Mia is sometimes loud and disruptive in class, and her teacher thinks she acts this way when she wants attention. The teacher worries that yelling at Mia might serve as a positive reinforcer for her bad behavior because it is giving Mia the attention she wants. One behavior modification that might help with this child is use of __________.
A. partial reinforcement
B. classical conditioning by shocking the child so that she stops speaking out
C. instinctive drift therapy
D. time-outs to remove the positive reinforcement that even a scolding gives the child
Answer: D
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