Chapter 5

Question 1

extinction

Answer 1

the procedure of withholding reinforcers that maintain a behaviour

Question 2

extinction burst

Answer 2

a temporary increase in the reinforced behaviour

Question 3

spontaneous recovery

Answer 3

the tendency for extinguished behaviour to occur again in situations similar to those it had been previously reinforced

Question 4

reinstatement

Answer 4

recovery of an extinguished behaviour when the reinforcer is presented alone

Question 5

Partial Reinforcement Effect (PRE)

Answer 5

schedules that reinforce more intermittently take longer to extinguish than schedules that reinforce less intermittently