An astronaut is outside the space station at a short distance away from it when her safety tether (a type of cable, tied to her suit) suddenly breaks.What should the astronaut do to get back to the station?

Which of the following is an example of a functional response definition?

Pat begins mowing his lawn in the morning 20 minutes after his wife asks him to. It takes Pat about an hour to mow his front and back lawn before he goes inside for lunch. He typically mows his lawn four times a month. Which part of this scenario exemplifies the fundamental property of repeatability?

Considering the baseline data illustrated below, which continuing data path best predicts future problem behavior in the absence of intervention?

Merle is in 10th grade in a special education class with other students with various diagnoses. Merle is friendly and loves to laugh and tell jokes to others but often mentions that he is lonely and wants a friend. At lunch in the cafeteria with the entire student body, he often sits alone while some students tease him, and others ignore him. Given this information, which of the following would be considered Merle’s most socially valid outcome/result?

Saki is interested in decreasing the repetitive vocalization behavior of one of her clients. The client frequently engages in repetitive vocalizations, but it is difficult to hear when the vocalizations start or end due to fluctuations in volume. Which of the following recording methods would be best for Saki to use?

Given the baseline data depicted below, which subsequent data path offers the most likely prediction of future problem behavior in the absence of a behavior intervention?  

Brad supervises his staff throughout the day. Recently, there have been complaints about how often Cameron talks on the phone instead of helping with administrative tasks. Brad decides to observe Cameron in one-minute intervals and marks a “+” if Cameron is talking on the phone at the end of each interval. Which recording method did Brad use?

Tylo supervises his staff throughout the day. Recently, there have been concerns about how often one of the employees is on their phone rather than helping with the end-of-shift tasks. Tylo decides to use one-minute intervals to observe the employee’s phone-use behavior and marks a “+” if the employee is on his phone at the end of each interval. Which recording method did Tylo use?

Sidney receives a request to start working with a student. He schedules an observation at the student’s school to conduct a descriptive assessment. Sidney observes the student during class activities for 60 minutes and records how many times the student gets out of his chair (the target behavior). He records 20 instances of getting out of the chair in 60 minutes. The next session, he instructs the teacher to sit the student close by and provide frequent attention when the student is engaged in class activities. He returns to the school after one week and records 5 instances of getting out of the chair in 60 minutes. He looks at the graph and compares his datum before treatment with his datum after treatment, which shows a significant decrease in getting out of seat. Which basic operation of the science of behavior analysis is missing from this example?