Jamie frequently falls to the floor and screams at school. Preliminary behavioral assessment data indicate that his tantrums are maintained by attention and escape from demand situations. Jamie's behavior analyst wants to examine precisely how attention and escape conditions affect these behaviors. The behavior analyst does not want to conduct the analysis in Jamie's classroom because she would not be able to control for potentially important factors. Relating to this scenario, which statement is TRUE?

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Conducting the analysis in a vacant classroom allows for experimental control while also allowing for the use of stimuli that have functional relevance to Jamie. However, the generality of the findings should be considered since the analysis is not conducted in Jamie's natural environment.

Jamie Frequently Falls to the Floor and Screams at School