During a ‘waiting’ program, Jesse regularly requests gummy bears. He engages in highly disruptive problem behavior when he requests an item that is not readily available. These behaviors make it difficult for Jesse to shop, order food at a restaurant, or tolerate waiting for items that are not immediately available. Which of the following would be most appropriate to teach FIRST?

Bernard is working on conversational skills with Ryan. Ryan is able to ask for preferred activities using complete sentences and can engage in appropriate social greetings. Ryan has not yet learned how to respond to answer peers when they ask him questions about his weekend or family pets. He typically makes a statement unrelated to what the peer said to him. Which of the following would be most appropriate to teach FIRST?

Evan was taught to ask for a pencil by saying “Can I have a pencil?” when he needed one during classroom activities. During a weekend trip to the library, Evan independently asked the librarian, “Can I have a pencil?” to complete a reading log. His caregiver also shared that Evan regularly asks for a pencil at home when doing homework. Which of the following principles does this scenario demonstrate?

Wallace is working at his office and often sits at his desk for hours at a time without getting up or drinking water. He plans to stand up and drink water every thirty minutes. He sets up an app that provides a digital reminder “drink water”. What is this an example of?

Shirley loves building with blocks but does not yet independently request them. During a session, the behavior analyst and Shirley are building with blocks. Shirley runs out of blocks. The behavior analyst holds up a block and Shirely excitedly reaches for the block. If the behavior analyst is using a stimulus control transfer procedure, what should the behavior analyst do next?

A behavior analyst is working with Sophia, an individual with dementia, at a day clinic. Sophia’s verbal behavior has deteriorated to the point where she mostly repeats back words and phrases she hears. Although she still labels items with one-word utterances, she does not ask for what she wants or needs and has begun to exhibit moderate problem behaviors at home with her family. Which of the following response forms would be most appropriate to teach FIRST?

Wallace is working at his office and often sits at his desk for hours at a time without getting up or drinking water. He plans to stand up and drink water every thirty minutes. He sets up an app that provides a digital reminder “drink water”. What is this an example of?

Jasmine is learning to identify different farm animals. Her therapist points to a horse and says, “Horse.” Jasmine repeats “Horse” and the therapist says, “Yay! That is a horse!” The behavior analyst is using which stimulus control transfer procedure?

Broden is working at home and often sits at this desk for hours at a time. He plans to stand up and stretch at the top of every hour. He recently installed a new program into his computer that enlarges the clock on his screen when it is the top of the hour. This is an example of which of the following?

Initially, every time Johan asked to go outside, the behavior analyst would take him outside to play for 5 minutes. Now, whenever Johan asks, sometimes the behavior analyst takes him outside and other times they tell him, “Not right now.” They also vary the length of time Johan is outside. Which of the following strategies is the behavior analyst using to program for generalization?