Young Tyler has learned that his mother always hides the cookies on the top shelf of the hall closet.After Tyler's mother noticed cookies missing,she decided to hide the cookie jar in a new place.After several unrewarding trips to the top shelf of the hall closet,Tyler stops looking there.Skinner would say that the disappearance of this response is due to

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The disappearance of Tyler's behavior (searching for cookies on the top shelf) is due to operant extinction, which occurs when a behavior is no longer reinforced (in this case, Tyler's behavior of searching for cookies was no longer reinforced because the cookies were moved to a new location). Skinner's theory of operant conditioning states that behavior is shaped by consequences, and if a behavior is no longer rewarded or punished, it will eventually extinguish.

Young Tyler Has Learned That His Mother Always Hides the Cookies