Jimmy’s dad usually grounds Jimmy whenever he gets into trou…
Jimmy’s dad usually grounds Jimmy whenever he gets into trouble. If he gets in trouble, he has to stay in his room and cannot talk to friends or go out. Jimmy and his friends like to listen to rock music, and sometimes, they smoke cigarettes, even though they are underage. Jimmy sees Natalie, who does not smoke, standing next to Marlon, who does. Jimmy asks Marlon for a cigarette. They smoke as they walk toward Jimmy’s house, talking about the concert they want to attend this weekend. Jimmy sees his dad outside mowing the front lawn and quickly flicks his cigarette to the ground. Which of the following functions as an SDP in this scenario?
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Henry is a BCBA attending a client session. He notices that the client, Samra, has not shown progress for voiding on the toilet in two weeks of a toileting schedule. Henry decides to pause the current schedule target, conduct an updated preference assessment, collect a new baseline time for the schedule, and choose a new target time for starting the new schedule. Which of the seven dimensions of behavior analysis does this scenario demonstrate?
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Trent is sunbathing at the beach when he suddenly needs to use the restroom. He sees a nice-looking restroom near the boardwalk, but it is across the burning hot sand, and his brother took his sandals. He looks in the other direction and sees a smelly port-o-potty that takes a short walk in the grass to reach. Trent’s feet are still tender from walking on the hot sand earlier, so he walks the shorter distance across the grass to the port-a-potty and relieves himself there. Which of the following is functioning as an SDP in this scenario?
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Fred typically loves earning peanuts for completing assignments. Yesterday, however, Fred got braces. His teeth are throbbing, and he immediately stops completing his assignments for peanuts. What is the value-altering effect?
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Jamarr is running late so he decides to cross the street before the crosswalk indicates it is safe to do so. A bicyclist speeds by and almost hits him. Jamarr does not try to cross the street before the crosswalk indicates it is safe to do so. What effect did the consequence have on future behavior?
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A geography test shows students a picture of the country of Austria, with Austria and the names of three similarly shaped countries listed next to the image. Students must identify that Austria is the country depicted in the picture. This is an example of:
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