Extinction involves
A) Having staff stop doing what they have been doing
B) Systematically withholding or preventing access to a reinforcing outcome that previously was delivered
C) Changing the function that the behaviors serve
D) All of the above

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Extinction in behavior modification involves systematically withholding or preventing access to a reinforcing outcome that previously was delivered, thereby reducing the likelihood of the behavior occurring in the future. Choices A and C describe different behavioral intervention strategies, not extinction.

Extinction Involves