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BACB BCBA Exam - Topic 3 Question 71 Discussion

Actual exam question for BACB's BCBA exam
Question #: 71
Topic #: 3
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The matching law states that when responding is reinforced on concurrent VI-20 and VI-50 schedules, the:

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by Dottie at Jul 04, 2023, 02:49 AM

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Luther
3 months ago
I thought it was more about the number of responses, not proportions.
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Fidelia
3 months ago
Totally agree with D, it makes the most sense!
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Genevive
4 months ago
Wait, does that really mean they’ll always match?
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Audrie
4 months ago
I think D is the right answer!
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Verdell
4 months ago
The matching law is all about response proportions!
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Frankie
4 months ago
I definitely recall that the matching law suggests organisms distribute their responses based on reinforcement rates, so I lean towards D as the correct choice.
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Audrie
4 months ago
I feel like the answer could be A, but that doesn't sound quite right. I thought the matching law was more about proportions rather than just matching numbers.
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Leah
5 months ago
I remember practicing a question similar to this, and I think it was about how the proportion of responses matches the proportion of reinforcers. Maybe it's option D?
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Wendell
5 months ago
I think the matching law is about how responses relate to reinforcers, but I'm not sure if it's about equal proportions or something else.
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Youlanda
5 months ago
Okay, let me think this through. The goal of the Credential Lure feature is to create a fake account to lure attackers, right? So the username shouldn't match a real account. I'm going with C on this one.
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Dulce
5 months ago
Shift Left - that's the one that focuses on early detection of issues, right? I'm pretty sure that's the answer.
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Camellia
5 months ago
Okay, I've got it! The answer is B. Residual risk is the probabilistic risk that remains after implementing security measures.
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Alise
10 months ago
I think D is the answer, but I'm just going to guess. This psychology stuff is like a foreign language to me.
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Alexia
9 months ago
C) organism will respond exclusively to the alternative with the highest rate of reinforcement.
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Markus
9 months ago
C) organism will respond exclusively to the alternative with the highest rate of reinforcement.
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Mollie
9 months ago
B) proportion of responses for each alternative will become equal over time.
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Ryan
9 months ago
B) proportion of responses for each alternative will become equal over time.
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Marget
9 months ago
A) number of responses will match the number of reinforcers obtained.
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Filiberto
10 months ago
A) number of responses will match the number of reinforcers obtained.
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Earnestine
10 months ago
Hmm, I'm a bit confused. Isn't the matching law about rats running on wheels for cheese? How does that apply to this question?
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Hermila
10 months ago
I'm going with C. The organism will respond exclusively to the alternative with the highest rate of reinforcement.
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Felix
10 months ago
I'm pretty sure B is the right answer. The proportion of responses will become equal over time, even if the reinforcement rates are different.
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Shayne
8 months ago
I'm not sure, but I think C might be the correct answer. The organism will respond exclusively to the alternative with the highest rate of reinforcement.
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Geoffrey
8 months ago
I disagree, I believe D is the right answer. The proportion of responses across the two alternatives will equal the proportion of reinforcers obtained for those alternatives.
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Berry
8 months ago
I think A is the correct answer. The number of responses will match the number of reinforcers obtained.
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Arlette
8 months ago
Let's go with B then, the proportion of responses should become equal over time.
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Jaime
8 months ago
I see your point, but I still believe B is the best choice.
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Lashon
10 months ago
But what about A? Wouldn't the number of responses match the number of reinforcers obtained?
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Laurena
10 months ago
I think you're right, B is the correct answer.
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Oretha
10 months ago
Hmm, that makes sense too. It's a tricky question, but I can see how both answers could be valid.
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Kiera
10 months ago
I disagree, I believe the answer is D) proportion of responses across the two alternatives will equal the proportion of reinforcers obtained for those alternatives.
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Oretha
10 months ago
I think the answer is B) proportion of responses for each alternative will become equal over time.
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Daniel
10 months ago
I'm not sure, but I think it might be A because matching the number of responses to reinforcers makes sense to me.
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Paris
10 months ago
I agree with Pearlie, D makes sense because it's about proportion.
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Pearlie
10 months ago
I think the answer is D.
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Vinnie
10 months ago
Option D looks like the correct answer to me. The matching law states that the proportion of responses will match the proportion of reinforcers obtained.
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Lynda
9 months ago
That makes sense. It's important for behavior to be influenced by the rate of reinforcement. Option D seems to capture that idea.
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Ciara
9 months ago
I agree, option D is the correct answer. The matching law is all about the proportion of responses matching the proportion of reinforcers obtained.
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