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Behavior-Change Procedures

Emotional and elicited effects of behavior-change procedures: Differential reinforcement with extinction planning.

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Question

Difficulty: easy. Skill: recognize. Type: applied scenario.

A program for completing a multi-step job routine is not producing independent performance. Which adjustment best reflects emotional and elicited effects of behavior-change procedures? The case file includes 3 recent sessions, 5 implementers, and 3 settings.

A
Use a familiar protocol even though it does not address differential reinforcement with extinction planning
B
Rely on job coach's report alone and stop collecting direct evidence
C
Change the intervention immediately based on the concern alone
D
Reinforce the alternative response while safely reducing reinforcement for the target behavior in relation to adult client's completing a multi-step job routine

Correct answer

Explanation

Answer D

The clue is the combination of duration data showing long pauses after feedback, stopping work after corrective feedback, and the required task: Emotional and elicited effects of behavior-change procedures. The case file includes 3 recent sessions, 5 implementers, and 3 settings. Reinforce the alternative response while safely reducing reinforcement for the target behavior in relation to adult client's completing a multi-step job routine is best because it answers that clue through differential reinforcement with extinction planning 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 duration data showing long pauses after feedback, stopping work after corrective feedback, and the required task: Emotional and elicited effects of behavior-change procedures. The case file includes 3 recent sessions, 5 implementers, and 3 settings.

Trap
Common trap

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

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Why the other choices are weaker

A
Choice A

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

B
Choice B

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

C
Choice C

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

Study tags

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