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Exam 14: A: Applying Extinction

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When the problem behavior no longer occurs in all relevant circumstances following extinction,___________ is said to have occurred.​

A) ​discrimination
B) ​fading
C) ​shaping
D) ​generalization

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Extinction should only be considered when all else has failed to decrease a problem behavior.

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The increase in the problem behavior at first when extinction is used is referred to as:​

Which of the following is (are) true concerning an extinction burst?​

A parent is considering the use of extinction on her child's tantrum behavior.Before she begins to use extinction,the parent considers whether she can handle the initial increase in the behavior that may occur.In this example,the parent is considering her ability to:​

Which of the following is NOT involved in the use of extinction?​

Which of the following is NOT true concerning sensory extinction?​

Jeremy hits his little sister in order to get mom's attention.When this happens,mom sets Jeremy aside and gives him a long explanation of why he shouldn't hit his sister.Jeremy continues to hit his sister.Is extinction a good procedure to use in this case? Why or why not?

When extinction is implemented,the target behavior may temporarily increase in frequency,duration,or intensity.This is known as a(n)______________________________.

Assuming a particular reinforcer is maintaining a problem behavior is usually necessary.

Extinction is more rapid following continuous reinforcement.

You identify the reinforcer to withhold in an extinction procedure by first conducting a:​

There are problem behaviors in which the change agent has no control over the reinforcer,making extinction impossible to be used.

The snack machine is broken so that people can get all of the snacks that are lined up in a row after they put their money in the machine for an item.How would you use extinction for stealing items from this snack machine?​

If a target behavior is maintained by negative reinforcement,extinction involves __________________________ escape from the aversive stimulus when the problem behavior occurs.

To use extinction,you must eliminate the ___________ that is maintaining the problem behavior.

Tommy's parents used extinction to decrease his behavior of crying when he had to eat vegetables by making him eat them despite his crying.When Tommy is going to be with his grandparents or a babysitter,his parents tell them to make sure Tommy eats his vegetables even if he cries.Which consideration in the use of extinction is being addressed?​

A problem behavior can be maintained by all of the following except:​

Ignoring the target behavior will function as an extinction procedure if ____________________________ is the reinforcer maintaining the behavior.

The problem behavior will decrease less rapidly during extinction if it was maintained by a(n)___________ schedule prior to extinction.