BACB Exam BCABA Topic 5 Question 96 Discussion

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Question #: 96
Topic #: 5

Larry engages in self-injurious behavior which is maintained by automatic reinforcement. This behavior results in abrasions on both of his arms as a result of intense scratching. The behavior analyst decides to have Larry only wear long sleeved shirts as an initial effort to reduce the behavior. This is an example of which type of procedure?

Aextinction

Bdeprivation

Cpunishment

Ddifferential reinforcement

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Suggested Answer: C

by Shenika at Sep 10, 2024, 09:13 AM

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Viki

2 months ago

Oh man, I can already see the lawsuit coming. 'Student forced to wear long sleeves against their will!' This is not going to end well.

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Berry

16 days ago

D) differential reinforcement

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Azalee

25 days ago

C) punishment

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Kaitlyn

27 days ago

B) deprivation

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Ngoc

1 months ago

A) extinction

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Blondell

2 months ago

I bet Larry is just trying to stay warm. Maybe he should try a nice cozy sweater instead. This long sleeve idea seems a bit restrictive, don't you think?

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Theodora

1 months ago

C) punishment

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Adelaide

1 months ago

B) deprivation

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Albert

2 months ago

A) extinction

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Thora

3 months ago

Hmm, I don't know. Sounds like a bit of a band-aid solution to me. Wouldn't it be better to tackle the underlying reinforcement driving the behavior?

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Lynette

1 months ago

Yeah, it might be more effective to figure out what's causing the behavior in the first place.

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Ernie

1 months ago

I agree, it seems like just covering up the problem instead of addressing the root cause.

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Tamesha

1 months ago

D) differential reinforcement

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Kerrie

1 months ago

C) punishment

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Dyan

1 months ago

B) deprivation

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Refugia

2 months ago

A) extinction

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Zana

3 months ago

Long sleeves? Seriously? That's like trying to put a Band-Aid on a broken leg. We need to get to the core of this issue.

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Margery

25 days ago

D) differential reinforcement

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Charisse

29 days ago

C) punishment

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Carmen

30 days ago

B) deprivation

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Elliot

2 months ago

A) extinction

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Brianne

3 months ago

Ah, the classic 'cover up the problem' approach. Clever, but I'm not sure it's addressing the root cause here.

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Isaac

2 months ago

B) deprivation

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Skye

2 months ago

A) extinction

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Lezlie

3 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think it could also be C) punishment because the behavior analyst is trying to decrease the behavior by making it less reinforcing.

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Charlene

3 months ago

I agree with Otis, because wearing long sleeved shirts is a form of reinforcement for not engaging in the self-injurious behavior.

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Otis

4 months ago

I think the answer is D) differential reinforcement.

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