Question
Difficulty: medium. Skill: apply. Type: applied scenario.
Adolescent is learning waiting for access, but performance changes depending on prompts and consequences. Which procedure best fits emergent relations and generative performance procedures? The case file includes 4 recent sessions, 5 implementers, and 3 settings.
AClassify the verbal response by its controlling variables and consequences, not by its form alone in relation to adolescent's waiting for accessCorrect answer
BRely on care team's report alone and stop collecting direct evidence
CChange the intervention immediately based on the concern alone
DContinue unchanged and ignore the new contextual information
Explanation
Answer AThe clue is the combination of ABC data from three outings, grabbing preferred items, and the required task: Emergent relations and generative performance procedures. The case file includes 4 recent sessions, 5 implementers, and 3 settings. Classify the verbal response by its controlling variables and consequences, not by its form alone in relation to adolescent's waiting for access 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 ABC data from three outings, grabbing preferred items, and the required task: Emergent relations and generative performance procedures. The case file includes 4 recent sessions, 5 implementers, and 3 settings.
TrapCommon trapStakeholder input matters, but direct data, context, and integrity checks are still needed for a defensible answer.
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 BStakeholder input matters, but direct data, context, and integrity checks are still needed for a defensible answer.
CChoice CThis is weaker because it skips the assessment, integrity, or decision rule needed before changing procedures.
DChoice DIgnoring relevant data or context prevents a defensible behavior-analytic decision.
Study tags
Verbal behavior and derived relationsEmergent relations and generative performance proceduresmandstacts
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