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#1. A behavior analyst is working with a child who frequently leaves the designated play area during group activities. To address this, when the child attempts to leave, they are immediately escorted to a chair at the edge of the play area. From this chair, the child is required to remain seated and silently observe the other children continue playing in the designated area for a brief period before being allowed to rejoin. This intervention is best described as an example of which type of timeout procedure?

A) Exclusionary timeout

B) Non-exclusionary timeout

C) Timeout ribbon procedure

D) Contingent observation

Contingent observation is a specific type of nonexclusionary timeout where an individual is removed from an ongoing activity and repositioned to an area where they can observe the activity but are prevented from participating for a brief period The text describes this precisely removed from the game they sit out and they have to watch the rest of it sitting out of the game would be considered contingent observation This procedure utilizes the aversiveness of being excluded from a preferred activity while still being in sight of it contingent on the undesirable behavior Exclusionary timeout would involve removal from the reinforcing environment entirely Nonexclusionary timeout is a broader category but contingent observation is the most accurate and specific term for this scenario A timeout ribbon procedure uses a physical marker to signal that a timeout is in effect

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