Chapter 24

Question 1

behaviors maintained with negative reinforcement are placed on escape extinction when those behaviors are not followed by termination of aversive stimulus; emitting the target behavior does not enable the person to escape the aversive stimulus.

Answer 1

Escape extinction

Question 2

the discontinuing of a reinforcement of a previously reinforced behavior (i.e. responses no longer produce reinforcement) the primary effect is a decrease in the frequency of the behavior until it reaches a prereinforced level or ultimately ceases to occur.

Answer 2

Extinction

Question 3

an increase in the frequency of responding when an extinction procedure is initially implemented.

Answer 3

Extinction Burst

Question 4

Phenomenon in which diverse and novel forms of behavior are sometimes observed during the extinction process.

Answer 4

Extinction-induced Variability

Question 5

the relative frequency with which operant behavior is emitted during extinction.

Answer 5

Resistance to extinction

Question 6

the reoccurrence of a previously reinforced behavior when reinforcement for an alternative behavior is terminated or decreased and to the three-phase procedure that produces the effect: 1) a target behavior is reinforced, 2) the target behavior is placed on extinction and reinforcement provided for an alternative behavior, and 3) both responses are placed on extinction.

Answer 6

Resurgence

Question 7

a behavioral effect associated with extinction in which the behavior suddenly begins to occur after its frequency has decreased to its prereinforced level or stopped completely.

Answer 7

Spontaneous recovery