Miguel was taught to greet his teacher by saying “hello” during morning arrival at school. One day during a community outing, Miguel independently said “hello” to the cashier at a store. His parents also report that he greets neighbors by saying “hello” when they walk by during evening walks. Which of the following principles does this scenario demonstrate?

Noah sits down with his client to ask about preferred foods, hobbies, and TV shows. How is Noah assessing his client’s preferences?

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Ari has been trying to get better about not forgetting to pick up items when shopping at various stores. One day Ari uses the notes app on his smart phone when planning to buy groceries. He successfully purchased all his groceries and now is using his notes app for lists when he goes to the home improvement store and back to school shopping at the big box or chain stores. Which of the following strategies is Ari using to promote generalization?

Summer is learning to identify common items. Her therapist points to a picture of a car and signs, “car.” Summer signs, “car”. The therapist smiles and signs, “Yay! That’s a car!” The behavior analyst is using which stimulus control transfer procedure?

Sofia is working with Zola. Zola is moving through the foster care system and has already had several placements. Her caretakers change from house to house, and sometimes her school changes as well. Since Zola lacks vocal speech but can readily use her hands for play and self-care skills, Sofia chooses picture selection as a means of communication for Zola. Which of the following is Sofia mainly taking into consideration when selecting picture selection as the response form?

Mary is teaching her son Tucker how to drive. Mary tells Tucker, “When the light turns yellow, you need to slow down or else a cop may pull you over and give you a traffic ticket.” Whenever Tucker is driving and sees a yellow light, he moves his foot from the gas to the brake pedal to slow the car down. Which of the following is the contingency-specifying stimulus in this scenario?

Marcus is a behavior technician who is learning how to write operational definitions for target behaviors. His supervisor, Dana, has him practice writing definitions for behaviors such as aggression, off-task behavior, and vocal stereotypy across different client profiles and settings. Which of the following strategies is Dana using to program for generalization?

Malik is learning to ask for a break during homework time. At first, whenever he said, “Can I take a break?” his teacher, Sofia, let him take a 3-minute break right away. Now, when Malik asks, sometimes Sofia says yes right away, other times she tells him, “Not yet,” and the length of the break varies. Which of the following strategies is Sofia using to promote generalization?

Maura tends to take corners too fast when driving. One day, she takes a corner too fast and loses control of the vehicle. Now she slows down before turning corners while driving. This is an example of which of the following?