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| The removal of a stimulus contingent upon a response which decreases the future probability of that response. |
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| Important aspects of "time out" |
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Discrepancy between "time out" and "time in" must be great.
Loss of access to reinforcement must be contingent
Must DECREASE future behavior |
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| Types of nonexclusionary T.O. |
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Planned ignoring
Withdrawl of a specific positive reinforcer
Contingent Observation
Time-out ribbon |
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| Types of exclusionary T.O. |
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time out room
partition time out
hallway time out |
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removal of social reinforcers (attention, physical touch, verbal interaction) contingent on response for a brief period.
Is nonintrusive, quick and convenient. |
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Individual repositioned within the existing setting.
Observation of ongoing activities is still possible
Access to reinforcement, however, is lost. |
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| colored band placed on child's wrist and is discriminative for receiving reinforcement |
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| individual is removed physically from the environment |
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| confined space outside of normal environment, devoid of reinforcers, safe, secure and temporary |
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opportunity for reinforcement is eliminated or reduced
after a few exposures, students learn to discriminate it from other rooms
decreases risk of hurting other students |
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| Disadvantages of TO rooms |
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Must escort students to it
May result in outbursts, resistance
Access to instruction is prohibited
May engage in behaviors that should be stopped but go unnoticed
negative public perception |
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Remains in time-in setting, but his view within the setting is restricted by a partition, wall or cubicle
Advantage: Keeps in instructional setting
Disadvantages: may still be able to obtain covert reinforcement, negative public perception |
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| Not recommended, child can escape and get reinforcement from a multitude of sources |
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Define duration
Define exit crieria
Reinforce and enrich time-in
clearly define behaviors leading to TO |
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| loss of a specific amount of reinforcement contingent upon a behavior which reduces future probability of that behavior |
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| desirable aspects of response cost |
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| rapid decreases in target behavior, convenient and easy, easily combined with other approaches |
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