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[FinA] During group activities, Malcolm, a behavior analyst, tracks 5-minute intervals for her client, Peri. At the end of each interval, if Peri has not interrupted others, Malcolm gives her a sticker. If Peri interrupts during the interval, Malcolm resets the timer. What intervention is Malcolm using?

[FinB] Fabian is working with a client who hits himself to gain attention. He has trained the parent to respond by turning his head, stepping away, and ignoring the behavior for 5 minutes. Over time, the client’s hitting decreases. Which punishment procedure is this scenario an example of?

Refer to the accompanying figure. For Pat, the opportunity cost of removing one bag of trash is planting  

[FinA] Lydia stomps her feet and flops on to the floor whenever she wants a cookie from the snack drawer. When she does this, her parents typically give her at least one cookie. Lydia’s behavior analyst instructs the parents to ignore this behavior and deny access to the cookies. However, if Lydia asks for a cookie in an appropriate way, such as by saying, “May I have a cookie, please?” the analyst instructs the parents to give her a cookie. Which differential reinforcement procedure is the behavior analyst teaching the parents to use?

[FinB] During recess, Canh often pushes peers to gain access to the swing. Staff members begin providing access to the swing only when Canh waits in line and asks appropriately. On the other hand, if Canh pushes his peers, staff members do not allow him to get a turn on the swing. Which differential reinforcement procedure is being used by the staff members?

[FinA] Which of the following scenarios describes a functional analysis of problem behavior?

[FinA] When Dane engages in vocal stereotypy during class activities, repeating “Chicken, bock, bock, bock” the teacher asks Dane questions he knows the answers to, such as, “How old are you?” “Where do you go to school?” and “What’s your sister’s name?” for 30-60 seconds. Over time, this results in a decrease in vocal stereotypy during class activities. Which punishment procedure is this scenario an example of?

An increase in both the equilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity of DVD players is best explained by

[FinA] A behavior analyst formalizes a behavior plan and includes the following: “When Ibay is working on a task that requires a writing utensil, his staff members will provide instructions on how to pick up the writing utensil. The staff members will also pick up a writing utensil and model the target behavior while saying, ‘Watch me.’ The staff members will then say, ‘You try’ and prompt Ibay to engage in the target behavior without paper five times, then with a sheet of paper. The staff members will provide feedback on Ibay’s performance.” Which section of the formal behavior plan should this information be included in?

For the fall semester, you had to pay a nonrefundable fee of $600 for your meal plan, which gives you up to 150 meals. If you only eat 1 meal, your average cost for a meal is