Ch. 24 wk. 5

Question 1

Extinction

Answer 1

• a behavior change strategy
• happens when reinforcement (of a previously reinforced behavior) is discontinued
• the response-reinforcer relation is ended by changing the environment so that the behavior no longer produces reinforcement
• does not prevent the target behavior from occurring

Question 2

Extinction Burst

Answer 2

• the positive, negative, or automatic reinforcement are removed, creating an immediate…

…increase in the rate of the response

Question 3

Escape Extinction

Answer 3

• When behaviors do not produce a removal of the aversive stimulus, (a person cannot escape from aversive situations), behaviors are then maintained by negative reinforcement. These behaviors are then placed on extinction
• A problem behavior aimed to escape an situation is not met with escape; escape is not allowed until the target behavior is achieved

Question 4

Spontaneous Recovery

Answer 4

• a behavior comes back after it had diminished or stopped entirely
• The behavior went away during the extinction process recurs, even though the behavior does not produce reinforcement
• Short-lived and limited in the extinction procedure remains in effect

Question 5

Extinction-Induced Variability

Answer 5

• diverse and novel forms of behaviors are sometimes observed during the extinction process

Question 6

Resistance to Extinction

Answer 6

• continued responding during an extinction procedure

Three measures of resistance to extinction:

1. Declining rate of response
2. Total count of responses emitted before responding ceases or attains some final low level
3. Duration of time required for the behavior to reach a predetermined criterion