When reinforcing a behavior that occurs outside the training situation in the presence of relevant stimuli, the relevant stimuli develop ___________ over the behavior.
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Question 2Bill drives faster than the speed limit only when his friends are in the car with him because they tell him he is cool. Bill's behavior of driving over the speed limit only when his friends are with him is said to be under ____________ control.
a. situational
b. operant
c. isolated
d. stimulus
Question 3Enhancing the likelihood that a behavior change will occur in all relevant situations in the person's life is called ___________.
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Question 4If the effects of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment occur in some situations but not in others, the effects are said to be:
a. generalized
b. situation-specific
c. isolated
d. intermittent
Question 5Which of the following is NOT a guideline for promoting a generalized reduction in problem behaviors?
a. focusing on functionally equivalent alternative behaviors
b. conducting a functional assessment for the problem behavior
c. planning for generalization once treatment has been successful
d. maintaining extinction or punishment contingencies
Question 6Understanding the antecedents of operant behavior provides information on the circumstances in which the behavior was:
a. reinforced
b. not reinforced
c. punished
d. all of these
Question 7The constructional approach to the treatment of problem behaviors involves:
a. focusing on the development of functionally equivalent alternative behaviors
b. eliminating reinforcement for replacement behaviors
c. focusing on the implementation of punishment to decrease a problem behavior
d. eliminating the problem behavior in only one setting in which it occurs
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