BACB Exam BCBA Topic 2 Question 80 Discussion

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Question #: 80
Topic #: 2

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Marvell is working on a new case with a student who refuses to attend school. Before deciding on a treatment plan, Marvell schedules interviews and observation sessions. This is an example of which assumption of behavior analysis?

Adeterminism

Bempiricism

Cskepticism

Dparsimony

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Suggested Answer: C

by Cecil at Jan 23, 2024, 08:53 PM

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Ligia

3 months ago

Haha, I bet Marvell is wishing for a little more parsimony right about now. Dealing with a stubborn student must be a real headache!

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Talia

1 months ago

Empiricism is important in gathering data to come up with a treatment plan.

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Hubert

1 months ago

Maybe Marvell is using determinism to understand the student's behavior.

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Vincent

1 months ago

I think Marvell is trying to be as simple and straightforward as possible in this case.

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Graciela

2 months ago

C) skepticism

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Herschel

2 months ago

I know, dealing with stubborn students can be tough.

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Anissa

2 months ago

B) empiricism

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India

2 months ago

A) determinism

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Geraldo

3 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure. Couldn't this also be an example of determinism? Marvell is trying to determine the underlying causes of the student's behavior.

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Theodora

3 months ago

I agree, empiricism is the right answer here. Marvell is taking an evidence-based approach to understand the student's behavior.

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Ligia

2 months ago

No, I disagree. It's empiricism because Marvell is relying on data and evidence to understand the student's behavior.

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Rima

2 months ago

I think it's determinism, because Marvell is assuming that the student's behavior is determined by prior events.

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Justine

2 months ago

B) empiricism

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Florencia

3 months ago

A) determinism

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Valentine

3 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think it could also be D) parsimony. Marvell is trying to come up with a simple and effective treatment plan.

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Lynelle

3 months ago

This is clearly an example of empiricism. Marvell is gathering data through interviews and observations before deciding on a treatment plan.

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Carlton

3 months ago

I agree with Brandon. Marvell is assuming that the student's behavior is determined by factors that can be identified and modified.

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Brandon

3 months ago

I think the answer is A) determinism.

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Weldon

3 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think it could also be D) parsimony, as Marvell is trying to come up with a simple and effective treatment plan.

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Gretchen

3 months ago

I agree with Jose, because in this case Marvell is assuming that the student's behavior is determined by factors that can be identified and modified.

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Jose

3 months ago

I think the answer is A) determinism.

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