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#1. A BCBA is reviewing the functions of behavior and asks an RBT to provide an example of automatic reinforcement. Which of the following scenarios BEST illustrates automatic reinforcement, as defined in Applied Behavior Analysis?

A) During a math lesson, a student calls out answers without raising their hand, and the teacher gives them a verbal reprimand, which causes the student to call out less frequently.

B) A child engages in hand-flapping whenever they are alone in their room, and this behavior continues to occur frequently because it provides a self-stimulatory sensation.

C) A teenager texts their friend, and their friend immediately responds, leading the teenager to text their friend more often.

D) A client makes a request for a preferred toy using their communication device, and an RBT immediately provides the toy, increasing future requests.

The text defines automatic reinforcement as a consequence that occurs alone or with one single person meaning the reinforcement is not mediated by another person The behavior itself directly produces the reinforcing consequence In scenario B the handflapping behavior is maintained by the sensory input it provides to the child and no other person is involved in delivering or mediating this consequence This fits the definition of automatic reinforcement Options A C and D are examples of socially mediated consequences Option A describes socially mediated punishment reprimand leading to decreased behavior Options C and D describe socially mediated reinforcement where another person friend RBT provides the reinforcing consequence

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