To address hitting others, two procedures were compared, differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior and time-out. The outcomes were examined within and across subjects. A withdrawal design was employed. The BEST response measure to use in this study is frequency of:

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The study is specifically addressing hitting others as a problem behavior, so frequency of hitting others would be the most appropriate response measure to use in evaluating the effectiveness of the two procedures. The frequency of the incompatible behavior may also be measured as it is the target behavior for the differential reinforcement procedure, but it is not as relevant to the main research question. Being sent to time-out is a procedure, not a behavior, and therefore cannot be measured as a response variable. Reinforcer delivery is not being directly manipulated in this study and is not relevant to the research question.

To Address Hitting Others, Two Procedures Were Compared, Differential Reinforcement