Get ready for the RBT certification exam with this focused quiz on behavior reduction. Practice questions covering extinction, reinforcement, and other vital strategies. Boost your confidence and ensure you’re prepared to apply effective behavior interventions.

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#1. Sam frequently taps his pencil on the desk in class. His teacher normally tells him to stop, but data show that Sam’s behavior is not changing despite the reprimands. This week, the teacher hasn’t told Sam anything, and the behavior has started to decrease. Based on this information, what is the likely function of the behavior?
The most likely function of Sams pencil tapping is attentionseeking The reprimands from the teacher although intended to stop the behavior were inadvertently reinforcing it by providing Sam with attention When the teacher stopped reprimanding him the behavior decreased indicating that the attention was maintaining the behavior
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