Patrick at Times Becomes Very Disruptive in His Second Grade

Multiple Choice

Patrick at times becomes very disruptive in his second grade classroom. Because the other children in the room sometimes laugh at Patrick and encourage him to act out, Patrick's teacher has started having Patrick sit in a chair in the hallway for about 5 minutes when he acts out in class. What best labels the technique being used by Patrick's teacher?

A) escape conditioning
B) shaping
C) stimulus elimination
D) time-out