BACB Exam BCBA Topic 5 Question 83 Discussion

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Question #: 83
Topic #: 5

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Staff alerts you that one of their clients seems to become aggressive when he has not consumed food for several hours. This phenomenon demonstrates the effect of a(n):

ADiscriminative stimulus

BConditioned stimulus

CEstablishing operation

DNegative reinforcer

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by Marvel at Mar 20, 2024, 01:37 PM

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Kenny

21 days ago

Ooh, I'm getting hungry just thinking about this question. Where's the snack bar around here?

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Madonna

3 days ago

A) Discriminative stimulus

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Dion

25 days ago

I'm going with A. Discriminative stimulus. The lack of food serves as a cue that triggers the aggressive behavior.

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Brett

26 days ago

D. Negative reinforcer makes the most sense. The client's aggressive behavior is being negatively reinforced by the attention or response they receive when they haven't eaten.

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Izetta

1 months ago

B. Conditioned stimulus seems like the right answer to me. The lack of food triggers an aggressive response, which has been conditioned over time.

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Twana

7 days ago

It's like a learned response to the situation.

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Art

20 days ago

I agree, the lack of food has become a trigger for aggression.

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Latrice

1 months ago

I think the answer is C. Establishing operation. When the client hasn't had food, it creates a state of deprivation, which establishes the value of food as a reinforcer.

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