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[U4Q] Alicia, a BCBA, provides consulting services for a musician to help him improve his chord accuracy when playing the guitar. Alicia uses a handheld clicker to measure the number of times the musician presses incorrect chords. She then uses a modeling procedure to determine its effect on the number of times the musician presses incorrect chords. The musician suspects the new strings that he recently added to his guitar are responsible for the change in his performance. However, Alicia believes the handheld clicker she has been using is not counting all of the times she presses the device and that this could be impacting the count number. Which of the following is the dependent variable in this scenario?

[U2Q] Sydney is consulting at a call center. Her client asks her to decrease the amount of time it takes employees to answer the office phone after it rings. Which of the following continuous recording methods would be best for Sydney to use?

[U4Q] Barney is receiving behavioral services to reduce his instances of unusual speech and inappropriate comments. Barney’s treatment team starts to withhold attention for all inappropriate comments and instances of unusual speech. At the same time, Barney’s physician prescribes him an antipsychotic medication that is designed to improve thinking, mood, and behavior. This is most likely an example of which threat to internal validity? 

[U2Q] Keith writes 10 questions every hour. This is an example of:

[U2Q] Which of the following is an example of count?

[U2Q] Talia is measuring how often her client reads continuously during the classroom’s designated reading time. She breaks the designated reading time into 1-minute intervals and reports the percentage of intervals her client reads for the full minute. Which recording method did Talia use?

[U7Q] Paris is conducting a review of scientific literature to become familiar with techniques used to reduce aggressive behavior. However, she feels overwhelmed by the task and is unsure how to start. What is the very next step Paris should take as part of the literature review process?

[U4Q] A reversal design would most likely be used for which of the following?

[U2Q] Which of the following is an example of celeration?

[U2Q] Milla opens her laptop and, 15 seconds later, begins to type      the answer to the first question of her online homework. She then takes a break for 3 minutes to review her answer. She writes another answer to the next question and then continues to write answers for the next 12 questions. Which part of this scenario exemplifies the fundamental property of repeatability?