Reference no: EM133721138

Question: In this scenario, Onyx is a 22-year-old male with some health issues and learning disabilities who will engage in SIB, which is operationally defined as any instance of the client banging his head on the walls and any hard surface, or hitting, slapping his face with hard objects. To prevent this, staff should replace hard objects with soft ones and redirect Onyx to a different environment or engage him in an activity using his hands.

Use this scenario in which you imagine yourself as a behavior analyst developing an intervention to help an individual change a socially significant behavior by creating a simple reinforcement system to increase a desired behavior. For instance, you might develop an intervention where time spent sitting at school is reinforced with teacher praise or tokens or an intervention to improve productivity in a factory by offering incentives. For best results, keep your scenario simple! Please respond to the following: Provide a brief description of a simple behavior change intervention. Could you describe a simple plan of reinforcement to increase the desired behavior? Considering readings throughout the term on goals of science, philosophical assumptions of science, and the seven dimensions of applied behavior analysis, describe how your proposed plan is grounded in a scientific foundation. Finally, could you describe the scientist-practitioner model and discuss how it will guide your hypothetical intervention?