Psychology / Unit 5 Psych 0569 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Extinction in Operant Conditioning
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The idea
Extinction in operant conditioning is the decline of a behavior when its reinforcer no longer follows it.
In practice
A vending machine that stops dispensing produces fewer purchases within days.
Where people slip
Intermittently reinforced behaviors extinguish far more slowly. The schedule set the resistance in advance.
Your place on the trail
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