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[FinB] Malendia is working with a client to improve participation in staff meetings. She designs a feedback system and uses an A-B-A-B withdrawal experimental design to examine its effects on staff participation. In this scenario, Malendia is adhering to which characteristic of the scientist-practitioner model?

THE EFFECT OF EQUIPMENT PROXIMITY ON SAFE PERFORMANCE IN A MANUFACTURING SETTING   [FinB] Based on the abstract above, this article would be most relevant and appropriate for which of the following client cases?

[FinB] Ulysses wants to review important literature on a particular genetic syndrome.  He finds and reviews a recent article on the syndrome in a prestigious peer-reviewed journal. He is now looking to review, compare, and contrast a variety of other published articles on this topic. Which section of the research article is the best place for Ulysses to find this information?

[FinB] Kerry, a behavior analyst, works with a 6-year-old client who throws items after a demand is placed. Kerry wants to take an extended baseline on this behavior since the client does not throw the items with enough force to harm any other individuals or property. The client’s father agrees to a return to baseline after implementing the intervention. The client has also demonstrated an inability to discriminate between intervention conditions. Which experimental design would be most appropriate for Kerry to use?

[FinB] Simone’s mother asks Simone what she would like for a snack, and 10 seconds later, Simone asks for a gummy bear. Simone’s mother gives her a gummy bear, and Simone chews on it for 30 seconds. One minute later, Simone asks her mother for another gummy bear. Which part of this scenario exemplifies the fundamental property of temporal extent?

[FinB] A local restaurant is working with a consultant to reduce the use of plastic straws. The consultant plans to implement an intervention designed to decrease the number of plastic straws used by diners at the restaurant. At the end of every 30 minutes, the consultant records how many diners are using plastic straws in their drinks. Which recording method did the consultant use?

[FinB] Khang, a behavior analyst, is implementing a changing criterion design where their client is trying to decrease calories consumed per day until they reach a healthy amount. Khang reviews the data during one of the sub phases looking at the variability and trend. Which type of analysis is Khang conducting? 

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[FinB] Herman wants to achieve a healthy weight and lifestyle. Since Herman works from home, he creates an indoor gym in a spare room. For the first week after creating his at-home gym, Herman plans to exercise for 30 minutes each day. For the second week, he wants to increase his exercise time to 40 minutes per day. He will continue to increase the time spent exercising for 5 minutes longer each week until he meets his goal weight. Given this scenario, which of the following is a short-term objective?

[FinB] Dalisay wants to review important literature on a particular behavioral procedure.  She finds and reviews a recent article on the procedure in a prestigious peer-reviewed journal. She is now looking to review, compare, and contrast a variety of other published articles on this topic. Which section of the research article is the best place for Dalisay to find this information?