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[MidB] When Alexander’s daughter gets home from school, she watches videos on her tablet and does not complete her homework. Alexander asks his daughter to do her homework, but he is busy cleaning and preparing dinner so he cannot watch her the whole time she is completing her homework. Which of the following recording methods would be best for Alexander to use?

[MidB] Carrie is consulting on a new case with Judy. Carrie comes to the supported living apartment where Judy lives, observes her during her morning routine, and collects data on each occurrence of self-injurious behavior per minute. She comes every morning during the week, but each day she does something different: places demands related to Judy’s morning routine, provides praise after tasks, makes disapproving comments, provides breaks, and so on. Carrie continues to collect data on each occurrence of self-injurious behavior and how long it lasts. At the end of the week, Carrie shares the data sheets, graph, and the intervention program she has written with Judy’s family and the director of the live-in caregivers. Which basic operation of the science of behavior analysis is missing from this example?

[MidB] A behavior technician was asked to observe and label Karina’s behavior every 3 minutes during science class. The behavior technician recorded an “O” for “on-task” if Karina was on-task with the teacher’s directives, a “Q” for “quiet” if Karina was not on-task but not disruptive, and a “D” for “disruptive” if Karina was disruptive including being out of her seat, talking out, and making loud noises. Which recording method did the behavior technician use?

[MidB] When Claire’s son gets home from school, he watches TV and does not complete his homework. Claire asks her son to do his homework while she is busy cleaning and preparing dinner. Claire is busy and she cannot sit with him while he completes his homework. Which of the following recording methods would be best for Claire to use?

[MidB] Lance has been tracking the duration in minutes he spends cycling each day for the past 6 days. The data he collected were as follows: 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 30 minutes, 65 minutes, 85 minutes, and 105 minutes. What is the mean level for this set of data?

[MidB] Which of the following is an example of IRT?

The below question is the last question on this exam. After answering the question and BEFORE submitting the exam, please rip up your scratch paper in front of the camera.     [MidB]This is an example of:

[MidB] Which of the following is a target behavior that should be defined as an episode instead of a single response?

[MidB] Radisha wants to save $1,000,000 by her retirement age. With retirement 30 years away, she determines she will need to save $481 per month. To save that much each month, she will need to reduce her monthly expenses by living on a budget. Radisha decides to write down each and every expenditure per day over the next 2 weeks to help with her budgeting. She will also explore at least five options to make extra money in the next 30 days. Given this scenario, which of the following is a short-term objective?

[MidB] Danika puts her fingers in her mouth 35 times in a 2-hour session. This is an example of: