If an inappropriate behavior appears to occur because it is reinforced by attention from others,the best behavior decelerator to use is probably
A)extinction
B)flooding
C)stimulus satiation
D)negative reinforcement

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Extinction involves removing the reinforcement that maintains the inappropriate behavior, which in this case is attention from others. By ignoring the behavior, the individual is no longer receiving attention for it, which should eventually decrease the frequency of the behavior. Flooding and stimulus satiation are not appropriate here as they involve overwhelming the individual with the behavior or providing excessive amounts of the reinforcing stimulus, respectively. Negative reinforcement involves removing an aversive stimulus to increase a behavior, and is not applicable in this scenario.

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