Question
Difficulty: medium. Skill: apply. Type: applied scenario.
Learner is learning requesting help, but performance changes depending on prompts and consequences. Which procedure best fits emergent relations and generative performance procedures? The case file includes 7 recent sessions, 3 implementers, and 4 settings.
AClassify the verbal response by its controlling variables and consequences, not by its form alone in relation to learner's requesting helpCorrect answer
BAdd a punishment procedure before clarifying function, risk, or feasibility
CUse the descriptive label as the explanation and treatment target
DSend the written protocol again without observing performance
Explanation
Answer AThe clue is the combination of four sessions of stable baseline data followed by two overlapping intervention points, leaving the instructional area, and the required task: Emergent relations and generative performance procedures. The case file includes 7 recent sessions, 3 implementers, and 4 settings. Classify the verbal response by its controlling variables and consequences, not by its form alone in relation to learner's requesting help is best because it answers that clue through verbal behavior and derived relations 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
ClueKey scenario clueThe clue is the combination of four sessions of stable baseline data followed by two overlapping intervention points, leaving the instructional area, and the required task: Emergent relations and generative performance procedures. The case file includes 7 recent sessions, 3 implementers, and 4 settings.
TrapCommon trapA punishment-first response is weaker when less intrusive, function-based, or assessment steps have not been addressed.
NextIf you missed it, review Verbal behavior and derived relationsThen answer a few related scenarios before moving back to broad practice.
Why the other choices are weaker
BChoice BA punishment-first response is weaker when less intrusive, function-based, or assessment steps have not been addressed.
CChoice CA label is not enough; the decision should be based on observable behavior and relevant variables.
DChoice DWritten directions alone do not verify performance or correct implementation errors.
Study tags
Verbal behavior and derived relationsEmergent relations and generative performance proceduresmandstacts
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