Post 1:
Which of the following differential reinforcement procedures will be appropriate for a child who engages in hand mouthing behavior?
- DRI
- DRO
- DRL
DRO IS MY ANSWER. In a short paragraph, provide a rational regarding your answer.
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Post 2:
DRO (Differential Reinforcement of Other activity) would be the proper differential reinforcement technique for a child who engages in hand-mouthing activity.
DRO comprises rewarding any action that doesn’t involve the problematic behavior—in this case, hand-mouthing—and that occurs within a given time frame. For instance, if the child refrains from hand-mouthing for a predetermined period of time, such as five or ten minutes, they can be praised. As a result, the kid is encouraged to engage in other, more appropriate activities and the absence of the harmful behavior is emphasized.
Why alternatives are not suitable
Because there is no evident behavior that is incompatible with hand mouthing, DRI (Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible behavior) would not be applicable for this activity.
DRL (Differential Reinforcement of Low Rates of Behavior), which promotes the occurrence of a particular behavior at a lower rate rather than diminishing its frequency, would also not be suitable for hand-mouthing behavior. The best differential reinforcement technique for a child that practices hand-mouthing is DRO.
Post 3:
The most suitable approach for addressing hand-mouthing behavior in children is the Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior (DRI) procedure. DRI involves reinforcing a behavior that cannot be performed at the same time as the problem behavior. A study conducted by Karsten and Carr (2009) discovered that reinforcing unprompted responses led to faster skill acquisition.
However, when dealing with chronic hand mouthing, only combining Continuous Whole Interval Measurement (CWM) with differential reinforcement (DRO and/or DRI) showed significant effectiveness in reducing this behavior. On the other hand, using just DRO plus DRI procedures proved to be ineffective. Based on these findings, we can conclude that DRI is the most appropriate form of differential reinforcement for managing hand-mouthing behavior in children.