SPCE 609 Final Exam - Questions with Verified Answers Pairing stimuli so that an unconditioned stimulus elicits a response is known as all of the
... [Show More] following EXCEPT Shaping Jay is allowed to use his augmentative communication device only during break, lunch, and leisure time. According to his teacher, when his device is used during instructional time, it is distracting to other students. Which ethical rule has Jay's teacher ignored? right to therapeutic environment Which factors must be considered when attempting to determine whether a proposed intervention is ethical? community standards, individual freedom and responsibility of student, and law The Law of Effect is associated with what behavioral principle? positive reinforcement Teachers are accountable to: their profession, the community, their administrative superiors, the parents of their students, those students, and themselves The goal of behavior analysts is to __________ the number of options available to people. Increase The laws of behavior operate: for all of us Information concerning a child's brain damage: hyperkinetic behavior syndrome Behavior modification refers only to procedures derived from experimental analysis of human behavior. Social validity should be established for goals, procedures, and outcomes Social validity consumer satisfaction is simply the acceptability of a program or procedure to its consumers Ms. Sims was having difficulty getting Tia to sit during morning circle. She decided that she would reinforce Tia's attempts to sit during circle time. She began by reinforcing Tia
when she was standing next to her chair, then when she had one knee on her chair. She continued this process until Tia remained seated during morning circle time. Ms. Sims employed which the following behavioral techniques? Shaping What is the major purpose of applied behavior analysis? to provide a process of systematically applying specific principles to facilitate behavior change John was scheduled to take a spelling test each Friday. His mother told him if he received 90% correct or better for three out of four spelling test he would get to buy a new video game. His mother was employing which of the following behavioral techniques? positive reinforcement In explaining behavior, a useful theory must be: inclusive, verifiable, have predictive validity, and be parsimonious What is known as a "demonstration of behavior"? Modeling Voluntary participation is facilitated by: avoiding threats and incentives that are too powerful To the behaviorist, punishment occurs only when the preceding behavior decreases Theorists who explain human behavior based on physical influences employ which of the following explanations? Biophysical The behavior principle that describes a relationship between behavior and an antecedent stimulus rather than behavior and its consequences are known as: stimulus control The relationship between behavior and the environment is: Reciprocal Voluntary participation in a behavior-change program must be: informed and voluntary The following procedures should be administered only under the supervision of a qualified instructor: shaping, aversive, and exclusion The primary reason to behave ethically is to: [Show Less]