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#1. A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) is reviewing several scenarios to determine whether an intervention is primarily an antecedent-based strategy or a consequence-based strategy. A consequence intervention is defined as a stimulus change that occurs after a behavior and affects the future frequency of that behavior, either by increasing or decreasing it. An antecedent intervention, conversely, is typically preventative and occurs before the behavior to alter its likelihood. Which of the following described situations is NOT an example of a consequence intervention?

A. After Brenda cries and screams for 20 minutes, her mom gives her an iPad, which typically stops the crying.

B. Jackie, a team manager, purchases pizza for his team only after they successfully commit less than four penalties during their game.

C. Jay’s car fails to start, prompting him to open the trunk and inspect the engine compartment.

D. Davey, knowing his neighbor enjoys sweets, occasionally and spontaneously brings over baked goods to his neighbor’s house without any specific request or behavior from the neighbor preceding the delivery.

A consequence intervention is characterized by being reactive to a specific behavior that has just occurred and contingent upon that behavior In option A the iPad is given after Brenda cries acting as a consequence In option B the pizza is provided after the team meets the penalty criterion making it a consequence contingent on their performance In option C Jay opening his trunk is a direct reaction and consequence of his car not starting Option D however describes Davey bringing baked goods randomly and without any specific request or behavior from the neighbor preceding the delivery This indicates that Daveys action is not contingent upon a specific behavior of his neighbor that just occurred Instead it might be considered a form of noncontingent reinforcement or an antecedent manipulation as it happens independent of the neighbors immediate behavior and might serve a preventative or satiating function or simply be a prosocial act Therefore it is not a consequence intervention

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