#1
Which of the following is an example of a behavioral intervention?
Administering medication
Providing cognitive therapy
Implementing a token economy system
Conducting psychoanalysis
#2
What is a key component of implementing a token economy system?
Providing verbal praise
Using physical punishment
Issuing tokens as rewards
Ignoring undesirable behaviors
#3
Which of the following best defines stimulus control?
The ability of a stimulus to control an individual's behavior
The control of stimuli over an individual's behavior
The manipulation of reinforcement schedules to control behavior
The ability of an individual to control external stimuli
#4
What is the primary objective of stimulus control techniques?
To reinforce all behaviors equally
To increase the occurrence of undesirable behaviors
To establish specific stimuli that reliably evoke desired behaviors
To eliminate the influence of reinforcement
#5
In stimulus control, what does discriminative stimulus refer to?
A stimulus that signals the absence of reinforcement
A stimulus that signals the presence of punishment
A stimulus that signals the availability of reinforcement
A stimulus that signals the termination of a behavior
#6
Which of the following is an example of stimulus control?
A child throwing a tantrum in a grocery store
A dog sitting when told to do so by its owner
A person feeling anxious in social situations
A student studying harder after failing a test
#7
What is the primary goal of using stimulus control techniques in behavioral interventions?
To eliminate unwanted behaviors
To increase the frequency of certain behaviors
To decrease the effectiveness of reinforcement
To reduce the likelihood of extinction
#8
Which of the following is a characteristic of a discriminative stimulus?
It always leads to the same behavior
It signals the availability of reinforcement
It is interchangeable with other stimuli
It does not influence behavior
#9
In the context of behavioral interventions, what is meant by response generalization?
The tendency for behaviors to occur in the presence of similar stimuli
The extinction of previously reinforced behaviors
The reinforcement of specific behaviors in specific situations
The reliance on negative reinforcement to shape behavior
#10
Which principle of stimulus control involves consistently reinforcing a behavior in the presence of a specific stimulus and not reinforcing it in its absence?
Discrimination training
Generalization
Extinction
Shaping
#11
What is the primary purpose of extinction in behavioral interventions?
To strengthen a behavior by removing reinforcement
To eliminate an undesirable behavior by removing reinforcement
To reinforce desired behaviors in new contexts
To increase the variability of responses in a behavioral repertoire
#12
What is the concept of extinction in the context of behavioral interventions?
The reinforcement of behaviors in the presence of specific stimuli
The elimination of undesirable behaviors by removing reinforcement
The generalization of behaviors across different contexts
The strengthening of behaviors through continuous reinforcement
#13
Which of the following is a key aspect of stimulus control?
The consistency of reinforcement
The variability of reinforcers
The frequency of punishment
The timing of extinction
#14
Which of the following is a key aspect of implementing a token economy system?
Providing immediate punishment for undesired behaviors
Exchanging tokens for physical rewards only
Maintaining consistency in token distribution and exchange
Ignoring the occurrence of undesirable behaviors