PSYB45H3 Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Notes
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She pushes the button again and nothing happen. She pushes the button harder and harder and then slams the button a few times, but she still does not get her coffee: she finally gives up, and walks to class without her coffee. She doesn"t try again for a week, but then she tries and the same thing happens. From then on, she never tries the machine again. A behavior that has been previously reinforced: 2. no longer results in the reinforcing consequences, 3. And, therefore, the behavior stops occurring in the future: numerous studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of extinction for decreasing problem behaviors in children and adults. The teacher also praised the child for correct answers. www. notesolution. com: the child"s digital-reversal behavior decreased dramatically when extinction was implemented. One characteristic of the extinction process is that once the behavior is no longer reinforced, it often increases briefly in frequency, duration, or intensity before it decreases and ultimately stops.
