A child is exhibiting tantrum behaviors. You believe the tantrum is occurring for your attention. You therefore ignore the tantrum until it ceases while continuing daily activities. You note that the tantrums decrease over time. This is an example of:
Unwanted side-effects associated with the use of an extinction procedure are MOST likely to appear:
Steve is a behavior analyst working with staff members who are not implementing programs on a consistent basis. Staff report that the heavy workload interferes with their ability to run the programs consistently. What should Steve do FIRST to address this problem?
A parent reports that her 2-year-old daughter uses a number of stalling techniques to avoid bedtime once
she is told to go to bed. What would be a good progress measure for going to bed when told?
The decision to develop and implement a behavior intervention plan is not made unless:
