The information provided strongly points to access to tangibles as the most probable function of the crying behavior The scenario explicitly states that challenging behaviors reliably occur only when the client is denied access to highly preferred items Nintendo Switch or iPad or when access is made contingent on an effortful task The antecedent in this instance is the denial of immediate access to the Nintendo Switch The clients crying and refusal to work are instrumental behaviors aimed at acquiring the desired item Since the BCBA is directly involved in the interaction telling the client about the contingency the behavior is socially mediated ruling out automatic reinforcement While crying can sometimes gain attention the primary trigger and likely maintaining consequence here is obtaining the preferred tangible item making Access to Tangible the most parsimonious and bestfitting hypothesis The behavior is not primarily an attempt to escape the academic work but rather to gain access to the Switch that was denied