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#1. Albert has a history of disrupting his classroom. In the past, whenever Albert disrupts the class, he is sent to the principal’s office. During a parent-teacher conference, Albert’s dad mentions that Albert really likes the school principal. Based solely on this information, what behavioral principle is most likely maintaining Albert’s classroom disruption?

A. Negative reinforcement, as Albert is removed from the classroom environment.

B. Positive reinforcement, as Albert gains access to the preferred school principal.

C. Punishment, because being sent to the principal’s office is meant to decrease the behavior.

D. Extinction, as his disruptive behavior is being ignored by the teacher.

The scenario describes positive reinforcement Positive reinforcement occurs when a behavior disrupting the classroom is followed by the presentation of a stimulus access to the principal that results in an increase in the future frequency of that behavior The crucial piece of information is Albert really likes the school principal indicating that access to the principal is a preferred consequence for Albert Although Albert is removed from the classroom the primary maintaining contingency based on the provided information is the gain of access to a preferred person the principal not the escape from an aversive classroom The text explicitly states Albert is gaining access to this school principal in the office Hes basically being rewarded for disrupting the classroom Its not negative Whats maintaining it is access to the office and access to the principal

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