Patrick at Times Becomes Very Disruptive in His Second Grade

question 52

Multiple Choice

Patrick at times becomes very disruptive in his second grade classroom. Because the other children in the room sometimes laugh at Patrick and encourage him to act out, Patrick's teacher has started having Patrick sit in a chair in the hallway for about 5 minutes when he acts out in class. What best labels the technique being used by Patrick's teacher?

• A) escape conditioning
• B) shaping
• C) stimulus elimination
• D) time-out

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Definitions:

Inputs

The resources used in the production of goods and services, such as labor, raw materials, and capital.

Production Function

An equation that describes the maximum output of a firm, given the quantity of inputs it uses, illustrating the relationship between inputs and outputs.

Isoquant

A curve representing all combinations of inputs that produce the same level of output in production theory.

Output

The amount of goods or services produced by a person, machine, factory, or system over a certain period.