BACB BCBA Exam - Topic 4 Question 39 Discussion

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Question #: 39
Topic #: 4

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A behavioral assessment indicates that the problem behavior of a young woman is maintained by others bringing things to her or taking things away following occurrence of the behavior. Since the behavior results in physical injury, the decision to decrease its occurrence has been made. Which is the BEST general approach?

ADetermine a potential punisher and deliver it following every occurrence of the behavior, but do not provide or remove other things following the occurrence.

BPrevent the behavior by physically blocking each response.

CStop providing or removing things following the behavior and allow it to undergo extinction.

DUse protective equipment that prevents injury and establish a replacement behavior that results in things being provided to or removed from the woman.

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Suggested Answer: D

by Leota at May 06, 2022, 04:37 PM

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Aileen

4 months ago

Blocking the behavior seems too harsh, not a fan of option B.

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Mammie

4 months ago

Option D sounds good, but what if she doesn't like the replacement behavior?

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Lasandra

4 months ago

Wow, I didn't expect that behavior could be maintained like this.

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Estrella

4 months ago

I disagree, extinction can be risky!

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Jutta

5 months ago

I think option C makes the most sense.

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Ahmed

5 months ago

Option A seems like the safest bet. If the tool doesn't have all the required features, it's probably best to look for a different one that's a better fit.

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Billye

5 months ago

Wait, I'm confused. I thought relevance was just one component of the fundamental characteristic, not the whole thing. I'll have to review my notes to make sure I understand this properly.

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Lucy

5 months ago

This seems like a straightforward question about identifying problems in a business process. I think the key is to understand the different levels of the enterprise and where the business analyst can gather information.

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