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  [MidA] Based on the instructions and the behavior of interest, this best exemplifies:

[MidA] Kris works as a salesperson in a clothing store that sells formal wear for men and women. Grace, the owner, wants her salespeople to sell more accessories with the clothes they sell. Grace offers a $1,000 bonus to whichever salesperson sells the most accessories each month. The first month, Kris sells the most accessories and receives the bonus. Kris now tends to sell more accessories with each outfit she sells. In the third month of the incentive program, a new line of semi-formal clothes arrives in stock. During the fourth month of the program, Kris and the other salespeople sell fewer accessories. Which of the following is most likely to be an extraneous variable in this scenario?

[MidA] An OBM specialist is consulting at a local restaurant to improve employee accuracy when packaging customer orders. They plan to evaluate whether task clarification is more effective than feedback delivery in improving the accuracy of packaging orders. Which type of analysis is this an example of?

[MidA] The OBM consultant wants to increase the use of safety goggles by assembly line workers and takes pre-intervention data over the course of a week. After a week, he implements an antecedent intervention consisting of a flashing sign with goggles on it at the entrance of the work area to prompt workers to wear their goggles. Where on an equal-interval line graph should the OBM consultant indicate the range for the percentage of workers wearing their goggles on an equal-interval line graph?

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

[MidA] Tyrick is a 3-year-old learning sign language but has poor fine-motor ability. A physical therapist starts working with Tyrick to strengthen his muscles and fine-motor control. A few years later, Tyrick is now performing his signs clearly to others and can better communicate with those around him. Which of the following is most likely an example of maturation effects in this scenario?

  [MidB] Which of the following is true of this complete daily record

[MidA] Danielle wants to become a licensed real estate agent. To achieve this, she sets a goal to review flashcards on real estate terminology until she can correctly respond to 45 terms in 60 seconds each weekday. She also schedules study blocks to prepare for the licensing exam and commits to attending all required pre-licensing classes. Additionally, she aims to score at least 85% on the final exam for the course. Which of the following is the ultimate outcome in this scenario?

[MidB] Rosa is consulting on a new case with Maya. Rosa comes to the group home where Maya 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 Maya’s morning routine, provides praise after tasks, makes disapproving comments, provides breaks, and so on. Rosa continues to collect data on each occurrence of self-injurious behavior and how long it lasts. At the end of the week, Rosa shares the data sheets, graph, and the intervention program she has written with Maya’s family and the director of the group home. Which basic operation of the science of behavior analysis is missing from this example?

[MidB] Any response that occurs after the onset of a demand to complete a task and results in the demand being withdrawn. This is an example of a(n):