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[MidA] Mina checks to see if the door is locked as many as 12 times within an hour. What is the main problem with this behavior?

[MidB] Simon is a 7-year-old with limited vocal behavior and fine motor skills. IISCA results indicate that his precursor and problem behavior occur when he lacks access to preferred toys and adult attention. Simon uses PECS® to request items and currently touches the “toy” card when he wants a toy. The behavior analyst starts requiring Simon to first touch the “want” card before the “toy” card (e.g., “want toy”). Which approach is the behavior analyst using to improve the complexity of Simon’s functional communication response (FCR)?

[MidB] Navya, a behavior analyst, is conducting a functional analysis (FA) for Twan, a client whose aggression appears to be maintained by access to a digital tablet. Before the FA, Navya ensures that Twan does not have access to the tablet for at least 15 minutes. Which procedural guideline is Navya following when conducting a functional analysis (FA)?

[MidB] Binet is managing a local review committee (LRC) meeting and observing behavior analysts’ problem behaviors. He codes different types of problematic statements, noting events that preceded the statements, what happens afterward, and events in the absence of those statements. He continues this process throughout the meeting. What method is Binet using to assess the behavior of the behavior analysts?

[U3Q] A team of behavior analyst interns at a community center conducts a functional analysis to assess a teenager’s aggressive swiping behavior. They run 5-minute “test” and “control” conditions. The data indicate that swiping is maintained by escape from group work. The team teaches the teen to sign “break” to request a pause, resulting in a 95% reduction in swiping. Which of the following best describes this outcome?

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

[MidB] Chasity, a behavior analyst, attends a meeting with Ahmed’s daycare teacher. She praises their instructional practices, and then follows up with broad, open-ended questions regarding Ahmed’s tantrums during group activities. She then asks additional, more specific questions and transcribes the answers on her laptop. Which form of assessment is Chasity using?

[MidB] A behavior analyst is completing a functional analysis. When the client is playing their favorite tablet game, the behavior analyst says, “Play time has ended,” and takes the tablet away. When the client starts spitting, the behavior analyst immediately returns the tablet. They repeat this interaction multiple times over the next 5 minutes. Which FA condition is the behavior analyst implementing?

[U3Q] Following a functional assessment, the behavior analyst determines that Marcy hits others to gain access to a trampoline. The analyst teaches her to point to a visual icon labeled “Jump,” which reliably results in immediate access to jumping on the trampoline. This intervention exemplifies which of the following?

[MidA] Katarina is a behavior analyst. She is reviewing various documents on his client, Milos, to learn about his current medical and psychiatric diagnoses and most recent list of medications. Which assessment method is Katarina using?