Applied Behavior Analysis Technician (ABAT) Practice Test

Which of the following represents an conditioned response after training?

1. Automatic Reflex

2. Learned Reaction

3. Unconditioned Response

4. Involuntary Response

The correct answer is: Learned Reaction

A learned reaction is a conditioned response that occurs after training. In the context of Applied Behavior Analysis, a learned reaction results from the conditioning process where an individual comes to associate a particular stimulus with a response due to reinforcement or repeated exposure. For example, if a child learns to associate a bell ringing (stimulus) with receiving food (reinforcer), the child's reaction to the bell becomes a conditioned response, as it has been learned through the process of conditioning. In contrast, an automatic reflex refers to innate responses that do not require learning and are typically genetically programmed. Unconditioned responses are natural reactions that occur without prior conditioning, such as flinching in response to a loud noise. An involuntary response may also relate to automatic reflexes or unconditioned responses, which do not involve trained or learned behavior.