In order to evoke a mand for "cookie," the behavior analyst should.

• A.show the child a picture of a cookie.
• B.give the child a cookie.
• C.deprive the child of cookies.
• D.say "cookie" and praise repeating the word.

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You are working with a child on teaching swimming. You teach the child to do the front crawl. After a few weeks of teaching, the child is doing both the front crawl and also starts doing the breast stroke. What has occurred?

• A.Stimulus generalization
• B.Response generalization
• C.Failure to generalize
• D.Maintenance

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Mr. Winston has developed a reward system in his classroom where only those students who have submitted homework for 5 out of 5 days in the week receive a reward from the "treasure box." This is an example of a (n):

• A.independent group contingency.
• B.dependent group contingency.
• C.co-dependent group contingency.
• D.interdependent group contingency.

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An establishing operation is any change in the environment which.

• A.momentarily alters the effectiveness of the consequence for a behavior that was previously followed by reinforcement.
• B.alters the timing of a behavior and momentarily alters the frequency of the behavior that was previously followed by reinforcement.
• C.alters the effectiveness of some object or event as reinforcement thus momentarily changing the likelihood of behavior that was previously followed by that reinforcer.
• D.alters the effectiveness of some object or event as a contingency-shaped rule and at the same time changes the momentary frequency of the behavior that was previously followed by reinforcement.

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A married couple wants a behavior analyst to assist them in creating a happier home life for their family.
The behavior analyst should.

• A.explain how behavior analysis could be used to assist the family so that they can make an informed decision about proceeding.
• B.refer the family to another professional, since this type of issue is not amenable to applied behavior analysis.
• C.provide counseling to the couple related to the problems that they identify as most important.
• D.set up contracts between the parents and children that require the parents to reinforce appropriate behavior using things that the children identify as important to them.

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