A teacher is trying to decrease a child's screaming behavior.If the child does not scream for an entire 30-minute interval,the absence of screaming is reinforced with attention from the teacher.Which differential reinforcement procedure is the teacher using?
A) momentary DRO
B) full-session DRL
C) whole-interval DRO
D) DRA

Question

A teacher is trying to decrease a child's screaming behavior.If the child does not scream for an entire 30-minute interval,the absence of screaming is reinforced with attention from the teacher.Which differential reinforcement procedure is the teacher using?​
A) ​momentary DRO
B) ​full-session DRL
C) ​whole-interval DRO
D) ​DRA

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The teacher is using whole-interval DRO (differential reinforcement of zero responding) where the absence of screaming behavior is reinforced with attention from the teacher. This means that the child has to refrain from screaming for the entire 30-minute interval in order to receive reinforcement. Momentary DRO (A) only requires the absence of the target behavior for a brief moment, and full-session DRL (B) involves reinforcing a lower rate of the target behavior rather than its absence. DRA (D) involves reinforcing a replacement behavior rather than the absence of the target behavior.

A Teacher Is Trying to Decrease a Child's Screaming Behavior