Which timeout procedure involves the learner remaining in the time-in setting but behind a barrier that restricts the view?

Which timeout procedure involves the learner remaining in the time-in setting but behind a barrier that restricts the view?

• A. Partition Time Out
• B. Planned Ignoring
• C. Overcorrection
• D. Time-out

Answer: (A)

Non-exclusionary time-out that uses a barrier to block the learner’s view is being tested. Partition time-out places the learner in the time-in setting but behind a partition or screen, so they stay in the room while their view of reinforcing stimuli or attention is restricted. This keeps them in the same environment but reduces access to reinforcement, which is the key feature of this method. Planned ignoring involves withholding attention without a barrier, overcorrection is a restitution-based strategy, and general time-out covers various forms; the barrier that restricts viewing specifically points to partition time-out.

Non-exclusionary time-out that uses a barrier to block the learner’s view is being tested. Partition time-out places the learner in the time-in setting but behind a partition or screen, so they stay in the room while their view of reinforcing stimuli or attention is restricted. This keeps them in the same environment but reduces access to reinforcement, which is the key feature of this method. Planned ignoring involves withholding attention without a barrier, overcorrection is a restitution-based strategy, and general time-out covers various forms; the barrier that restricts viewing specifically points to partition time-out.