ABA-U5D

Principles of ABA in Punishment Strategies Name Institution Course Code and Title Instructor Date Principles of ABA in Punishment Strategies Positive and Negative Punishment Positive and negative punishment under applied behavior analysis (ABA) entails using human behavior-changing aspects that either increase or decrease the probability of a given behavior. Positive punishment refers to the process of intensifying the usage of a stimulus that is keen to decrease specific behavior (Malott & Shane, 2016). For instance, in the learning scenario, students can be made to do more studying activities in order not to go in for negative behaviors like taking drugs. On the other hand, negative punishment refers to the lack or removal of a stimulus to change one’s behavior. For example, a student who has a video game addiction can be withdrawn from the games’ devices to prevent the habit. Types of Timeout Procedures Timeout procedures are of two types, exclus...