Students have been used to getting free class time on Friday if their desks are clean and tidy. Even though their desks were clean and tidy this Friday, the teacher did not give them free class time. If the students stop keeping their desks clean and tidy, it is because of:

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The students stop keeping their desks clean and tidy because the expected positive outcome (free class time) for their behavior (cleaning and tidying their desks) was removed. This is an example of extinction, where a conditioned response decreases and eventually disappears when the reinforcement is no longer provided.

Students Have Been Used to Getting Free Class Time on Friday