Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Practice Test

The most suitable procedure in this context is over-correction. Over-correction involves requiring the student to correct the disruption by engaging in an action that either restores the situation to its original state or goes beyond mere restoration to prevent future occurrences. This could mean requiring the student to clean up a mess they made in a manner that encourages them to recognize the consequences of disruptive behavior and learn from it. This approach not only addresses the immediate behavior by correcting the mess but also serves a teaching function, allowing the student to take responsibility for their actions. By implementing over-correction, the educator can emphasize the importance of maintaining a respectful and orderly environment, which contributes to the overall classroom management strategy. In contrast, positive reinforcement would focus on providing a reward for desired behaviors rather than addressing the disruption directly. Negative reinforcement would involve the removal of an aversive condition to strengthen a behavior, which doesn’t directly apply to the student cleaning up after themselves in this case. Response cost entails removing a privilege or subtracting points as a consequence for inappropriate behavior, which may not specifically involve the student actively correcting their behavior but rather penalizing them.