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[U1Q] A client contacts you to teach their cat to hang out in the back bedroom  when people come over. The cat is currently hissing and yowling at visitors and never stays in the back bedroom. The cat’s behavior of going to the back bedroom would be targeted for:

[U6Q] Kaua, a BCBA, introduces a new reinforcement schedule for one of her clients. Prior to considering a return to pre-intervention sessions, they compare their client’s skill acquisition rate from the five sessions before the intervention to the five sessions after the intervention. Which type of analysis is Kaua conducting?

[U1Q] Maurice is a young man with an extensive vocal, vebral repotiore who will often follow requests given by caregivers. However, Maurice is food selective, eating only chicken nuggets with french fries and refusing most other foods. When given a new food during meals at home, he typically screams, hits, and gags. Which of the following is the most socially valid goal for Maurice?

[U1Q] Which of the following is NOT an objective response definition?

[U1Q] Which of the following is the best example of a response definition?

[U1Q] Mallorie wants to attend a 4-year state university. In order to do this, she knows she will have to qualify for the Bright Futures Scholarship, which requires a 3.0 GPA and 100 hrs of community service. Her guidance counselor helps her in setting the following goals: Mallorie will complete the volunteer application and sign up for one volunteer opportunity by the end of the first quarter, and she will pass each test in her classes with an 80% or higher, or request a retake if she scores below 80% in the first quarter. Which of the following is the short-term objective in this scenario?

[U4Q] Jody, a BCBA, designs a treatment plan for her client, Brad, that includes: (a) a nonverbal blocking procedure to address Brad’s behavior of spitting on others, which has been maintained by adult attention; (b) a differential reinforcement for other behavior (DRO) procedure to target the removal of Brad’s behavior of spitting on others; (c) a program that trains Brad to choose appropriate self-initiated recreational activities; and (d) a mand-for-adult attention training protocol. When Jody notices Brad’s spitting behavior has decreased to some degree in the past 2 months, Jody eliminates the DRO procedure to see whether the decrease in Lexi’s behavior is maintained. Which type of analysis is Jody conducting?

[U2Q] Sydney does one push-up, and 15 seconds later, does another push-up. This is an example of:

[U1Q] Which of the following is a target behavior that should be defined as a single response rather than as an episode?

[U1Q] Which of the following is the best response definition?