Extinction EEX

When Bobby was given a worksheet in class, he screamed and crawled under his desk. Bobby would continue to scream and remain under his desk until his teacher removed the worksheet and left him alone. Which of the following extinction procedures is the most appropriate choice?

Extinction of behavior maintained by negative reinforcement

Interventions are most effective when they are matched to the __________ forms of extinction.

functional

In the past, when Bobby was left alone at his desk to complete independent seat work, he screamed and shouted until he received the teacher's attention. Today, the teacher no longer attends to Bobby when he screams and shouts and only provides him with attention when he raises his hand. For the next several hours, Bobby shouts louder and screams for longer periods of time than he normally would. With regards to Bobby's behavior, this is an example of:

extinction burst

Tylor is 5 years old and extremely limited in his expressive verbal skills. When at the playground with his mother, another child takes one of his toy cars. His mother had been talking with another parent and did not notice. Tylor begins to yell and scream, but his mother, after determining that he did not appear to be hurt, ignores him and continues talking. Tylor not only continues with the yelling and screaming, he escalates to hitting. What should Tylor's mother do?

Since Tylor is engaging in an aggressive problem behavior, she should attend to his needs immediately and attempt to help him to communicate in a more functional and appropriate manner.

Imagyn is in middle school. In her literature class, which she enjoys, she is often out of seat, waving her hands wildly to get her teacher's attention as she calls to her. Her teacher decides to implement an extinction program to decrease the out-of-seat behavior. She is careful to observe when Imagyn is seated at her desk and working and requesting attention. She responds immediately when Imagyn's hand goes up and she is seated at her desk. If the teacher is busy with another student and Imagyn gets out of her seat, calls loudly and waves her hands, the teacher ignores her. She does, however, watch for the moment that Imagyn sits at her desk and is quiet for a brief time, and immediately reinforces Imagyn by attending to her at that time. What error has the teacher made?

None. She is demonstrating the proper way to implement an extinction program.

All of the following are factors that could affect resistance to extinction EXCEPT:

familiarity of the person delivering extinction procedures

Target behaviors occurring during the maintenance conditions in the above graph are typically indicative of what effect?

spontaneous recovery

On the playground during recess, Victor screams and shouts when he is left along for more than a few minutes. In the past, the teachers have run over to him and asked if anything was wrong. After assessing the function of this behavior, it was determined he was engaging in screaming and shouting for attention. Now, when Victor screams and shouts on the playground after being left alone, the teachers do not ask him any questions. For a few days, Victor screams and shouts for longer periods of time. What procedure has been demonstrated?

Extinction

Bobby spends most of the school day sitting on the classroom floor, rocking back and forth. While he is rocking, he flaps both of his hands back and forth in a rapid manner. Which of the following extinction procedures is the most appropriate choice?

Extinction of behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement.

All of the following statements are true about extinction procedures EXCEPT:

Extinction prevents the occurrence of problem behaviors.