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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Suggested Answer: A

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

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Diane

4 days ago

I'm not sure, but I think it could also be A) Discriminative stimulus because the client's behavior changes in response to the absence of food.

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Sarina

5 days ago

I agree with Deangelo. The client's aggression seems to be influenced by the establishing operation of hunger.

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Deangelo

6 days ago

I think the answer is C) Establishing operation.

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