LEARNING
OPERANT CONDITIONING
Question
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Stimulus discrimination
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Extinction
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Spontaneous recovery
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Stimulus generalisation
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Detailed explanation-1: -Extinction in psychology refers to the fading and disappearance of behavior that was previously learned by association with another event. That means a conditioned response is weakened and the target behavior eventually stops and becomes extinct. This is usually accomplished by withdrawing the unconditioned stimulus.
Detailed explanation-2: -Extinction: The gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response.
Detailed explanation-3: -Definition. Extinction learning refers to the gradual decrease in response to a conditioned stimulus that occurs when the stimulus is presented without reinforcement.
Detailed explanation-4: -Extinction refers to a procedure used in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) in which reinforcement that is provided for problem behavior (often unintentionally) is discontinued in order to decrease or eliminate occurrences of these types of negative (or problem) behaviors.