Question:Extinction

The readings in this unit include discussion of a process behavior analysts refer to as a behavior "reaching extinction."

For this assignment:

Write a paper defining extinction and discussing how it relates to the presence or absence of reinforcement.

Provide three examples of how a behavior may reach extinction, either in a controlled setting or the natural environment.

Your paper should be 2-4 pages in length, not including title and references pages, and include scholarly support for your statements.

Define extinction in the context of applied behavior analysis.

Does not understand extinction in the context of applied behavior analysis. Outlines a brief and incomplete definition of extinction in some context of applied behavior analysis.

Defines extinction in the context of applied behavior analysis. Defines extinction in the context of applied behavior analysis and real-world settings.

Examine how extinction relates to reinforcement through appropriate scholarly references.

Does not know how extinction relates to reinforcement through appropriate scholarly references. Outlines at a basic level how extinction relates to reinforcement through appropriate scholarly references.

Examines how extinction relates to reinforcement through appropriate scholarly references. Examine how extinction relates to reinforcement through appropriate scholarly references and real-world examples.