Morton conducts a preference assessment with his client. The preference assessment indicates that playing with cars is a preferred activity. However, when Morton provides his client with time to play with cars, contingent on responding, the client engages in repetitive vocalizations unrelated to playing with the car. This scenario suggests which of the following regarding the client’s preference?

Herman wants his client Melvin to learn common clothing items. Melvin’s current goal is to say “shirt” when presented with a shirt. He will get a piece of candy every time he says “shirt” when the shirt is presented. Which of the following skills is Herman targeting?

Emilio arranges several types of fruit in front of his client Hannah. Hannah picks one and eats it. Emilio then replaces the fruit she ate and rearranges the fruit in a new order for Hannah to choose from. Emilio records which fruit she selects each time and ranks them based on the frequency of selection. What type of preference assessment method is Emilio using?

London often ignores staff members’ requests to clean up his toys and continues to play with them instead of putting them away. Sometimes he needs a prompt to start putting toys away. His behavior analyst, Rico, develops a plan using differential reinforcement-delivering a favorite snack for independent, rather than prompted responses. A staff member asks London to put his toys away, and London keeps playing. The staff member then uses a gestural prompt to help start the appropriate response. Which of the following should the staff member implement differential reinforcement?

Alana models basic imitation skills for her 3-year-old client, Hayden. Hayden is in the early stages of skill acquisition and has demonstrated mastery of the basic skills taught during sessions. Alana identifies an effective reinforcer, which she ensures is delivered as soon as Hayden correctly responds. Alana is attending to which parameter of reinforcement in this scenario?

Joan holds out a spoon in front of her client Roger and says, “What’s this?” Roger says, “Spoon.” What antecedents are evoking Roger’s response?

If real GDP in country A is $500 billion one year and is $540 billion the following year, this means the growth rate for this country between the two years is:

Whenever Pasquale’s mother asks him to clean up his room, he often waits to do so for an extended period. His behavior analyst decides to deliver praise and give Pasquale a sticker if he begins to respond within 5 seconds of his mother delivering the request. If it takes longer than 5 seconds to respond the behavior analyst will deliver mild praise. Which dimension of behavior is being targeted using differential reinforcement in this scenario?

Olivia begins assessing her client’s preferences by placing a set of stickers in front of her client and starting a 2-minute timer to observe interaction. Olivia records when her client starts and stops interacting with the stickers. Olivia repeats this procedure with other items, including markers and a small notebook. What type of preference assessment is Olivia using?

Ben is helping his client, Mia. He presents a photo of a washing machine and asks, “What do you use to clean your clothes?” Mia responds, “Washing machine.” After several trials, Ben removes the picture and asks the same question. Mia continues to reply correctly without the visual prompt. What stimulus control transfer procedure is Ben using?