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When Paola goes fishing at the beach, she sometimes only casts her fishing line once while other times she cast it twenty times. On average, Paola catches a fish after casting her fishing line 10 times. This is an example of a:

Delilah’s teacher typically makes students complete a handwritten writing assignment if they engage in disruptive behavior during class. Delilah does not engage in disruptive behavior during class after breaking her hand at basketball practice the night before. Delilah’s broken hand is an example of: 

Maya hears her alarm clock. She hits the snooze button, rolls over, and pulls a blanket over her head. The sunlight is now blocked, and she gets an extra hour of sleep. What is the antecedent to Maya rolling over?

When has a heavy workload, he often gives some of his tasks to a colleague when they offer to help. Graham’s workload has lightened recently, with only a couple of tasks left to complete, so he declines his colleague’s offer to help. This is an example of an:

Which of the following is an example of conditional discrimination?

Approximately every 30 minutes, Juan and Arita quiz each other on a BCBA® study question and get a piece of chocolate if they answer it correctly. This is an example of a:

All of the employees at the cardboard factory receive an annual bonus on December 31, regardless of their performance. This is an example of a:

When my neighbor’s car is in the driveway, he always answers the door when I stop by to ask if he has some baking ingredients I am missing. If my neighbor’s wife’s car is in the driveway, when I knock on my neighbor’s door to ask for ingredients, she answers the door and lends me the ingredients about every third time. This is an example of a:

Which of the following demonstrates a strengthening effect on behavior? 

When Sorel goes fishing at the beach, he sometimes only casts his fishing line once, while other times, he casts it 30 times. On average, Sorel catches a fish after casting his fishing line 15 times. This is an example of a: