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nsweres8. Which of the following operants is often referred to as a request?

Mand |

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19. When a behavior trained in one environment, begins to occur in an untrained environment, this is known as:

Generalization |

20. What is a prompt?

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An additional stimulus that facilitates a correct response |

5. Jonathan is eating lunch with his friends. His friend has a bag of cookies and Jonathan wants one. Jonathan says, “Wow! Those cookies look really good!” His friend then gives him one. This is an example of what?

A disguised mand |

16. Name three Interval Recording methods used when collecting raw data:

Whole interval, partial interval, and momentary time sampling |

Autism is a developmental disorder that appears by the age of 3 and is characterized by:

Repetitive behavior patterns, and impairment in social interactions and communication |

7. A behavior analyst should always base his/her decisions on what?

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The data |

8. When implementing an intervention to modify a behavior, one of the most important aspects is:

Consistency |

9. Molly does not like going to the grocery store with her mother. At the most, Molly can manage being there for 10 minutes before she begins to whine and throw a tantrum. The supervisor advises the mother to go to the grocery store and stay for only 9 minutes and leave before Molly begins whining. When they leave, Molly is praised for being so good and given a treat. After each successful trip to the store, the amount of time spent shopping is gradually increased with the terminal goal being 25 minutes. The process being used in this example is:

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Shaping |

10. Which of the following best describes Verbal Behavior:

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Any behavior for which the consequence is mediated by the behavior of another person. |

5. Anything a person says or does is known as:

Behavior |

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What is the difference between positive and negative reinforcement?

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With positive reinforcement, something is...