Question

Mrs. Simon, a 4th grade teacher, has a perfect class, except Natalie. Natalie is a lovely child, but is very talkative and often off task. She tends to blurt out instead of raising her hand. Mrs. Simon consults with the district school psychologist, and decides to start ignoring Natalie when she blurts without being called upon. The school psychologist expands on this plan by encouraging Mrs. Simon to shower Natalie with praise when she is on task, no matter what the activity, both in the classroom and out. The school psychologist is suggesting Mrs. Simon use_________.

Answer 1

The answer is extinction and positive reinforcement.

Step-by-step explanation:

In terms of behavioral psychology, reinforcement refers to a kind of consequence that usually gives strength to the future behavior concerning an organism, and at the same time that behavior is usually related to a specific antecedent stimulus.

It exists two types of reinforcement. They are positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement. Positive reinforcement occurs when a reward is offered because of the existence of the desired behavior. Negative reinforcement occurs when an undesirable behavior is removed in the person's environment.

There is another reinforcement and this is called extinction. It occurs when you ignore an undesired behavior. This reinforcement can be intentional or unintentional.

Answer 2

Extinction and positive reinforcement

Step-by-step explanation:

Extinction and positive reinforcement refers to a procedure in which reinforcement that is provided for problem behavior is discouraged in order to reduce the occurrence of the negative behavior. This can be used to eliminate the negative behavior of Natalie.

Differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI) is a process of identifying a behavior that’s incompatible with or cannot occur at the same time as the problem behavior. It is used to replace negative behaviors with positive behaviors. Such as showering Natalie with praise when she is on a task.

Noncontingent reinforcement: It is a positive reinforcement which involves delivering reinforcement on a fixed-time schedule independent of whether the individual exhibits the target behavior during the interval.