Chapter 7

Question 1

Responding that meets the reinforcement contingency no longer produces the reinforcer and, as a result, it falls to baseline (no-reinforcer) levels.

Answer 1

Operant extinction

Question 2

1. Describe operant extinction following positive reinforcement and provide a novel example (i.e., not an example provided in the book) (pg. 170).

Answer 2

When you train your dog to come and give it treats. Except the last few times you haven’t had treats, so now it doesn’t come when called.

Operant e ti