Which term describes a time-out procedure in which the student is removed to a hallway location near the room for a specified period of time?

• A. HABITUATION
• B. HABILITATION
• C. FBA
• D. HALLWAY TIME OUT

Answer: (D)

Time-out is a procedure that briefly removes access to reinforcers after a behavior to reduce the likelihood of that behavior happening again. When the student is moved to a hallway location near the room for a set period, this specific arrangement is hallway time-out. It’s an exclusionary form of time-out because the student leaves the room where reinforcement is available, though they’re not sent to a separate room or isolated area; they’re kept in a neutral hallway space for the duration.

This differs from habituation, which describes a decrease in response to a repeated stimulus rather than a strategy to reduce inappropriate behavior. Habilitation refers to teaching or maintaining new skills, not disciplinary procedures. FBA, or functional behavior assessment, is the process used to determine the function of a behavior, not a type of time-out. Hallway time-out, by naming the location and setup, precisely identifies how the removal from the reinforcement environment is carried out.