Mattie,an extremely overweight patient at the mental hospital,had a persistent and disturbing habit of stealing food from other patients.The behavior therapist assigned Mattie to a special table in the dining room.If Mattie approached any other table,she was immediately removed from the dining room.To produce extinction of Mattie's food stealing,the therapist used which of the following regarding this behavior?

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Nonreinforcement was used to produce extinction of Mattie's food stealing behavior by removing her from the dining room immediately if she approached any other table. This serves as a consequence that decreases the likelihood of the behavior occurring again in the future. Aversive conditioning involves pairing a negative stimulus (e.g. electric shock) with the behavior, covert desensitization involves reducing anxiety towards a specific stimulus, and respondent conditioning involves pairing a neutral stimulus with an automatic response (e.g. Pavlov's dogs salivating at the sound of a bell). None of these techniques were used in this scenario.

Mattie,an Extremely Overweight Patient at the Mental Hospital,had a Persistent