Extinction and the extinction burst
Lesson 26 of 36 in RBT Exam Prep. The start plays free here.
- Withhold the maintaining reinforcer
- Initial increase: extinction burst
- Aggression can also increase
- All 43 outline tasks
- 85 questions, 90 minutes
- Explains each wrong answer
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How the lesson starts
A client's shouting has been maintained by attention. With extinction, you withhold that attention after shouting. You remove the reinforcer maintaining the behavior to reduce its future occurrence.
Then, in the full lesson
- The maintaining reinforcer
- Early increase
- Aggression
- 2 questions along the way
A question from this lesson
A client's behavior is maintained by access to a toy. Which change fits extinction?
- Stop providing attention after the behavior
- Keep providing the toy after the behavior
- Stop providing the toy after the behavior
Show the answer
C. Stop providing the toy after the behavior. Stop providing the toy after the behavior withholds the maintaining reinforcer. Withholding attention does not remove the identified reinforcer. Continuing to provide the toy leaves that reinforcer in place.
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Paid once, no subscription. Ask for a refund within 7 days of buying if you’ve done less than 25% of the class.
- All 43 outline tasks
- 85 questions, 90 minutes
- Explains each wrong answer
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