FRHD 3150 Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Summary -FRHD3150.docx

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3150
• Professor: Michelle Preyde

Document Summary

If, in a given situation an individual emits a previously reinforced behaviour and that behaviour is not followed by a reinforcer: then that person is less likely to do the same thing again when next encountering a similar situation, which means if a response has been increased in frequency through positive reinforcement, then completely ceasing to reinforce the response will cause it to decrease in frequency, very few of us are aware of how frequently we are influenced by extinction every day of our lives, simply doing what comes naturally in our daily activities (see examples of extinction, it may take several repetitions of behaviour occurring and not being reinforced before any really obvious decrease in frequency occurs, however, keep in mind that extinction is just one of several possible causes of decreases in behaviour. Unproductive complaining by the husband is less likely to occur in that situation in the future: behaviour can decrease through, reprimand, ex.