BCABA

BCABA practice questions, page 6 of 11, with answer review and explanations.

Question 26

When demands are placed on Raoul, he is often observed to hit his head, bite his hand, or slap the therapist. These behaviors are reinforced by termination of the demands. Taken together, these behaviors comprise

  1. an establishing operation.
  2. a functional response class.
  3. respondent behaviors.
  4. a topographical response class. B

Question 27

A stimulus is defined as -

  1. a change in behavior brought about by alterations of the physical environment.
  2. a change in the environment that can affect behavior.
  3. a change in the environment that elicits a response with or without prior conditioning.
  4. any environmental event exclusive of private events.

Question 28

Which situation is likely to be an example of negative reinforcement?

  1. A child puts a coin into a machine and gets a gumball.
  2. An employee submits reports to a nagging boss and boss stops nagging.
  3. An employee submits time sheet to payroll department and gets paid on Friday.
  4. A student has a tantrum and the teacher gives a hug to calm them down.

Question 29

Angela nurses her newborn infant when he cries. Rates of crying increase. The presentation of the milk functions as a(n)

  1. unconditioned reinforcer.
  2. discriminative stimulus.
  3. establishing operation.
  4. conditioned reinforcer.

Question 30

In the past, Parnelli consistently drove at high speeds on city streets. However, he was pulled over and had to immediately pay a very expensive fine. Afterward, Parnelli very seldom drove at high rates of speed. Which of the following might account for the effect of the lost money resulting from paying the fine?

  1. negative punishment
  2. negative reinforcement
  3. positive punishment
  4. escape conditioning