The first step in the treatment of a problem behavior is to:

a. eliminate the reinforcer for the problem behavior
b. conduct a functional assessment
c. select a punisher that will be effective in decreasing the problem behavior
d. remove the antecedents that are increasing the likelihood of the behavior occurring

b

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Which of the following speech deficits is a common feature of all forms of aphasia?

A) agrammatism B) articulation difficulties C) dysgraphia D) anomia E) Averbia

Psychology