Jack, a Behavior Analyst, Is Consulting About a Student Who

Jack, a behavior analyst, is consulting about a student who engages in face slapping. A recent functional analysis clearly determined that the behavior is maintained by automatic reinforcement. In the past, reinforcement procedures alone were found to be ineffective. The current intervention consists of a punishment procedure. pulling the student's hands away from his face contingent on any attempts to slap and saying, "No!" Jack should.

A) move ahead and collect data on the plan and revise as indicated regularly.
B) refer to another behavior analyst who works with punishment only cases.
C) re-do the assessment, add a reinforcement procedure, and plan to eliminate all punishment procedures.
D) add a reinforcement procedure that focuses on replacement and/or incompatible behaviors and move forward with the plan.

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