Considering the potential impact of behavioral contrast, what is a likely outcome when there is an effective program targeting compliance at school when no formal program is implemented at home? Compliance at home would be predicted to:

• A.decrease.
• B.increase.
• C.stay the same.
• D.be more variable.

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A teacher gives a student a piece of paper and asks him to draw a picture. To request a crayon, the student looks at the teacher and says, "Crayon." In response to this, the teacher replies, "Say, 'Crayon please'." The student complies with the request and the teacher gives them a crayon. This exchange is an example of.

• A.incidental teaching.
• B.vicarious teaching.
• C.coincidental teaching.
• D.precision teaching.

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A client with a history of escape maintained problem behavior begins to throw the puzzle pieces a few
minutes after starting to work on the task. What is the BEST programmatic change for the behavior analyst
to make?

• A.Implement an overcorrection procedure to reduce puzzle piece throwing.
• B.Teach the client to request escape using an adaptive behavior.
• C.Remove the puzzle and implement a time-out procedure.
• D.Increase the amount of social praise delivered for successful task completion.

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A behavioral assessment indicates that the problem behavior of a young woman is maintained by others bringing things to her or taking things away following occurrence of the behavior. Since the behavior results in physical injury, the decision to decrease its occurrence has been made. Which is the BEST general approach?

• A.Stop providing or removing things following the behavior and allow it to undergo extinction.
• B.Determine a potential punisher and deliver it following every occurrence of the behavior, but do not provide or remove other things following the occurrence.
• C.Use protective equipment that prevents injury and establish a replacement behavior that results in things being provided to or removed from the woman.
• D.Prevent the behavior by physically blocking each response.

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Results of a functional assessment reveal that a child engages in hand-biting when she is in a room by herself.
The likely function of behavior is:

• A.Attention
• B.Escape/avoidance
• C.Automatic reinforcement
• D.Access to tangibles

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