[U3Q] Ana has begun working with a 6-year-old client named Libby. During her initial evaluation, Ana meets with Libby’s family and teachers to review the proposed treatment plan and gather their input on what goals they consider most important. They all agree that Libby’s inability to request food or help during meals and daily routines is causing significant disruptions and should be prioritized. Which of the following was Ana’s main consideration when selecting these target skills?

[U5Q] Adela is at the zoo with her family. As they walk past the tiger exhibit, she excitedly points and says, “Tiger!” Adela has demonstrated which verbal operant in her repertoire?

[U2Q] Edmond started a factory job where he learned to correctly produce a specific automobile part. However, his manager would like him to double his rate of production. Which simple schedule of reinforcement would be best for the manager to use?

[U3Q] Jim is working on completing math problems accurately. The behavior analyst reviews a math worksheet Jim has completed and sees some errors. The behavior analyst says to Jim, “I would double check all your answers.” The behavior analyst is using which type of error correction strategy?

[U3Q] Nancy is teaching Marcus to ride the city bus independently. Reminding him verbally with the instruction, “scan your bus pass,” has not been effective. Now, Nancy physically guides Marcus’ hands to scan the pass after boarding the bus. Nancy physically guiding his hands to scan the bus pass is an example of which of the following?

[U3Q] Miguel is teaching his client to select an item based on two spoken features. He presents an array containing two shirts and two shorts: one shirt and one shorts are green, while the other shirt and the other shorts are yellow. Miguel says, “Touch the yellow shirt,” and provides reinforcement only if his client touches the yellow shirt – not the yellow short, the green shorts, or green shirt. Which of the following was targeted?

[U3Q] Clarissa was teaching Ivan baking skills. Ivan finished removing cookies from the baking sheet, put a lid on the cookie container, and turned to leave the kitchen. Seeing this, Clarissa tells Ivan, “Look, I am washing the cookie sheet, mixing bowl and spatula.” Which type of error correction strategy is Clarissa using?

[U2Q] Mom would like Linda to complete her homework problems faster. Which simple schedule of reinforcement would be best to use?

[U2Q] A behavior analyst is working with a 10-year-old girl in the family home. The girl’s mother often observes the behavior analyst say to the client, “Get to work.” The behavior analyst then delivers a toy with praise after the client completes a task. When the behavior analyst is not in the home and the girl’s mother says, “Get to work,” the girl does not follow her mother’s instructions. This is an example of which unwanted effect of reinforcement?

[U5Q] Every morning during their therapy sessions, Maya sings, “Hello there, how are you today?” to her student, Dylan. In response, Dylan repeats, “Hello there, how are you today?” Which verbal operant has Dylan demonstrated?