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

2 months ago

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

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Glen

26 days ago

D) Negative reinforcer

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Annamae

1 months ago

C) Establishing operation

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Karima

1 months ago

B) Conditioned stimulus

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Madonna

2 months ago

A) Discriminative stimulus

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Dion

2 months 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

2 months 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

3 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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Colby

1 months ago

D) Negative reinforcer

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Yun

1 months ago

So, it's like the client has associated hunger with feeling aggressive.

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Jarod

1 months ago

C) Establishing operation

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Sherell

1 months ago

B) Conditioned stimulus

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Francoise

1 months ago

A) Discriminative stimulus

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Twana

2 months ago

It's like a learned response to the situation.

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Art

2 months ago

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

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Latrice

3 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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