BT4Extin.pptx Extention principle of behavior As behavior extention is a twchnique used to taper off reinforcement.

Extention principle of behavior
As behavior extention is a twchnique used to taper off reinforcement.

1. EXTINCTION

2. Behavior is reinforced even if the reinforcement occurs intermittently Skinner and other behaviorists conducted experiments on animals Williams (1959) illustrated the effectiveness of extinction in decreasing the nighttime tantrums of a young child Response Consequence Child’s tantrums at bed time no parental attention

3. Hasazi and Hasazi (1972), who used extinction to reduce arithmetic errors made by an 8-year-old boy. Eliminating attention and extra help for doing maths problems wrong…side by side praising the correct answer. Read all other examples for extinction (Bring Articles)

4. EXTINCTION BURST

5. SPONTANEOUS RECOVERY behavior may occur again situations that are similar to those in which it occurred before extinction If behavior occurs during the process of extinction but no longer reinforced it will go away Procedural Variation: 1. The positive reinforcer is no longer delivered after the behavior. 2. The aversive stimulus is no longer removed after the behavior . (going home late & lying to avoid parental punishment—but if it no longer provide safety then lying will be eliminated)

6. It includes ignoring but only if attention is a reinforcer Popular Misconception about Extinction: its simply ignoring the behavior

7. Do more examples (research examples+every day examples in your note book)

8. FACTORSTHAT INFLUENCE EXTINCION The reinforcement schedule before extinction and The occurrence of reinforcement after extinction (if behavior is reinforced during extinction) Continuous: will decrease quickly Intermittent: will decrease slowly

9. Exercise (Miltenberger Pg:115-117)