Problem: You are a behavior analyst and are instructed to come up with a behavior plan for your client, Wendy, who is 8 years old and engages in a variety of maladaptive behaviors. During class time, Wendy engages in high rates of attention-seeking behaviors in the form of calling-out and making funny faces and voices. Additionally, Wendy will throw various items at others/around the classroom to get out of doing work during reading and math times. Wendy's behaviors are very distracting and is now interfering with both her progress in the classroom and with her peers. Answer the following questions. Be specific/give examples in your answers.
Q1. What would happen if these behaviors were left untreated?
Q2. What behaviors are you going to extinguish and why? How are you going to implement extinction? Be specific/give an example.
Q3. What behaviors are you going to punish and why? How exactly are you going to implement punishment? Be specific/give an example.
Q4. What behaviors are you going to reinforce and why? How exactly are you going to implement punishment? Be specific/give an example.
Q5. What are some issues/concerns with using reinforcement, punishment, and extinction?