Mitch, a 17-year-old with intellectual disabilities, has made great progress on toileting and hand-washing skills at school. Ethically, which procedure would be the MOST appropriate?

• A.Every time Mitch uses the washroom, an aide stands at the door, records the task analysis steps successfully completed, and posts the results on the bathroom door.
• B.If all steps to toileting and hand-washing are completed successfully, the teacher gives Mitch a smile and notes the frequency on a chart at her desk.
• C.If Mitch makes errors on toileting and hand-washing tasks, a positive practice procedure is implemented.
• D.Upon successful completion of toileting and hand-washing, the teacher announces, "Good toileting, Mitch," and marks the success on a wall chart.

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The BEST definition for head banging would be any instance of Susan:

• A.making contact with her head using either her hand or another object causing sound that is audible at a distance of 5 or more feet.
• B.hitting her head with her open hand, closed fist, or another object when others tease her.
• C.making contact between her head and her hand or her head and any other object.
• D.repeatedly using her hand to hit her head until there is an observable change in tissue coloration.

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When asked by her father to get her glucose tested, Cindy routinely says, "No," and walks out of the room. She eventually returns and takes the test. The time between the request and Cindy's taking the test is called the:

• A.inter-response interval.
• B.compliance rate.
• C.response interval.
• D.response latency.

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Self-management strategies are:

• A.applying behavior analysis principles to change one's own behavior.
• B.a method for capitalizing on an individual's will power.
• C.primarily used for extinguishing one's own undesirable behaviors.
• D.based on personalized systems of instruction.

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In order to promote generalization in intensive teaching, the behavior analyst shoulD.

• A.use few exemplars.
• B.teach loosely.
• C.teach in the same environment.
• D.use the same SD.

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