Question
Difficulty: hard. Skill: analyze. Type: applied scenario.
Before selecting a goal for adult client, the BCBA needs information related to skill-strength and needs assessments. What should happen next? The case file includes 7 recent sessions, 4 implementers, and 4 settings.
AAdd a punishment procedure before clarifying function, risk, or feasibility
BUse the descriptive label as the explanation and treatment target
CSend the written protocol again without observing performance
DAssess current preferences and skills, then verify whether selected consequences function as reinforcers in relation to adult client's stopping work after corrective feedbackCorrect answer
Explanation
Answer DThe clue is the combination of duration data showing long pauses after feedback, stopping work after corrective feedback, and the required task: Skill-strength and needs assessments. The case file includes 7 recent sessions, 4 implementers, and 4 settings. Assess current preferences and skills, then verify whether selected consequences function as reinforcers in relation to adult client's stopping work after corrective feedback is best because it answers that clue through preference and skill assessment 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 duration data showing long pauses after feedback, stopping work after corrective feedback, and the required task: Skill-strength and needs assessments. The case file includes 7 recent sessions, 4 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 Preference and skill assessmentThen answer a few related scenarios before moving back to broad practice.
Why the other choices are weaker
AChoice AA punishment-first response is weaker when less intrusive, function-based, or assessment steps have not been addressed.
BChoice BA label is not enough; the decision should be based on observable behavior and relevant variables.
CChoice CWritten directions alone do not verify performance or correct implementation errors.
Study tags
Preference and skill assessmentSkill-strength and needs assessmentspreference assessmentskill assessment
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