Practice question
Selecting and Implementing Interventions

Balance social validity with data-based decisions.

Original BCBA scenario practice question with answer explanation and wrong-choice notes.

Question

Difficulty: hard. Skill: analyze. Type: applied scenario.

A plan reduces repeating questions, but caregivers say the procedure is too complex to use during daily routines. What should the BCBA do? The team wants the next step to be defensible from the current data.

A
Keep the plan unchanged because the graph improved
B
Collaborate to simplify implementation while preserving the function-based components

Correct answer

C
Blame caregivers for low commitment
D
Discontinue all services immediately

Explanation

Answer B

Social validity and feasibility are part of effective intervention selection and implementation.

Why the other choices are weaker

A
Choice A

Data matter, but feasibility and stakeholder acceptability also affect implementation.

C
Choice C

Blame does not solve implementation barriers or support collaboration.

D
Choice D

Caregiver feedback usually calls for problem solving, not abrupt discharge.

Study tags

Social ValidityCaregiver CollaborationCaregiver Collaboration

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