PSYB45H3 Chapter 14: Chapter 14 Notes
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extinction ( eliminating the reinforcing consequence for a behavior results in a decrease in the frequency of the behavior) to eliminate a problem behavior because it is no longer reinforced and therefore will decrease in frequency. you first have identify the reinforce that maintain the problem behavior and then eliminate it. should be the first approach to be considered for treating problem behaviors. you can t assume that a particular reinforce is maintaining a problem behavior. The same problem behavior exhibited by different people may be maintained by different reinforcers. problem behaviors may be maintained by positive reinforcement when the behavior results in the presentation of a stimulus event or negative reinforcement when the behavior results in escape from some stimulus event. important to consider if the use of extinction would result in harm to the person itself or other people in the immediate environment.
