A developmentally disabled child frequently shows a problem behavior that produces an effect on the external environment, and that appears undiminished even though there are no apparent social consequences.These are indicators that the problem behavior is maintained by:
A)attention from others
B)escape from demands
C)internal sensory positive reinforcement
D)external sensory positive reinforcement

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The behavior is maintained by external sensory positive reinforcement because it affects the external environment and persists without social consequences, indicating that the behavior itself produces a reinforcing sensory effect.

A Developmentally Disabled Child Frequently Shows a Problem Behavior That