PSYC-281 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Stimulus Control, Operant Conditioning
24 Apr 2017
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Define extinction as it applies to operant conditioning. Extinction is the nonreinforcement of a previously reinforced response, the result of which is a decrease in the strength of that response. There are six side effects of extinction. Extinction burst: temporary increase in the frequency and intensity of responding. Increase in variability: a change in the behaviour while responding. Emotional behaviour: displaying frustration or agitation when the reinforcer is not presented. Resurgence: the reappearance during extinction of other behaviours that had once been effective in obtaining reinforcement. Resistance to extinction is the extent to which responding persists after an extinction procedure has been implemented; a very persistent is said to have high resistance to extinction. Partial reinforcement effect is a behaviour that has been maintained on an intermittent or partial schedule of reinforcement will extinguish more slowly than behaviour that has been maintained on a continuous schedule.
