A colleague who is friends with one of a behavior analyst's clients asks the behavior analyst during a break at a local peer review meeting how the case is going. The behavior analyst should

• A.ask the colleague if the client has given permission to discuss the case.
• B.discuss the case in hypothetical terms without using the client's name.
• C.inform the colleague that he can't discuss this and change the subject.
• D.provide a minimum amount of information so that the colleague can assist him.

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When setting criteria for behavior change, behavior analysts attempt to implement the simplest mode of intervention necessary to elicit the desired outcome. As such, the identified outcome criteria should be

• A.applied to ecological assessments to generalize skills.
• B.developed prior to the identified intervention.
• C.initially broad in focus with subsequent reduction to a target response.
• D.measured independent of practice effects or reactivity.

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Abigale is in her preschool classroom where she sees a toy named Elmo on a shelf and then says, "Elmo." No one drew her attention to Elmo. This is an example of a (n):

• A.intraverbal.
• B.tact.
• C.mand.
• D.autoclitic.

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All of the following are appropriate methods for promoting maintenance and generalization of newly trained behaviors EXCEPT:

• A.gradually adding stimuli from the natural environment into the training setting.
• B.varying cues in the natural environment to match those in the training setting.
• C.training others to reinforce the behavior in the natural setting.
• D.gradually altering the training antecedents to match naturally occurring ones.

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From an ethical standpoint, evaluation of treatment outcomes should occur through

• A.direct measurement of the individual's behavior.
• B.discussion with the interdisciplinary team.
• C.continuous evaluation of program integrity.
• D.a system based on randomly monitoring program outcomes.

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