ABA 620 Final Exam Latest Update 2024-2025 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ "99 percent of people who die have consumed bread within 8 days of their death.Therefore, bread causes death." This shows...
- correlation does not equate causation
- philosophic doubt
- control
d) reason - CORRECT ANSWER: a) correlation does not equate causation
Dr. Hollingsworth is a BCBA-D. He is developing a program for a 3 year old boy that often screams and tantrums to get preferred items. This program will target increasing functional communication skills and decreasing inappropriate vocalization. What scientific approach is he executing?
- psychological theory
- applied science
- applied behavior analysis
d) learning theory - CORRECT ANSWER: c) applied behavior analysis
If the volleyball player knows that the opponent is somewhat weak at defending their left side, this may be useful knowledge that isn't at all certain or concrete.
- believability
- philosophic doubt
- observer drift
d) pragmatism - CORRECT ANSWER: d) pragmatism
Mikala doesn't read as well as you would expect from her reading aptitude scores because she is an under-achiever in reading. This represents _____ _____.
- intellectual dysfunction
- naive behavior
- explanatory fiction
d) learning disability - CORRECT ANSWER: c) explanatory fiction
Mrs. Garcia decided to reward her students/class with a party or a special treat at the end of the week for good behavior throughout the week. What theory is Mrs. Garcia using?
a) Pavlov's respondent conditioning
- behaviorism
- relational frame theory 1 / 2
d) mentalism - CORRECT ANSWER: b) behaviorism
The _____ _____ denies the existence of "inner" events or considers them outside the realm of science.
- radical behaviorism
- theological believer
- methodological behaviorism
d) contextual functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER: c) methodological behaviorism
The assignment called for the students to list the organism in order, as they evolved, with respect to function. This is called _____.
- extensionism
- selectionism
- constructionism
d) functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER: b) selectionism
The baby blinked when the wind hit his face because of _____.
- synergy
- psychosynthesis
- synesthesia
d) phyologeny - CORRECT ANSWER: d) phylogeny
The BCBA suspects illness may be influencing the dependent variable. Illness is a(n)
_____ _____.
- mentalism
- confounding variable
- independent variable
d) unexpected outcome - CORRECT ANSWER: b) confounding variable
The behavior analyst focuses on directly observing and measuring behavior. Which attitude of science does the behavior analyst utilize?
- philosophic doubt
- determinism
- empiricism
d) replication - CORRECT ANSWER: c) empiricism
The first study to report the human application of principles of operant behavior was by
a) Watson
b) Pavlov
c) Fuller
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