BACB Exam BCABA Topic 5 Question 89 Discussion

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Question #: 89
Topic #: 5

Elizabeth engages in skin scratching that never occurs when others are present. Additionally, no one has commented on this behavior, and it has occurred undetected by others for quite a long while. Elizabeth hides the scratch marks under clothing. The scratching behavior is MOST likely to be maintained by:

Aadventitious reinforcement.

Bsocial reinforcement.

Ctangible reinforcement.

Dautomatic reinforcement.

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Suggested Answer: D

by Reed at Jun 03, 2024, 01:26 PM

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Rikki

5 months ago

I'm voting for B. Maybe Elizabeth is secretly enjoying the attention she gets when people notice the scratch marks, even if they don't comment on it directly.

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Shantay

4 months ago

B) social reinforcement.

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Michal

4 months ago

A) adventitious reinforcement.

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Monroe

5 months ago

Aha! I bet Elizabeth is a secret superhero, and the scratching is a side effect of her powers. D all the way, baby!

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Shelia

4 months ago

D) automatic reinforcement.

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Lauryn

4 months ago

A) adventitious reinforcement.

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Richelle

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm not so sure. Could be A, since the scratching happens when no one's around to notice. Maybe Elizabeth is getting a weird sense of satisfaction from it or something?

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Fallon

4 months ago

I see what you mean. It could be that she's getting some kind of internal reward from the scratching.

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Tiera

4 months ago

D) automatic reinforcement.

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Tammara

4 months ago

Yeah, that makes sense. It's like she's accidentally getting something out of it.

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Coleen

4 months ago

A) adventitious reinforcement.

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Tiara

5 months ago

Definitely D. The scratching behavior is hidden from others, so it can't be social reinforcement. And there's no tangible reward, so it's gotta be automatic reinforcement.

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