Question
Difficulty: medium. Skill: apply. Type: applied scenario.
A referral describes leaving the instructional area, but the team has mixed information from four sessions of stable baseline data followed by two overlapping intervention points. Which assessment step best fits relevant record and history review? The case file includes 6 recent sessions, 1 implementer, and 1 setting.
ASelect assessment methods that clarify patterns or function while considering safety and referral needs in relation to learner's leaving the instructional areaCorrect answer
BContinue unchanged and ignore the new contextual information
CAdd a punishment procedure before clarifying function, risk, or feasibility
DUse the descriptive label as the explanation and treatment target
Explanation
Answer AThe clue is the combination of four sessions of stable baseline data followed by two overlapping intervention points, leaving the instructional area, and the required task: Relevant record and history review. The case file includes 6 recent sessions, 1 implementer, and 1 setting. Select assessment methods that clarify patterns or function while considering safety and referral needs in relation to learner's leaving the instructional area is best because it answers that clue through descriptive assessment and functional analysis 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 four sessions of stable baseline data followed by two overlapping intervention points, leaving the instructional area, and the required task: Relevant record and history review. The case file includes 6 recent sessions, 1 implementer, and 1 setting.
TrapCommon trapIgnoring relevant data or context prevents a defensible behavior-analytic decision.
NextIf you missed it, review Descriptive assessment and functional analysisThen answer a few related scenarios before moving back to broad practice.
Why the other choices are weaker
BChoice BIgnoring relevant data or context prevents a defensible behavior-analytic decision.
CChoice CA punishment-first response is weaker when less intrusive, function-based, or assessment steps have not been addressed.
DChoice DA label is not enough; the decision should be based on observable behavior and relevant variables.
Study tags
Descriptive assessment and functional analysisRelevant record and history reviewdescriptive assessmentfunctional analysis
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