Question

A child has learned that her grandparents ignore rather than reward her tantrums. Which of the following operant principles are the grandparents using to control the child's behavior?
extinction (T/F)

Answer 1

Answer:

Extinction

(True)

Explanation:

Because of the tantrums of the girl, the grandparents choose not to increase their frequency, so they seek to destabilize her ignoring the whining. By not reinforcing it, the behavior will be extinguished, that is, it will decrease in frequency until it returns to its baseline (extinction phase). If this baseline reaches zero, the behavior will disappear.