Think about some contingencies of reinforcement that you see in your life or in others in your life
What would happen if those reinforcers were taken away?
For example, every time I sit in a certain chair in the dining room outside of dinner time, my dog Baxter will begin to whine and jump and engage in attention-seeking behavior. Because this is
rather annoying to me, I provide attention fairly quickly. However, something different happens if I don’t.
What situations do you see that you could try extinction on? Please write a one-page paper
describing the scenario.
What would happen if those reinforcers were taken away?
For example, every time I sit in a certain chair in the dining room outside of dinner time, my dog Baxter will begin to whine and jump and engage in attention-seeking behavior. Because this is
rather annoying to me, I provide attention fairly quickly. However, something different happens if I don’t.
What situations do you see that you could try extinction on? Please write a one-page paper
describing the scenario.
Extinction is the basic principle of behavior. The behavioral definition of extinction is as follows: Extinction occurs when
A behavior that has been previously reinforced
No longer results in reinforcing consequences
And therefore the behavior stops occurring in the future
An example i want to use is my child throwing a tantrum for no reason and starts crying for no reason or so i ignore him and he stops crying for no reason.
