Reducing Undesirable Behaviors Quiz

Which of these situations best exemplifies the use of the satiation technique?

• A student often spits on their desk or on the floor in class. In response, the teacher strikes the student's knuckles with a ruler each time they spit.

• A kindergarten student often cries for little reason to get the attention of the teacher. The teacher ignores this behavior and does not reward the student with attention.

• A student is often disruptive during math lessons, so the teacher calls the student's parents after each misbehavior.

• A student often spits in class, usually on their desk or the floor. During a break period, the teacher hands the student a cup and asks them to spit continuously into the cup for several minutes.

Mr. Runningbear has a classroom reward system in which students earn one replica dollar each time they complete their homework on time. Students can then use these dollars to purchase items such as stickers or posters from a classroom store. Which technique is used in this example?

• Extinction

• Satiation

• Time Out

• Token Economy

Ms. Greenberg realizes that one of her students has been misbehaving in class to get the attention from her. Ms. Greenberg decides to simply ignore the behavior until the student stops associating the behavior with the reward her attention. Which technique is used in this example?

• Extinction

• Time Out

• Satiation

• Corporal Punishment

Which classroom technique listed below is currently banned by over half of the states in the United States?

• Time Out

• Token Economy

• Extinction

• Corporal Punishment

Which of the following answer choices best reflects considerations teachers must take when using the extinction technique?

• Tracking student behavior in an organized way and making sure that parents and administrators receive weekly behavioral reports

• Making sure that students are completely isolated from the rest of the class and are unable to engage with them socially, but able to participate academically.

• Ensuring that the rewards that students are given for behaving properly are appealing enough to the students that they will be a good source of motivation.

• Consistently ignoring the problematic behavior to avoid sending mixed messages and being aware that this technique may take a long time to be effective