After winning three times playing the slot machine, you pull the handle 30 more times without a payout.You leave this slot machine because your response of "handle pulling" for this particular machine has undergone

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Extinction refers to the process in which a behavior is no longer reinforced, and therefore, the behavior decreases or disappears. In this case, the behavior of pulling the handle on the slot machine was previously reinforced with payouts, but after 30 times of not receiving a payout, the behavior was no longer reinforced and therefore decreased (or ceased).

After Winning Three Times Playing the Slot Machine, You Pull