Midterm 3420

Question 1

The behavior to be changed is the dependent variable

Accepted Answer

true

Question 2

An unexpected event is often referred to as a confounding variable.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 3

It is appropriate to end the baseline phase if two stable data points are collected and plotted

Accepted Answer

false

Question 4

An “operational definition”:

Accepted Answer

clearly states the form of the behavior

Question 5

Recording occurrences of discrete behaviors is known as whole-interval recording.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 6

Operant conditioning deals with _____ behaviors.

Accepted Answer

voluntary

Question 7

Which behavior may serve to gain a teacher’s attention?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 8

One disadvantage of an AB design is

Accepted Answer

it does not allow for determining a functional relation

Question 9

In learning applied behavior analysis procedures, good supervision includes:

Accepted Answer

both a and b

Question 10

To the behaviorist, punishment occurs only when:

Accepted Answer

the preceding behavior decreases

Question 11

Informal assessment is the most effective way to gather data for a functional analysis.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 12

_____________ refers to repeated practice after an objective has been initially accomplished.

Accepted Answer

overlearning

Question 13

An operational definition provides concrete examples of a target behavior.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 14

An example of an independent variable is:

Accepted Answer

use of a number line for addition problems

Question 15

The laws of behavior operate:

Accepted Answer

for all of us

Question 16

The measurement of a behavior before intervention begins is called:

Accepted Answer

baseline

Question 17

Typical students are always appropriate models for students with disabilities.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 18

The __________ of behavior describes where it occurs.

Accepted Answer

locus

Question 19

The Law of Effect is associated with what behavioral principle?

Accepted Answer

reinforcement

Question 20

Cumulative graphs always demonstrate an upward curve if any behavior at all is being recorded

Accepted Answer

true

Question 21

It is unethical for teachers to arbitrarily decide what to teach students to do or stop doing.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Interval recording is typically used for long observation periods.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 23

Duration data may be reported as number of occurrences, number correct, or percentage.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 24

___ conditioning deals with behaviors that are voluntary rather than reflexive.

Accepted Answer

operant

Question 25

A behavioral objective should be written such that its contents are:

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 26

______ and _______ recording focus on a temporal rather than a numerical dimension of behavior.

Accepted Answer

duration and latency

Question 27

Criterion statements set minimum performance standards for a behavioral objective.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 28

The ordinate scale always begins at “0”.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 29

__________ data are reported as a number of items or a percent of items resulting from behavior

Accepted Answer

rate

Question 30

Behavioral objectives improve communication among professionals

Accepted Answer

true

Question 31

A functional analysis is conducted in order to:

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 32

To determine the most effective intervention for a behavior, it is necessary to analyze:

Accepted Answer

antecedents and behaviors

Question 33

John Watson first distinguished operant from respondent conditioning

Accepted Answer

false

Question 34

A histogram is a form of:

Accepted Answer

bar graph

Question 35

A teacher giving a written test is using:

Accepted Answer

permanent product recording

Question 36

The relationship between behavior and the environment is:

Accepted Answer

reciprocal

Question 37

Which of the following is attributed with the Stage Theory of Development?

Accepted Answer

Jean Piaget

Question 38

The stimuli that occasion or signal the opportunity to perform a behavior are known as:

Accepted Answer

antecedents

Question 39

time-sampling the teacher notes occurrence or nonoccurrence of the behavior:

Accepted Answer

at the end of the interval

Question 40

The time dimension is indicated along the abscissa of a graph.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 41

Behavioral approaches are less difficult to implement than most other procedures.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 42

Teachers are accountable to:

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 43

When constructing a graph, behavior is plotted along the:

Accepted Answer

vertical axis

Question 44

Research has shown that when positive reinforcement is used, intrinsic motivation is decreased.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 45

The _________ of behavior is its intensity.

Accepted Answer

force

Question 46

Rate and/or frequency of a behavior may be determined through

Accepted Answer

event recording

Question 47

Maintenance is the ability to perform a response over time without reteaching.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 48

A trend in data is defined as five data points in an obvious direction.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 49

To qualify as a behavior, something must be:

Accepted Answer

a and b

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