What Appears to Be the Most Effective Way for Teachers

question 164

Multiple Choice

What appears to be the most effective way for teachers to increase appropriate behaviors and decrease disruptive behaviors in their students?

• A) Be very firm and harsh in response to disruption.
• B) Do not reinforce the positive but be sure to punish the negative.
• C) Reinforce appropriate behaviors and ignore misbehavior.
• D) Classically condition appropriate behaviors while operantly reducing inappropriate behaviors.

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