Inter-response time

What is the amount of time that occurs between two consecutive instances of a response?

• Duration

• Latency

• IRT

• Rate

What is the definition of rate?

• Total number of occurrences counted

• The amount of time from the SD to the responnse

• The amount of time the behavior lasts

• Frequency (count) across time

This is defined as a stimulus that signals the availability of reinforcement.

• SD

• MO

• EO

• AO

This is defined as any environmental condition or stimulus change that occurs before the behavior occurs.

• EO

• Antecedent

• Consequence

• MO

James is told that the vending machine is broken. He remains sitting even though he is hungry.

• Contingency

• Shaping

• Rule governed behavior

• Rule