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#1. Albert, a student known for a history of disruptive classroom behavior, consistently engages in these behaviors throughout the school day. Whenever Albert disrupts the class, his teacher implements a procedure where he is immediately sent to the principal’s office. During a recent parent-teacher conference, Albert’s father explicitly mentions that Albert genuinely enjoys spending time and interacting with the school principal. Based solely on this information and the principles of applied behavior analysis, what is the most likely function maintaining Albert’s disruptive classroom behavior?
This question requires identifying the function of Alberts disruptive behavior based on the specific information provided In Applied Behavior Analysis the function of behavior refers to the reason why the behavior continues to occur over time Behaviors are typically maintained by one of four main functions 1 Social Positive Reinforcement AttentionAccess to Tangibles The behavior produces attention from others or access to desired items or activities 2 Social Negative Reinforcement Escape The behavior allows the individual to escape or avoid an aversive situation task or demand 3 Automatic Positive Reinforcement Sensory The behavior produces a sensory consequence that is inherently reinforcing to the individual without social mediation eg rocking humming selfstimulatory behaviors 4 Automatic Negative Reinforcement The behavior alleviates an internal sensation or discomfort without social mediation eg scratching an itch taking medication to relieve pain In Alberts case when he disrupts he is sent to the principals office The crucial piece of information is Alberts fathers statement that Albert really likes the school principal This strongly indicates that access to the principal and likely the principals office which is associated with the principal is a highly preferred and reinforcing consequence for Albert Therefore his disruptive behavior is being maintained by positive reinforcement in the form of access to a preferred personplace While removal from the classroom might simultaneously occur which could in other contexts suggest an escape function the explicit statement about his enjoyment of the principals company points directly to access as the primary maintaining consequence It is essential in behavior assessment to base the identified function strictly on the information given and in this scenario the preference for the principal is explicitly stated as the key factor driving the behavior
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