[U1Q] Mallorie wants to attend a 4-year state university. In order to do this, she knows she will have to qualify for the Bright Futures Scholarship, which requires a 3.0 GPA and 100 hrs of community service. Her guidance counselor helps her in setting the following goals: Mallorie will complete the volunteer application and sign up for one volunteer opportunity by the end of the first quarter, and she will pass each test in her classes with an 80% or higher, or request a retake if she scores below 80% in the first quarter. Which of the following is the short-term objective in this scenario?

  [U6Q] What do the data in this graph indicate?

[U6Q] Amanda is teaching one of her clients to play independently with a variety of toys for a duration of at least 10 minutes. She implements an activity schedule as a prompt. At the end of the study, Amanda analyzes the graphed data and notices that her client’s independent play with toys only increases when she uses the activity schedule. Which type of analysis is Amanda conducting?

[U6Q] Karen, a BCBA, is reviewing the data collected on an intervention that she put in place to increase the accuracy of discrete trial training implementation during sessions by staff. She determines that the accuracy of intervention has remained stable between 80%–95% since the start of the intervention phase. What type of analysis is Karen conducting? 

[U6Q] Wilhelmina, a BCBA who works in a group home, introduces a feedback system to improve her staff’s performance when teaching life skills to residents. She looks at the baseline- and the intervention-phase data to determine if the changes are in the direction she intends, and whether there are significant changes in performance levels. Which type of analysis is Wilhelmina conducting?

[U6Q] What can we conclude from the data presented in the following graph?  

[U1Q] Cora is a girl who can answer multiple “who,” what,” “where,” and “how” questions about different topics. When requesting items or activities, she can combine nouns, verbs, adjectives, and prepositions. However, Cora is food selective, eating mainly chicken nuggets with french fries and refusing most other foods. When given a new food during meals at home, she typically screams, hits, and gags. Which of the following is the most socially valid goal for Cora?

[U1Q] Ariana’s mom reports that Ariana is hitting and kicking during bathtime.  Angela, a behavior analyst, visits the home one time for a 1-hour observation of the behavior, during which she collects data on hitting and kicking and then graphs it. Angela then trains Ariana’s mom on the behavior plan, which includes putting fun toys in the bathtub for Ariana and rewarding her with coloring time after she has completed her bath. Which basic operation of the science of behavior analysis is missing from this example?

[U1Q] Any combination of responses that results in the fresh scent and clean appearance of work uniforms. This is an example of a(n):

[U1Q] Brent is conducting interviews with potential employees. This is an example of a(n):