Tara gathers five toys that Ellie’s teacher reported as her favorites. She places all five toys in front of Ellie and asks her to choose one. After Ellie selects a toy, Tara removes the remaining items and allows her to play with the chosen toy for a short time. Tara repeats this process multiple times, presenting all five toys each time. What type of preference assessment is Tara using?

Augustus, a behavior analyst, is teaching his client, Vera, to brush her teeth. He picks up his toothbrush, wets it, adds toothpaste, and demonstrates how to brush his teeth. Vera watches Augustus and picks up her toothbrush, wets it, adds toothpaste,begins brushing her teeth. Which of the following imitations is this an example of?

Marco, Fan, Yaritza, and Ted are participating in an escape room. Although Fan has been solving every clue, all of the participants advance through the escape room and eventually escape. Which type of reinforcement contingency is this an example of?

Tabitha is working with her 7-year-old client, Andy. As they prepare to go outside, Tabitha says, “It’s cold today. What should we do before we go out?” Andy responds by getting his jacket and putting it on. Which type of prompt is this an example of?

Carly is a behavior analyst. Her client loves pushing cars down a ramp. Before she begins the session with her client, Carly moves the ramp from its usual location in the treatment room. When the client sees the ramp is missing from the room, he immediately asks, “Where is the ramp?” What is Carly using to evoke the response?

In a third-grade classroom, students usually complete a set of ten math problems when they arrive. Today, the teacher says, “If everyone completes two additional problems beyond the usual ten, the whole class will earn ten extra minutes of recess.” This is an example of which type of group contingency?

Sebastian, a behavior analyst, has observed that his student, Allison, enjoys singing along to certain songs more than others. To assess the reinforcing effectiveness of her favorite songs, Sebastian begins by asking Allison to complete simple matching worksheets where she circles the pictures that go together. Sebastian does not deliver programmed consequences for correct responses. After a few sessions, Sebastian presents similar matching tasks but plays several seconds of a favorite song following each correct response. After completing an A-B-A-B design, Sebastian finds that Allison’s rate of responding during the music-delivery phase is comparable to the no-consequence phase. Which of the following assessments did Sebastian use?

Gianni schedules a time to observe his clients during transitions at their adult day program, when problem behaviors are most likely to occur. He takes notes on what happens before and after each behavior but does not interact or alter the environment. Which of the following assessments is Gianni conducting?

Talia, a behavior analyst, wants to assess her client’s preference for community outings such as going to the zoo, visiting the aquarium, watching a movie, going out for pizza, and playing mini-golf. She wants to determine how each of these outings compares to the others in terms of preference. Which preference assessment method would be most appropriate for Talia to use with her client?

A youth center gives out “Recognition bucks” to staff for completing various tasks (designing creative activities, cleaning up messes before leaving a classroom, etc.). These “Recognition Bucks” can be traded for smaller prizes or saved up and used to get a free lunch. This is an example of which of the following?