Behavioral Perspective
-Hilary is a 28-year old woman who habitually pulls her hair. This has caused damage to her tissue and appearance. Her doctor wants to put her on a reinforcement schedule to eliminate the hair-pulling behavior entirely. What schedule is appropriate?

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Differential reinforcement of zero responding is a schedule in which a reinforcer is presented only if a specified behavior does not occur during a designated period of time. In this example, Hilary's doctor will specify a specific amount of time in which she cannot pull her hair. If she pulls her hair, the time will start over. If she does not pull her hair, she will be rewarded. Her doctors will start with a short duration and increase it slowly.

Behavioral Perspective -Hilary Is a 28-Year Old Woman Who Habitually Pulls Her