Jack, a Behavior Analyst, Is Consulting About a Student Who

question 31

Multiple Choice

Jack, a behavior analyst, is consulting about a student who engages in face slapping. A recent functional analysis clearly determined that the behavior is maintained by automatic reinforcement. In the past, reinforcement procedures alone were found to be ineffective. The current intervention consists of a punishment procedure. pulling the student's hands away from his face contingent on any attempts to slap and saying, "No!" Jack should.

• A) move ahead and collect data on the plan and revise as indicated regularly.
• B) refer to another behavior analyst who works with punishment only cases.
• C) re-do the assessment, add a reinforcement procedure, and plan to eliminate all punishment procedures.
• D) add a reinforcement procedure that focuses on replacement and/or incompatible behaviors and move forward with the plan.

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Definitions:

Branch Lengths

In phylogenetics, the distances on a tree diagram that represent the amount of evolutionary change or time.

Genetic Difference

Variations in the DNA sequences among individuals, populations, or species that contribute to biological diversity.

Haplotype Frequency

The commonness of a specific combination of alleles at different loci within a chromosome segment in a population.

Maladaptive

Behaviors or traits that are counterproductive to the survival or reproductive success of an organism.