An expatriate finds that one of his subordinates regularly jokes about a minority group in the country.She decides to ignore the jokes hoping that the subordinate will eventually stop such jokes.Which aspect of reinforcement theory is she using?

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The expatriate is using extinction by ignoring the jokes, with the hope that the subordinate will eventually stop making such jokes. Extinction is a process that involves removing the reinforcement that is maintaining a behavior, with the aim of reducing or eliminating it. In this case, the expatriate is removing the attention or reaction that the jokes might be eliciting, effectively reducing the likelihood that the subordinate will continue making them.

An Expatriate Finds That One of His Subordinates Regularly Jokes