Because the client has a limited array of preferred items, edible reinforcers are often used to support the learner in learning to continue working on their programs. This works well in the morning, but the data show that there is limited success after lunch. What is most likely impacting the effectiveness of this reinforcement procedure?

A parent is checking how often their child is sitting appropriately during dinner. They set a timer to beep every minute and check if the child is seated correctly. What is the parent using to collect data?

A student occasionally throws paper airplanes in class. The teacher kicks the student out of class when she does this, and the student stays out of class for the rest of the day. The teacher begins kicking the student out of class more often. What behavioral principle is demonstrated by the change in the teacher’s behavior?

When is undermatching most likely to occur?

When conducting a traditional functional assessment, what is likely the function of a behavior that takes place most frequently during the alone condition?

Your clinical director asks you to add supervising a trainee behavior analyst to your workload. You just received your certification and are not yet able to supervise BCBA candidates independently. You agreed to do this on the condition that the clinical director offers to provide supervision to you, but that supervision consists of looking at the forms to make sure they’re filled out correctly and talking about general aspects of running a clinic. What is the ethical course of action?

When implementing an intervention to increase a learner’s willingness to ingest novel foods, a behavior analyst notices that a child begins tantruming when presented with peanut butter. The child also develops a slight rash when they are instructed to touch the peanut butter. What should the behavior analyst do?

Which of the following is an advantage of time sampling measurement procedures?

Which is the correct description of a paired choice preference assessment?

Pioneers in the development of early commercial synthetic plastics struggled with ____. ​