Molly is sometimes loud and disruptive in class, and her teacher thinks she acts this way when she wants attention. The teacher worries that yelling at Molly might serve as a positive reinforcer for her bad behavior because it is giving Molly the attention she wants. One behavior modification that might help with this child is .

The correct answer is : Use of time-outs to remove the positive reinforcement

Explanation:

The strategy is to separate the offending student from the rest of the class with the purpose to give them the opportunity to use his or her right to learn. This removal is in order to take out the child from all reinforcement, immediately stopping the behavior and it has to be brief.