Unit 1 Quiz

Question 1

Activity Reinforcer

Answer 1

The reinforcement when the student gets to do the activity

Question 2

Antecedent Conditions

Answer 2

Conditions that precede problem behavior.

Question 3

Consequences

Answer 3

The events that follow the behavior and increase the likelihood it will occur.

Question 4

Consumable Reinforcer

Answer 4

The kind of reinforcement that can be eaten by the student

Question 5

Direct Assessment

Answer 5

Involves looking at actual samples of student work produced in our programs

Question 6

Exchangeable Reinforcer

Answer 6

Reinforcement which is an item that can be traded for a primary reinforcer such as money, poker chips, or points for completing an assignment.

Question 7

Function

Answer 7

The purpose a behavior serves.

Question 8

Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)

Answer 8

Relates to the behavior change strategies that are based on the data gathered during the FBA and are directly linked to the function of the behavior.

Question 9

Function-Based Intervention

Answer 9

A process used to determine why a specific behavior is occurring

Question 10

Indirect Assessment

Answer 10

Gathering evidence through means other than looking at actual samples of student work

Question 11

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Answer 11

A piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education that is tailored to their individual needs

Question 12

Negative Reinforcement

Answer 12

Something you presumably did not like or want to do is avoided or taken away and the behavior that helped you avoid or escape that situation is increased.

Question 13

Operant Behavior

Answer 13

A behavior which is learned and maintained by the consequences they produce and are assessed and treated like any other learned behavior.

Question 14

Positive Reinforcement

Answer 14

You get something and the behavior that helped you get it increases.

Question 15

Primary Reinforcer

Answer 15

Reinforcers that meet a basic biological need.

Question 16

Reinforcement

Answer 16

Involves using a reinforcer to increase the rate of behavior.

Question 17

Reinforcer

Answer 17

Any event that follows a behavior and increases the probability of that behavior.

Question 18

Target Behavior

Answer 18

The specific behavior selected for change.

Question 19

Secondary Reinforcer

Answer 19

A reinforcer that is learned or has gained their reinforcing value, through their association with primary reinforcers or other secondary reinforcers such as a dollar bill can lead to a soda.

Question 20

Social Reinforcer

Answer 20

Activities or events that are social in nature such as standing next to a friend, a teachers praise or a smile from a coworker.

Question 21

Tangible Reinforcer

Answer 21

A physical reward given following a behavior such as a toy, clothes or a pencil.

Question 22

Sensory Reinforcer

Answer 22

A reinforcer which uses sensation such as light or touch.

Question 23

Replacement Behavior

Answer 23

The behavior the observer decides the animal should do instead of the problem or target behavior.

Question 24

Consumable Reinforcer

Answer 24

A reinforcer that can be eaten such as a cookie.