Johnny Burner is from a small, rural town in Iowa. Burner is teased often by his East Coast friends because he speaks with a strong Midwestern accent. Burner practices behavior modification by never responding to their comments. In essence, Burner is trying to stop the undesired comments through __________.

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By not responding to the teasing, Burner is using extinction, a process in behavioral psychology where a conditioned response decreases and eventually disappears because it is no longer reinforced.

Johnny Burner Is from a Small, Rural Town in Iowa