PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Reinforcement, Tantrum, It Gets Better Project
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It might take many repetitions of the behaviour occurring and not being reinforced before any really. If a response has been increased in frequency through reinforcement, then completely ceasing to reinforce the response will cause it to decrease in frequency. Operant extinction is similar to respondent extinction, but there are also differences. Respondent extinction is a decrease in a conditioned response due to a cs no longer being followed by a. Us, whereas, extinction is a decrease in an operant response due to it no longer being reinforced. *when we use the term extinction by itself without qualification, we are referring to operant extinction*. In louise"s case, she received a lot of attention for showing overt symptoms of and talking about her headaches. It is possible that this attention was a positive reinforcer in maintaining the high frequency of her pain behaviours.
