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In everyday conversation, people speak of making choices or point to the choices of others. For example, “That teenager made the choice to steal food from the market.” A statement like this implies free will. What does it not consider when talking about the boy stealing food? From a behavior-analytic perspective, do people have choices? Explain your answers with detail.

Sandra is the supervising BCBA of Kyle, an RBT. Currently, Kyle is assigned to three of Sandra’s clients. This is a perfect number of clients, as Kyle is also in a graduate program and continually balancing his clinical work and schoolwork. Sandra recently obtained a new client who engages in severe, challenging behavior. Kyle is the only RBT at Sandra’s clinic who has experience with challenging behavior. Given Kyle’s experience, Sandra pressures Kyle to take on this additional client by making frequent requests (e.g., “Kyle, I’m counting on you. You’re the only RBT qualified to work with this client. This will be an amazing experience for you!”). Kyle decides to take on the client, thinking it will be a good experience for him anyway and wants to demonstrate that he can handle more work. Each time Sandra gets a new client with the same behavioral concerns, she pressures Kyle to join the case. Kyle now has six clients and is falling behind in his schoolwork. Sandra and Kyle are in an exploitive relationship. Based on the scenario, describe the short- and long-term consequences of Sandra’s and Kyle’s behavior in their exploitive relationship. Then, describe how the short- and long-term consequences will change when Kyle exerts counter-control.

Ensuring the financial solvency of individuals during periods of temporary unemployment and following work-related injuries helps to do which of the following?      

Which of the following refers to the sale of stock by the stockholder?    

How is Medicare Part A financed?      

These indicate the name of each job within a company’s job structure.    

Samuel’s full retirement age is 65 years old; and his monthly benefit at that age is $1,000. According to the Social Security Administration retirement program, what will Samuel’s monthly benefit be if he decides to take retirement as early as age 63?  

Canadian retirement plans are most similar to retirement plans in which of the following countries?    

If a company wanted to hire contingent workers as a way to screen for possible full-time employment, which type of worker would the company likely employ?              

Which type of contingent worker would work for a company on a long-term basis, presumably on an indefinite basis?