Trisha's Three Young Children Frequently Argue and Fight

Multiple Choice

Trisha's three young children frequently argue and fight. To reduce this problematic behavior, Trisha set an appropriate time limit during play time, and if the children refrained from squabbling during that period, they were immediately given positive reinforcement. According to the In Focus box: Changing the Behavior of Others, this strategy is called:

A) punishment by removal.
B) the time-out from positive reinforcement procedure.
C) reinforcing the non-occurrence of the problem behavior.
D) punishment by application.