PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Reinforcement, Tantrum, Weaning
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Factors influencing the effectiveness of extinction: controlling reinforcers for the behavior that is to be decreased: If a mother is trying to get a whiny child to stop whining, she may ignore the whines and reward the child with what he/she wants when the whining has ceased. However in a later instance another individual gives the child what they want when they are whining to get them to stop whining it undermines the extinction procedure. It is therefore necessary to control the behavior of individuals who may sabotage the procedure or carry it out in their absence: extinction combined with positive reinforcement for an alternate behavior: Extinction is most effective when coupled with a reinforced alternate behaviour. If a child is crying unnecessarily they should be ignored until the crying ceases. Rewarding the behaviour immediately after the child stops crying will in fact reinforce the crying behaviour not the alternate one: the setting in which extinction is carried out:
