When Judy becomes verbally aggressive toward her peers, she is placed in a quiet and boring room for five minutes.The procedure being used here is most commonly known as:
A)Time-out
B)Response cost
C)In-school suspension
D)A logical consequence

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Time-out is a procedure where a person is removed from a reinforcing environment for a specified amount of time following the occurrence of a particular behavior. In this case, Judy is placed in a quiet and boring room (which is devoid of reinforcement) in response to her verbally aggressive behavior towards her peers. This serves as a consequence for her behavior and helps reduce the likelihood of its recurrence in the future. Response cost involves taking away something desirable following an undesirable behavior, whereas in-school suspension involves removing a student from a classroom or school environment for a period of time. It is unclear from the scenario provided whether the consequence of placing Judy in a quiet and boring room can be considered a logical consequence.

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