Question
Difficulty: hard. Skill: analyze. Type: data interpretation.
The team is choosing an intervention for dropping to the floor when demands are presented. Assessment and stakeholder feedback must be considered under data-based intervention-effectiveness decisions. What should the BCBA prioritize? The case file includes 9 recent sessions, 2 implementers, and 1 setting.
ASend the written protocol again without observing performance
BProceed informally because the team believes the action will help
CInterpret level, trend, variability, overlap, and integrity data before changing the plan in relation to child's dropping to the floor when demands are presentedCorrect answer
DTell everyone to try harder and review the case next month
Explanation
Answer CThe clue is the combination of caregiver notes plus one direct observation, dropping to the floor when demands are presented, and the required task: Data-based intervention-effectiveness decisions. The case file includes 9 recent sessions, 2 implementers, and 1 setting. Interpret level, trend, variability, overlap, and integrity data before changing the plan in relation to child's dropping to the floor when demands are presented is best because it answers that clue through visual analysis and data-based decisions 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 caregiver notes plus one direct observation, dropping to the floor when demands are presented, and the required task: Data-based intervention-effectiveness decisions. The case file includes 9 recent sessions, 2 implementers, and 1 setting.
TrapCommon trapWritten directions alone do not verify performance or correct implementation errors.
NextIf you missed it, review Visual analysis and data-based decisionsThen answer a few related scenarios before moving back to broad practice.
Why the other choices are weaker
AChoice AWritten directions alone do not verify performance or correct implementation errors.
BChoice BGood intent does not replace consent, documentation, competence, or other safeguards.
DChoice DVague delayed feedback does not create a measurable plan for improvement.
Study tags
Visual analysis and data-based decisionsData-based intervention-effectiveness decisionsleveltrend
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