A teacher knows a student usually refuses to write. Before asking the student to complete a writing task, the teacher gives three easy directions the student reliably follows: “clap your hands,” “touch your nose,” and “stand up.” Then the teacher says, “Start your writing.” The student complies. This is an example of:

A parent wants to reduce their child’s hand-flapping. It is not harmful and only occurs during downtime. The child enjoys it and it does not interfere with learning or safety. How should the BCaBA respond?

A behavior technician uses verbal reprimands every time a student throws objects. Over time, the student begins to glare at the technician, refuses to sit near them, and even avoids entering the classroom when that technician is present—even when no demands are being placed.This situation best demonstrates which unwanted effect of punishment?

A BCaBA is helping a high school student reduce outbursts. The student says, “I want to stop yelling at my teacher.” Which behavior would be best to target for self-management?

After placing a behavior on extinction, a client suddenly engages in the problem behavior more intensely and more frequently for several days before it begins to decline. This is known as a(n):

A therapist says, “If you hit, you won’t get tokens.” The child continues to hit and only decreases hitting after tokens are withheld several times. What best explains this change in behavior?

Over time, a therapist starts recording “refusal” behavior whenever the student doesn’t respond right away, even though the original definition required a 30-second delay. What is this an example of?

Which of the following best distinguishes the Premack Principle from bribery?

Which of the following is the best operational definition of off-task behavior?

A student hears the bell and packs up quickly, knowing they will miss the bus if they don’t leave soon. The bell signals the bus leaves shortly. The bell functions as a: A. UMO B. CMO-T (transitive) C. CMO-R (reflexive) D. Reinforcer