BACB BCBA Exam - Topic 4 Question 61 Discussion

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Question #: 61
Topic #: 4

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Which does NOT increase the effectiveness of punishment?

Aavailability of alternative responses

Binability to avoid the punisher

Cintermittent delivery of the punisher

Dreinforcement frequency for alternative behavior

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Suggested Answer: C

by Evangelina at Nov 19, 2022, 07:24 AM

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Dortha

4 months ago

I thought intermittent punishment was effective? What gives?

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Carol

4 months ago

B is definitely a factor, can't avoid the punisher!

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Tashia

4 months ago

Wait, are you sure about that? Seems off to me.

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Adria

4 months ago

Totally agree, alternative responses just confuse things!

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Jettie

4 months ago

A is correct, it doesn't help punishment effectiveness.

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Zena

5 months ago

I’m leaning towards D being the answer because reinforcement for alternative behavior seems like it would make punishment less effective, but I need to double-check that.

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Kristeen

5 months ago

I practiced a question similar to this, and I think intermittent delivery of the punisher might not be effective, but I’m a bit confused about the details.

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Genevieve

5 months ago

I feel like we discussed how the inability to avoid the punisher makes punishment more effective, but I can't recall if that applies here.

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Wilda

5 months ago

I think I remember that the availability of alternative responses can actually reduce the effectiveness of punishment, but I'm not completely sure.

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Maxima

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused on this one. Aren't the options like Mitigate, Transfer, and Avoid more for negative risks? I'll have to review my notes to refresh my memory on how to handle positive risks.

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Chi

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a little unsure about this one. I need to make sure I understand the exceptions to the GSTT.

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Anjelica

5 months ago

This is a tricky one. I'm not entirely sure which step is not necessary. They all seem important for implementing a Quality Management System. I'll have to make an educated guess on this one.

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Man

5 months ago

I remember studying that DHCP is definitely one of the probes we need, but I'm unsure if the second one is NetFlow or SNMP.

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