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Jeff Is a Boy with Autism Who Grabs and Squeezes

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Jeff is a boy with autism who grabs and squeezes his face when the teacher asks him to complete a task.The teacher allows Jeff to leave the room when this occurs because he will stop hurting himself.After 5 minutes,Jeff usually returns to the classroom and completes at least some of the requested task.Describe how you would implement a DRA procedure to increase Jeff's completing schoolwork and decrease his self injurious behavior.


Definitions:

Shaping

A method of positive reinforcement in psychology used to teach new behaviors by systematically reinforcing successive approximations to the desired behavior.

Secondary Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning where a stimulus that becomes a conditioned stimulus through association with another conditioned stimulus elicits the same conditioned response.

Cognitive-Affective Personality System (CAPS)

A theory that emphasizes the importance of situational variables and cognitive processes in understanding personality.

Cognitive-Affective Personality System (CAPS)

A psychological theory that emphasizes the interaction of cognitive and emotional processes in shaping personality.

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