Question
Difficulty: easy. Skill: recognize. Type: applied scenario.
Before selecting a goal for adult client, the BCBA needs information related to descriptive assessments. What should happen next? The case file includes 11 recent sessions, 3 implementers, and 1 setting.
ATell everyone to try harder and review the case next month
BTreat the most recent data point as proof of the final conclusion
CBase the decision on the descriptive label for stopping work after corrective feedback and bypass descriptive assessments
DSelect assessment methods that clarify patterns or function while considering safety and referral needs 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: Descriptive assessments. The case file includes 11 recent sessions, 3 implementers, and 1 setting. Select assessment methods that clarify patterns or function while considering safety and referral needs in relation to adult client's stopping work after corrective feedback 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 duration data showing long pauses after feedback, stopping work after corrective feedback, and the required task: Descriptive assessments. The case file includes 11 recent sessions, 3 implementers, and 1 setting.
TrapCommon trapVague delayed feedback does not create a measurable plan for improvement.
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
AChoice AVague delayed feedback does not create a measurable plan for improvement.
BChoice BA single point rarely supports a strong conclusion without considering trend, variability, and context.
CChoice CThis is weaker because the label does not answer the Descriptive assessments decision point or test Descriptive assessment and functional analysis.
Study tags
Descriptive assessment and functional analysisDescriptive assessmentsdescriptive assessmentfunctional analysis
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