Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
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extinction
A
the procedure of withholding reinforcers that maintain a behaviour
2
Q
extinction burst
A
a temporary increase in the reinforced behaviour
3
Q
spontaneous recovery
A
the tendency for extinguished behaviour to occur again in situations similar to those it had been previously reinforced
4
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reinstatement
A
recovery of an extinguished behaviour when the reinforcer is presented alone
5
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Partial Reinforcement Effect (PRE)
A
schedules that reinforce more intermittently take longer to extinguish than schedules that reinforce less intermittently
