PSYB45H3 Study Guide - Reinforcement, Weaning
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a) in a given situation individual emits a previously reinforced response & that response is not followed by a reinforcing consequence. b) that person is less likely to do the same thing again when he/she next encounters a similar situation. 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. over a # of trails behaviors that no longer pay off gradually decrease. behavior can also decrease cuz of forgetting. In forgetting a behavior is weakened as a function of time following the last occurrence of the behavior. in extinction behavior is weakened as a result of begin emitted without being reinforced. It"s important that the increase in the requirement be very gradual otherwise the undesirable behavior will not decrease very rapidly.
