Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Having a student write "I will raise my hand" twenty times because he doesn't raise he hand to receive permission to talk is an example of negative punishment.
Incorrect: Positive punishment decreases the probability that a behavior will be repeated when followed by an aversive consequence. Negative punishment decreases the probability that an inappropriate behavior will be repeated by withdrawing a desired reinforcement.
Ans: False
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An intervention technique for replacing an inappropriate behavior with an appropriate communication response as a means to obtain reinforcement.
a. Antecedent-based intervention b. Differential reinforcement c. Extinction d. Functional communication training