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[MidA] Leanne oversees a group of high schoolers serving as counselors at a summer camp. One counselor typically avoids setting up the craft stations at the beginning of the day but often helps with other setup tasks. Leanne asks the counselor to help set up the music and exercise stations before asking her to set up the craft stations. Which of the following teaching strategies is Leanne using with the counselor?

A gas in a 57.1 L pressure container at 24.9 °C and 889.8 mm Hg contains ________ moles.

[MidA] Aaron, a behavior analyst, is teaching Billy to identify bath items while in the bathroom. Aaron says, “Show me the paper towels,” but Billy points to the automatic hand dryer. Aaron blocks Billy’s response, waits a couple seconds, re-presents the discriminative stimulus (SD), and immediately uses a full prompt to select the paper towels. Then he throws in a distractor trial, such as, “Show me your hands” or says, “Say, washing.” Next, Aaron re-presents the original SD (test trial) “Show me the paper towels.” Which type of error correction strategy is Aaron using?

[MidA] A parent increases utensil usage during mealtimes by providing praise every time their child consumes a bite of food from a spoon or fork. The parent would like to maintain their child’s current rate of utensil usage. Given this scenario, which simple schedule of reinforcement would be best for the parent to use?

[MidA] Colette, a behavior analyst, is teaching Michael to identify items found in the kitchen. Colette says, “Find the freezer,” but Michael starts to reach for the refrigerator door. Colette blocks the response, waits a couple seconds, re-presents the discriminative stimulus (SD), and immediately uses a full prompt to touch the freezer door. Then she presents a distractor trial, such as, “What day is today?” Next, she re-presents the original SD (test trial), “Find the freezer.” Which type of error correction strategy is Colette using?

Which intervention would be MOST appropriate for a PTA working with a patient in the anger stage of grief?

What is the main factor that might cause a ball to curve during a putt?

Which statement about the stages of grief is MOST accurate?

[MidA] Leandro, a behavior analyst, is working with Neve to establish a reading repertoire. Once Neve is able to sound out words, she may learn to read menu items to order food, to read for fun, or to learn new things while at school. Considering this, which of the following was Leandro’s main consideration when selecting reading as the behavior target skill?

[MidA] A teacher increases the participation of a student by providing praise and a token when the student raises their hand and answers questions. The teacher would like to maintain the student’s current rate of participation. Given this scenario, which simple schedule of reinforcement would be best for the teacher to use?