Mrs.Parker's first grade has been used to just calling out Mrs.Parker's name to get her attention.Mrs.Parker has decided that she will only call on the students who quietly raise their hands to get her attention,while she will not attend to those students who loudly call out her name.Eventually,the students will stop loudly calling out her name because of the behavioral principle of

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The behavioral principle at work in this scenario is extinction. By ignoring the students who call out her name and only responding to those who raise their hands quietly, Mrs. Parker is no longer reinforcing the behavior of calling out her name. Over time, the behavior of loudly calling out her name will become less frequent or even stop altogether due to the lack of reinforcement.

MrsParker's First Grade Has Been Used to Just Calling Out