When an Autistic Child Engages in Repetitive Tapping of His

question 1

Multiple Choice

When an autistic child engages in repetitive tapping of his pencil and this behavior is reinforced by the sound of the pencil hitting the table,this is an example of:​

• A) ​social negative reinforcement
• B) ​automatic positive reinforcement
• C) ​social positive reinforcement
• D) ​automatic negative reinforcement

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Definitions:

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