BACB Exam BCABA Topic 5 Question 98 Discussion

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Question #: 98
Topic #: 5

Mrs. Carr's 4-year-old son, Jack, often interrupted her and asked her to play with him. Mrs. Carr would tell Jack that she would play later, but she often followed him and played for a few minutes. On a very busy day, Mrs. Carr told Jack that she could not play with him. Jack began to cry and ran out of the room. Mrs. Carr followed him, calmed him down, and played for a few minutes. This pattern was repeated several times so Mrs. Carr decided to be firm with Jack and to ignore future interruptions. The next day Jack came in sobbing and screaming, ''Play now!'' Mrs. Carr gave in and played with him. The most likely explanation for Jack's increasingly disruptive behavior is that:

AMrs. Carr has used respondent conditioning to train Jack to scream for attention.

BJack is experiencing an extinction burst which will cease shortly.

CMrs. Carr has accidentally shaped a more intense interrupting behavior from Jack.

DMrs. Carr has negatively reinforced Jack's interrupting because he stops screaming when played with.

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Suggested Answer: C

by Annita at Sep 15, 2024, 11:10 AM

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Sharita

2 months ago

Oof, this one's tough. But I think D is the way to go - Mrs. Carr's giving in is definitely reinforcing Jack's disruptive antics. Parenting is no joke!

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Launa

2 months ago

I'm going with C. Mrs. Carr has inadvertently shaped Jack's behavior to be more intense through her inconsistent responses. Gotta be firm with those toddlers!

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Vallie

2 months ago

B seems right to me. Jack is just trying to get a reaction, and the extinction burst is his way of testing the boundaries before he learns to accept 'no'.

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Barney

24 days ago

B seems right to me. Jack is just trying to get a reaction, and the extinction burst is his way of testing the boundaries before he learns to accept 'no'.

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Gene

26 days ago

B) Jack is experiencing an extinction burst which will cease shortly.

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Willow

1 months ago

A) Mrs. Carr has used respondent conditioning to train Jack to scream for attention.

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Nu

2 months ago

Haha, it's like Jack is running a business and Mrs. Carr is the client - 'Play now or I'll keep screaming until you cave!'

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Tequila

2 months ago

I think the answer is D. Mrs. Carr has accidentally reinforced Jack's disruptive behavior by giving in and playing with him when he screams. This is a classic case of negative reinforcement.

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Sue

26 days ago

C) Mrs. Carr has accidentally shaped a more intense interrupting behavior from Jack.

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Antione

28 days ago

B) Jack is experiencing an extinction burst which will cease shortly.

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Lura

29 days ago

A) Mrs. Carr has used respondent conditioning to train Jack to scream for attention.

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Verona

1 months ago

B) Jack is experiencing an extinction burst which will cease shortly.

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Lavonda

2 months ago

C) Mrs. Carr has accidentally shaped a more intense interrupting behavior from Jack.

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Carey

2 months ago

I think the answer is D. Mrs. Carr has accidentally reinforced Jack's disruptive behavior by giving in and playing with him when he screams. This is a classic case of negative reinforcement.

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Jesusita

2 months ago

A) Mrs. Carr has used respondent conditioning to train Jack to scream for attention.

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Bronwyn

3 months ago

Maybe Mrs. Carr should try setting clear boundaries with Jack and stick to them to break this cycle.

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Art

3 months ago

I agree, Mrs. Carr is reinforcing Jack's disruptive behavior by giving him what he wants when he screams.

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Golda

3 months ago

I think Jack's behavior is getting worse because Mrs. Carr keeps giving in to his demands.

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