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Jacob is the behaver. When Jacob whines and complains that his homework is too hard, his foster mom always ignores him and continues whatever task she is doing at the time. If Jacob nicely asks for help with his homework, then his foster mom stops her task and assists Jacob with his homework. Now, Jacob consistently asks for help with his homework more often instead of whining and complaining about it. This is an example of:

What was the original treatment in the Representative Study presented by Dr. Friman on “Simple Phobias”?

Bill just ate a large lunch in preparation for an eating competition. When his partner asks him to go out to eat for dinner, he is less likely to go out and does not eat. This is an example of an:

Kallie is teaching a client to identify boy versus girl, what is and what is not consent, and how to identify the girls versus boys restroom. These skills would be considered:

Terry tracks his running progress in an app, sets weekly goals, and rewards himself for achieving them. What strategy is Terry using?

Hank loves to make sound effects with his mouth while he flies his toys through the air. Hank’s sister often makes fun of him when he does this and calls him weird. When his sister is listening to music on her headphones, she does not make fun of him. Now, Hank only makes sound effects when his sister is listening to music. The sight of his sister wearing her headphones is an example of an:

Maricel loves watching movies in the theater. Last week, she watched a movie at a friend’s house because she did not have a ride to the theater. This week, she passed on an opportunity to go see the movie in a theater because she had watched it with her friend. What is the value-altering effect of watching the movie at her friend’s house?

After lunch, Kawhi asks his coworker for a breath mint, and the coworker hands him a mint. Kawhi asks his coworker for a breath mint more often after lunch. This is an example of:

Edwin answers a math question aloud in class. The other students laugh and call him a “teacher’s pet.” Edwin no longer answers math questions aloud in class. This is an example of:

Charlotte bites her nails while watching TV with her roommate. Charlotte’s roommate tells her to stop biting her nails. Charlotte continues biting her nails in the future. This is an example of: