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Title: Ray's temper tantrums have finally driven his mother to her "wits' end." Ray's m
Post by: Jermain_ on Mar 8, 2014
Ray's temper tantrums have finally driven his mother to her "wits' end." Ray's mother resolves that she will ignore the tantrums no matter what. This plan is an example of
   A) classical conditioning.
   B) discrimination.
   C) extinction.
   D) shaping.


Title: Re: Ray's temper tantrums have finally driven his mother to her "wits' end." Ray's m
Post by: mikael on Jun 26, 2014
C) By ignoring Ray's tantrums, his mother is using extinction. This approach involves withholding reinforcement (attention) for behaviour, resulting in the behaviour decreasing in frequency and intensity.


Title: Re: Ray's temper tantrums have finally driven his mother to her "wits' end." Ray's m
Post by: Jermain_ on Jul 2, 2014
Thanks