Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the concept of extinction in behavior reduction?
Domain: Behavior Reduction
| Difficulty: High
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the concept of extinction in behavior reduction?
Explanation:
Extinction involves the discontinuation of reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior, resulting in a decrease in that behavior. In scenario A, the tantrums that were previously reinforced by attention are no longer being reinforced, leading to a reduction in the tantrum behavior.