Author Question: Mr. Anderson uses timeout as a technique in his classroom. When students misbehave, they are sent to ... (Read 87 times)

sdfghj · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Mr. Anderson uses timeout as a technique in his classroom. When students misbehave, they are sent to an area to the side of the class, where he can still see what is going on, but he can't interact with any other student. Depending on the infraction, students spend a designated number of minutes in the timeout area. Mr. Anderson's technique most nearly illustrates use of which of the following?

a. Presentation punishment
b. Removal punishment
c. Positive reinforcement
d. Vicarious punishment

Question 2

Donna and John are two students in your second-grade class. If they are consistent with patterns identified by research, which of the following is the most accurate statement?

a. Donna and John are about equally likely to be diagnosed as having ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder).
b. Donna is slightly more likely than John to be diagnosed as having ADHD.
c. John is slightly more likely than Donna to be diagnosed as having ADHD.
d. John is much (three to nine times) more likely than Donna to be diagnosed as having ADHD.