PSYCO282 Chapter 5: Chapter 5 - Miltenberger
19 Mar 2016
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No t e b o o k: behavior mod. Extinction: the process by which, when a previously reinforced behavior is no longer followed by the reinforcing consequences, the frequency of the behavior decreases in the future. Extinction means withholding the reinforcer for a behavior, not ignoring the behavior. In 1985, aubuchon, haber, and adams reduced migraine headaches in a woman by taking away her narcotic analgesics, ignoring her pain behaviors, and praising her well behaviors. Extinction burst: the phenomenon in which, when a behavior is no longer reinforced, the behavior temporarily increases in frequency, duration, or intensity before it decreases. Extinction-induced aggression: novel behaviors or emotional responses triggered by behavior extinction. Spontaneous recovery: the process in which, when an operant behavior has been extinguished, the behavior may occur again in the future in circumstances in which it was previously reinforced. Extinction of a positively reinforced behavior involves withholding the consequence that was previously delivered after the behavior.
