Addressing Classroom Disruption: A Case Study on Nicole's Talkativeness

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Question 1 – The behaviour
Mr. Nelson has described Nicole (8 years old) as doing well academically and often finishes her in-class work more quickly than the other children, however, he is concerned with the amount of time that Nicole disrupts the class by talking to her classmates during class.
To select a target behaviour of concern, the behaviour must be observable and encompasses what the person says or does in excess or deficit, requiring a change (Miltenberger, 2016). The target behaviour selected for Nicole is her talkativeness, as Mr Nelson has witnessed Nicole talking a lot to her classmates during lessons and this has led to this behaviour becoming an issue for the classroom and himself. Behavioural issues are either exhibited in excess or deficit (not much at all/lacking), and can lead to further implications for those around the individual, if they should continue to display the improper or undesirable behaviour (Miltenberger, 2016). Because of the amount of times that Mr Nelson has witnessed Nicole talking to her …show more content…

This includes introducing another behaviour that is more desirable as an alternative and providing the framework to provide positive reinforcement whenever this desirable behaviour is exhibited by the individual. By introducing a functional equivalently alternative behaviour as a replacement, this will encourage the previous undesirable behaviour into a form of extinction (Miltenberger, 2016).
A token economy is a reinforcement system which encourages FEAB with conditioned reinforcers such as tokens to encourage people towards desirable behaviour (Miltenberger, 2016). Tokens are later exchanged for backup reinforcers to strengthen desirable behaviours and decrease the undesirable in a structured treatment environment or educational setting (Miltenberger,

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