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Behavior-Change Procedures

Instructions and rules: Modeling, instructions, and rules.

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Question

Difficulty: hard. Skill: analyze. Type: applied scenario.

A program for following a visual schedule is not producing independent performance. Which adjustment best reflects instructions and rules? The case file includes 4 recent sessions, 3 implementers, and 2 settings.

A
Rely on teacher's report alone and stop collecting direct evidence
B
Change the intervention immediately based on the concern alone
C
Continue unchanged and ignore the new contextual information
D
Use modeling, instructions, or rules with practice and data showing the response contacts relevant contingencies in relation to student's following a visual schedule

Correct answer

Explanation

Answer D

The clue is the combination of frequency data that vary from 3 to 11 responses per session, calling out during independent work, and the required task: Instructions and rules. The case file includes 4 recent sessions, 3 implementers, and 2 settings. Use modeling, instructions, or rules with practice and data showing the response contacts relevant contingencies in relation to student's following a visual schedule is best because it answers that clue through modeling, instructions, and rules instead of treating the scenario as a generic behavior problem. On exam items like this, name the decision point first, then eliminate options that rely on one report, a label, a familiar protocol, or an action that skips the relevant data check.

Why this question is hard

Clue
Key scenario clue

The clue is the combination of frequency data that vary from 3 to 11 responses per session, calling out during independent work, and the required task: Instructions and rules. The case file includes 4 recent sessions, 3 implementers, and 2 settings.

Trap
Common trap

Stakeholder input matters, but direct data, context, and integrity checks are still needed for a defensible answer.

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Why the other choices are weaker

A
Choice A

Stakeholder input matters, but direct data, context, and integrity checks are still needed for a defensible answer.

B
Choice B

This is weaker because it skips the assessment, integrity, or decision rule needed before changing procedures.

C
Choice C

Ignoring relevant data or context prevents a defensible behavior-analytic decision.

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