Behavior Analysis and Social Skills Instruction Quiz

Behavior analysis aims to comprehend and modify behavior.

Psychic analysis is not a part of behavior analysis.

Initiating a conversation is an example of a social skill.

Role-playing is a component of social skills instruction.

Saying 'thank you' is an example of verbal behavior.

A social skill deficit is exemplified by a lack of making eye contact during a conversation.

ABA stands for Applied Behavior Analysis.

Prompting involves giving hints or cues to stimulate desired behavior in social skills instruction.

Systematically fading out prompts to promote independent behavior is known as prompt fading.

Fixed punishment is not a type of reinforcement schedule.

Teaching a complex behavior by breaking it down into smaller steps is called task analysis.

A behavior that occurs more frequently when reinforced is termed operant behavior.

Negative reinforcement involves removing an aversive stimulus when a behavior occurs.

Shaping involves reinforcing successive approximations to create a desired behavior.

Chaining involves linking behaviors in a sequence to form a complex behavior.

A behavior intervention plan (BIP) specifies strategies for addressing challenging behaviors.

Scaffolding involves gradually removing support as the learner gains competence in social skills instruction.

Discrimination training involves teaching individuals to discriminate between similar stimuli or situations.

Response cost involves punishing inappropriate behavior by removing a valued item.

Effective social skills instruction includes opportunities for generalization and maintenance.

Reinforcement in behavior analysis refers to increasing the probability of a behavior.

Response generalization is the tendency for a learned behavior to extend to other similar behaviors.

The gradual decrease in behavior frequency due to withheld reinforcement is called extinction.

Teaching new behaviors by reinforcing successive approximations is termed forward chaining.

Systematically teaching individuals to generalize skills to various environments is called behavior generalization.