. Which one of the following statements best characterizes how reinforcement of incompatible behavior helps reduce inappropriate behavior in the classroom?
a. When a teacher reinforces different students for different behaviors, they begin to discover which behaviors are appropriate and which are not.
b. Negative reinforcement of an incompatible behavior can ultimately reduce the frequency of that behavior.
c. An undesirable behavior will decrease when a student is reinforced for behaving in an opposite manner.
d. A teacher can reduce serious behavior problems by allowing students to engage in less serious misbehaviors.
Question 2
Caleb continually blurts out the answers to Mr. Karowski's questionsso much so that other students rarely have a chance to respond.
Mr. Karowski decides to ignore Caleb's behavior, hoping that it will decrease if he doesn't pay attention to it. Mr. Karowski is applying the concept of _________ in his treatment of Caleb.
a. intermittent reinforcement
b. incompatible behavior
c. punishment
d. extinction
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