BACB BCBA Exam - Topic 7 Question 124 Discussion

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Question #: 124
Topic #: 7

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What is the MOST important measure of behavior when the goal is to decrease the number of cigarettes smoked per day?

Aduration per cigarette

Binter-response time

Cpercentage

Drate

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by Effie at Apr 10, 2026, 02:52 AM

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Justine

2 hours ago

I think rate is key for tracking daily habits.

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Yoko

5 days ago

Totally agree, rate is the best measure!

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Jolanda

10 days ago

Wait, are we really measuring this? Sounds tricky.

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Ines

16 days ago

Duration per cigarette could also play a role.

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Tijuana

2 months ago

Not sure about that, percentage seems more relevant.

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Bo

2 months ago

I think rate is key here.

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Maynard

3 months ago

I feel like duration per cigarette isn't as useful for decreasing overall smoking, but I can't recall why exactly. Rate seems like the most straightforward choice.

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Lorean

3 months ago

I'm a bit confused; I thought inter-response time was important for understanding habits, but I'm not sure how it compares to rate in this context.

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Sunshine

3 months ago

I remember practicing a question like this, and I think percentage could be relevant too, but it doesn't capture the frequency as well as rate does.

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Angella

3 months ago

I think the rate might be the best measure since it shows how many cigarettes are smoked over time, but I'm not entirely sure.

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