Exam 5: A: Extinction

What are the two factors that influence extinction?

Ignoring the behavior amounts to extinction only when the behavior is:​

Extinction of a negatively reinforced behavior involves continuation of the _______ following the behavior.​

When extinction begins and the behavior temporarily increases in frequency,duration,or intensity,this phenomenon is called a(n)_____________________________.

Extinction is when a behavior is no longer reinforced and as a result,the behavior stops occurring.

Extinction will be least effective when:​

Sarah presses her mouse button while using her computer but nothing happens (the mouse is broken).Sarah presses the mouse button longer and harder before eventually giving up.Sarah's behavior of temporarily pressing the mouse button longer and harder before giving up is an example of a(an):​

In order to extinguish a negatively reinforced behavior,the ____________ is no longer removed or avoided following the behavior.​

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an extinction burst?​

Which of the following processes weakens operant behavior?​

A common misconception is that extinction simply means ____________________ the behavior.

In extinction of a negatively reinforced behavior,the _____________________ is no longer removed following the behavior.

Bobby's parents used extinction to get him to stop crying when he had to eat vegetables,by making him eat vegetables despite his crying.One night Bobby has a babysitter,and she does not make him eat his vegetables when he starts crying.As a result,Bobby's behavior of crying when told to eat vegetables:​

Extinction works best when:​

Define spontaneous recovery following extinction.