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Alexis goes to class to learn material to better help her clients. This is an example of which type of explanation for behavior?

Henry is a BCBA attending a client session. He notices that the client, Samra, has not shown progress for voiding on the toilet in two weeks of a toileting schedule. Henry decides to pause the current schedule target, conduct an updated preference assessment, collect a new baseline time for the schedule, and choose a new target time for starting the new schedule. Which of the seven dimensions of behavior analysis does this scenario demonstrate?

Pippa is the behaver. Which of the following is an example of an antecedent?

Charlotte is waiting for a car to pick her up from school. The principal calls out, “Charlotte in third grade. Orange cone.” Charlotte walks down the sidewalk and stands next to the orange cone. Charlotte’s mom pulls her car to the waiting area, and Charlotte gets into the car to go home. Which of the following describes the function of the response?

Nelson is in the kitchen while dinner is cooking. The pasta sauce on the stove bubbles over the pot and spills onto the floor. Nelson wets a paper towel and wipes the sauce off the floor. The floor is now sparkling clean. Which of the following describes the topography of Nelson’s cleaning?

A kitchen timer starts beeping. This is an example of a(n):

Tanya is the behaver. Which of the following is an example of an antecedent?

When Becky pulls her sister’s hair, her sister turns around and scratches Becky’s face. Becky never pulls her sister’s hair again. This is an example of:

Marci is a classroom BCBA. As part of a visual analysis of teacher data, she notices that one student’s disruptive behavior has increased sharply since her last observation two weeks ago. She conducts an informal observation and notices that the teaching assistant removes the student from the area when they engage in these behaviors. Based on her knowledge of the functions of behavior, Marci tells the teaching assistant to use trained de-escalation procedures and antecedent modifications when the student engages in these behaviors instead of removing them from the area.  Which of the seven dimensions of behavior analysis does this scenario demonstrate?

Sura’s heart rate increases when she hears a loud bang from a firework. The sound of the firework is an example of a(n):