Kylee used to bring drawings home from her kindergarten class every day, and her parents would put the pictures on the refrigerator and tell Kylee how nice the pictures were. Lately, her parents haven't been putting her artwork on the refrigerator, and now Kylee has stopped bringing drawings home with her. This example illustrates the operant conditioning process of
A) punishment.
B) avoidance.
C) resistance.
D) extinction.

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This is an example of extinction, as the behavior (bringing home drawings) has ceased due to the lack of reinforcement (parents no longer putting artwork on the refrigerator).

Kylee Used to Bring Drawings Home from Her Kindergarten Class