B09 Define & Provide Examples of Operant Extinction

Question 1

It is learned that sensory stimulation reinforces head banging. An extinction procedure might use

Answer 1

A helmet

Question 2

Undoing an unconditioned stimulus/conditioned stimulus pairing

Answer 2

All the above

Question 3

When using extinction, it helps to

Answer 3

Withhold reinforcement consistently

Question 4

Which describes “spontaneous recovery”

Answer 4

An extinguished behavior suddenly returns without being reinforced

Question 5

If sensory stimulation to the hand reinforces hand mouthing, an extinction procedure might involve

Answer 5

Using a glove

Question 6

Self-injury has been nearly eliminated through extinction. A new staff inadvertently reinforces it.

Answer 6

Expect an increase that might be difficult to reverse

Question 7

A boy teases his sister because she gets mad when he does so. An appropriate extinction procedure might involve

Answer 7

Teaching the sister to stop getting mad

Question 8

Months after having been traumatized outside her apartment, the woman stopped having an emotional response when she walked toward it. This exemplifies

Answer 8

Respondent extinction

Question 9

Extinction

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Is a behavior reduction procedure

Question 10

Operant extinction occurs when

Answer 10

A reinforcing consequence is withheld

Question 11

Behavior can be extinguished by

Answer 11

None of the above

Question 12

Which will occasion new behaviors?

Answer 12

Extinction with no access to the maintaining reinforcer

Question 13

Extinction will be more rapid with a behavior that has been maintained by

Answer 13

A continuous schedule of reinforcement

Question 14

Spontaneous recovery is

Answer 14

All the above

Question 15

Planned ignoring is extinction

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If attention is the maintaining reinforcer

Question 16

When using extinction, you should

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Plan for a possible increase in aggression or countercontrol

Question 17

Which is true?

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An extinguished behavior can suddenly return without being reinforced

Question 18

If sensory stimulation to the hand reinforces hand mouthing, having the individual wear a bulky mitt would

Answer 18

Not be extinction if the mitt prevented hand mouthing

Question 19

Spontaneous recovery is

Answer 19

The re-emergence of behavior during extinction