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In comparison with a behavior that has been intermittently reinforced, a behavior that has been continuously reinforced will ____________ when reinforcement is stopped.

A) decrease more rapidly
B) decrease at the same rate
C) decrease more slowly
D) remain at about the same level

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Extinction works following positive reinforcement, but does not work following negative reinforcement.

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What are three things that may happen during an extinction burst?

Robert dances in the end zone whenever he scores a touchdown, because the fans give him a standing ovation for doing so.When the fans no longer give him a standing ovation for his dancing, Robert stops dancing in the end zone.This is an example of:

In order to extinguish a negatively reinforced behavior, the ____________ is no longer removed or avoided following the behavior.

Extinction is when a behavior is no longer reinforced and as a result, the behavior stops occurring.

What are the two factors that influence extinction?

Define spontaneous recovery following extinction.

In extinction of a behavior that was positively reinforced, the _____________________ is no longer delivered following the behavior.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an extinction burst?

If reinforcement for the behavior occurs during the process of extinction, the behavior will:

When a behavior occurs again after it had not occurred for some time due to extinction, the process is called

When a behavior is no longer reinforced, the behavior _______________________ in the future.

A child cries at the grocery store and the parent gives the child candy.As a result, the child frequently cries at the store. (a)What is the reinforcer for the child's behavior of crying at the store? (b)How would the parent use extinction for the child's behavior of crying in the store?

Spontaneous recovery is when the behavior occurs again after extinction has decreased the behavior to zero.

Extinction occurs when a previously reinforced behavior is ____________ reinforced.

During an extinction burst, the unreinforced behavior may temporarily increase in ____________, ____________, or _____________.

___________________________ is the name of the phenomenon that happens when the behavior occurs again in the future after it had been eliminated with extinction.

In comparison to a behavior that has been continuously reinforced, a behavior that has been intermittently reinforced will _____________ when reinforcement is stopped

A common misconception is that extinction simply means ____________________ the behavior.