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Behavioral Control of a Behavior Problem
Timmy B. was a five-year-old child of average intelligence who was a “behavior problem.” He
screamed, fought, disobeyed, and bossed others both at home and school, despite his young age.
His parents were concerned over his obviously undesirable behavior, which they expected to get
even worse as he grew older. “He continually told other children what to do and how to play, and
enforced his demands with punches, kicks, and slaps,” they reported.
A behavioral psychologist’s observations of Timmy’s mother’s interaction with her son revealed
three things:
1. She reinforced his undesirable behavior with attention
2. She did not enforce consequences in a consistent fashion
3. She did not make the relationship between behavior and consequence clear, because she
often used lengthy explanations before applying discipline
The behavioral psychologists who consulted with Timmy’s mother taught her to arrange three
types of contingencies for Timmy’s behaviors: punishment, extinction, and positive reinforcement.
Punishment: As soon as Timmy acted aggressively or disobediently, Mrs. B. took him to a
time-out roo
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