PSYCO282 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17 - 18: Reinforcement, Informed Consent
19 Mar 2016
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No t e b o o k: behavior mod. Punishment should only be used after functional interventions have been considered. Time-out: the loss of access to positive reinforcers for a brief period contingent on the problem behavior. Nonexclusionary time-out: a procedure in which the person is removed from all sources of reinforcement but is not removed from the location where the problem behavior occurred. More likely to be used when the person can be removed from reinforcers while still in the room and the presence of the person in the room will not be disruptive to others in the environment. Contingent observation: a type of nonexclusionary time-out in which the person is removed from a reinforcing activity and is forced to sit and watch other people as they continue to engage in the activity. Exclusionary time-out: a procedure in which the person is briefly moved to a different part of the room or location and is denied reinforcers.
