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Behavior-Change Procedures

Maintenance after intervention: Generalization and maintenance programming.

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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 maintenance after intervention? The case file includes 12 recent sessions, 4 implementers, and 3 settings.

A
Treat the most recent data point as proof of the final conclusion
B
Program multiple examples, natural cues, and follow-up probes so behavior persists beyond training in relation to student's following a visual schedule

Correct answer

C
Base the decision on the descriptive label for calling out during independent work and bypass maintenance after intervention
D
Use a familiar protocol even though it does not address generalization and maintenance programming

Explanation

Answer B

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: Maintenance after intervention. The case file includes 12 recent sessions, 4 implementers, and 3 settings. Program multiple examples, natural cues, and follow-up probes so behavior persists beyond training in relation to student's following a visual schedule is best because it answers that clue through generalization and maintenance programming 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: Maintenance after intervention. The case file includes 12 recent sessions, 4 implementers, and 3 settings.

Trap
Common trap

A single point rarely supports a strong conclusion without considering trend, variability, and context.

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Why the other choices are weaker

A
Choice A

A single point rarely supports a strong conclusion without considering trend, variability, and context.

C
Choice C

This is weaker because the label does not answer the Maintenance after intervention decision point or test Generalization and maintenance programming.

D
Choice D

A familiar protocol is not enough unless it matches the assessed variables and the current decision question.

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