It is useful to know about the common antecedents of a behavior you wish to change because the antecedents may
A) be punishments for your target behavior.
B) be reinforcing your target behavior.
C) produce disruptive emotional responses.
D) trigger the undesirable behavior.

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Knowing the common antecedents of a behavior is useful because they can trigger the undesirable behavior. By identifying and understanding these triggers, one can alter them and potentially prevent the undesirable behavior from occurring.

It Is Useful to Know About the Common Antecedents of a Behavior