Jessica whines for extra helpings when she is given dessert at the dinner table. In order to put an end to the whining, her mom decides to stop giving her extra dessert when she whines for it. Her mom is attempting to use a(n) _____ procedure.
A) positive punishment
B) time-out
C) blocking
D) extinction
Question 2Joanne's favorite hat was taken away from her by her parents because she was being disobedient. As a result, she was never again disobedient to her parents. This scenario is an example of
A) positive punishment.
B) time-out.
C) response cost.
D) negative reinforcement.
Question 3Making a child sit in a corner for being too noisy is an attempted _____ procedure, while turning off the television for being too noisy is an attempted _____ procedure.
A) response cost; time-out
B) time-out; response cost
C) negative punishment; positive punishment
D) positive punishment; negative punishment
Question 4Ideally, a time-out procedure should be:
A) followed by the reinforcement of appropriate behavior.
B) fairly long.
C) combined with a response cost procedure.
D) All of these are correct.
Question 5Having one's car towed away for parking in a no parking zone is most similar to the concept of _____.
A) time-out
B) negative reinforcement
C) response cost
D) None of these are correct.
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