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Taylor Davis
on Nov 28, 2024
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A fourth-grade teacher realized that one of the students was misbehaving in order to receive attention. The teacher decided to ignore all instances of the misbehavior. The teacher is using ________.
A) extinction
B) negative reinforcement
C) the Premack principle
D) avoidance training
Extinction
In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.
Negative Reinforcement
A behavioral principle where the removal of an unfavorable condition strengthens a desired behavior.
- Determine and contrast the different kinds of reinforcements and how they are utilized in behavior modification.
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Learning Objectives
- Determine and contrast the different kinds of reinforcements and how they are utilized in behavior modification.