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mrsjacobs44 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Distinguish between negative reinforcement and punishment?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The Principle of the Least Intrusive Alternative suggests

a. that positive interventions are always more effective than aversive
b. when determining which intervention to choose, an important consideration is the intervention's level of intrusiveness.
c. that when selecting a procedure, a teacher should begin at Level IV and move up the hierarchy toward less intrusive procedures
d. that the least intrusive procedure, regardless of effectiveness, should be selected.

aadams68 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Negative reinforcement is designed to increase an appropriate behavior while punishment is designed to
decrease an inappropriate behavior.

Answer to Question 2

B