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Q Instructions Review the scenarios in the corresponding documents (there are two), then for each scenario, critique the use of the punishment procedure being used (e.g., are all components of the procedure being implemented correct, are all guidelines for effective use being followed, are there are ethical violations, etc.). Specify at least two aspects of each procedure that are correct, two aspects that need to be improved or modified and give a brief rational as to why. Next provide specific recommendations for addressing any of the guidelines that are not being followed. Please submit your response on Sunday by 11:59 pm CST. Activity_Critique the Negative Punishment Procedure.docx Activity_Critique the Positive Punishment Procedure.docx

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James is a behavior analyst working in a clinic for individuals with autism and related developmental disabilities. One of James’s new clients has been with the clinic for the last 3 years, though there has been little improvement in the occurrence of the client’s inappropriate behaviors, which include spitting at others, screaming, hitting other people, and swiping materials during work sessions. Several assessments have suggested that the function of these behaviors is a combination of both socially mediate positive reinforcement in the form of attention from others, as well as socially mediated negative reinforcement in the form of escape from non-preferred individuals and non-preferred tasks. During the client’s time in the clinic he has received a wide variety of different intervention such as DRA procedures, DRO procedures, and many different environmental modifications to decrease the likelihood the inappropriate behavior’s occurrence.