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#1. A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) is developing a treatment plan for a client. According to the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis, which of the following identified behaviors would be inappropriate to select as a target behavior for direct intervention and measurement in the treatment plan?

A) Billy Joe frequently slams his fist on his desk when he provides an incorrect answer during academic tasks.

B) Jeff often slouches in his chair during group activities when presented with challenging questions.

C) Anna consistently pulls her sister’s hair when her sister interrupts her phone conversations.

D) Tiffany expresses frustration by throwing her plate to the ground when served vegetables she dislikes.

In Applied Behavior Analysis target behaviors selected for intervention must be publicly observable and measurable This principle stems from radical behaviorisms focus on public events as opposed to private events thoughts feelings internal states which cannot be reliably observed or measured by an external party In option D frustration is explicitly stated as the target behavior which is a private event While throwing a plate is an observable public event the question specifically points to frustration as the behavior to be targeted Therefore targeting frustration directly makes this an inappropriate choice for a treatment plan Options A B and C all describe specific observable and measurable public behaviors slamming fist slouching hair pulling that can be reliably tracked and intervened upon A skilled BCBA would rephrase option D to target the observable throwing her plate to the ground behavior if that is the focus of intervention rather than the internal state of frustration

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