A Differential Reinforcement of Higher Rates DRH procedure is a type of differential reinforcement used when the goal is to increase the occurrence of a target behavior that is already in the clients repertoire but is not occurring frequently enough Reinforcement is delivered for rates of behavior that are higher than a predetermined baseline or for performing the behavior within a shorter interresponse time IRT The key is that the client already possesses the skill the intervention focuses on increasing its emission Option A severe aggression describes a behavior that needs to be decreased not increased DRH is inappropriate here differential reinforcement of other behaviors DRO or alternative behaviors DRA might be considered or even more intensive procedures like functional communication training FCT Option B rarely initiates conversations despite having skills is a perfect fit for DRH The client can talk to peers but doesnt do it often enough DRH would reinforce higher rates of conversation initiation making it more likely to occur thus addressing the rarely initiates aspect Option C unhealthy amount of highcalorie foods describes a behavior that needs to be decreased eating too much This would call for a Differential Reinforcement of Lower Rates DRL or other reduction procedures not DRH Option D labels all women Mom overgeneralization is an instance of a behavior that is occurring too frequently and inappropriately needing to be decreased or brought under more discriminative control DRH would only exacerbate the problem by increasing the rate of inappropriate labeling Therefore DRH is specifically designed for situations like option B where an existing desirable behavior needs a boost in its rate of occurrence because its current rate is too low