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If reinforcement for the behavior occurs during the process of extinction, the behavior will:

A) decrease more rapidly
B) be unaffected by the reinforcement
C) decrease less rapidly
D) immediately become extinguished

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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___________________________ is the name of the phenomenon that happens when the behavior occurs again in the future after it had been eliminated with extinction.

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Extinction occurs when a previously reinforced behavior is ____________ reinforced.

When a behavior is no longer reinforced, the behavior _______________________ in the future.

Extinction is when a behavior is no longer reinforced and as a result, the behavior stops occurring.

Extinction works following positive reinforcement, but does not work following negative reinforcement.

Spontaneous recovery is when the behavior occurs again after extinction has decreased the behavior to zero.

When a behavior occurs again after it had not occurred for some time due to extinction, the process is called

A child cries at the grocery store and the parent gives the child candy.As a result, the child frequently cries at the store. (a)What is the reinforcer for the child's behavior of crying at the store? (b)How would the parent use extinction for the child's behavior of crying in the store?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an extinction burst?

In comparison with a behavior that has been intermittently reinforced, a behavior that has been continuously reinforced will ____________ when reinforcement is stopped.

In comparison to a behavior that has been continuously reinforced, a behavior that has been intermittently reinforced will _____________ when reinforcement is stopped

During an extinction burst, the unreinforced behavior may temporarily increase in ____________, ____________, or _____________.

Robert dances in the end zone whenever he scores a touchdown, because the fans give him a standing ovation for doing so.When the fans no longer give him a standing ovation for his dancing, Robert stops dancing in the end zone.This is an example of:

What are three things that may happen during an extinction burst?

A common misconception is that extinction simply means ____________________ the behavior.

In extinction of a behavior that was positively reinforced, the _____________________ is no longer delivered following the behavior.

In order to extinguish a negatively reinforced behavior, the ____________ is no longer removed or avoided following the behavior.

What are the two factors that influence extinction?

Define spontaneous recovery following extinction.