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A child is misbehaving at the dinner table by repeatedly throwing food. The parent responds by sending the child to their bedroom for five minutes. The child's bedroom is filled with their favorite toys, books, and a video game console. Based on the principles of behavior modification, why is this specific application of 'time-out' likely to be ineffective at reducing the food-throwing behavior?
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A child is misbehaving at the dinner table by repeatedly throwing food. The parent responds by sending the child to their bedroom for five minutes. The child's bedroom is filled with their favorite toys, books, and a video game console. Based on the principles of behavior modification, why is this specific application of 'time-out' likely to be ineffective at reducing the food-throwing behavior?
A parent tries to stop their child from drawing on the walls by sending the child to their room for a five-minute 'time-out'. The child's room is filled with their favorite toys and books. The parent observes that the wall-drawing behavior does not decrease over time. Based on the principles of using removal to discourage behavior, what is the most likely reason this 'time-out' is ineffective?