If ignoring a child's temper-tantrums causes them to cease, a psychologist would call this effect

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Ignoring a child's temper tantrums until they cease is an example of extinction, which refers to the gradual disappearance of a behavior when it is no longer reinforced. In this case, the attention and response the child receives during a tantrum (positive reinforcement) is no longer provided, leading to a decrease in the behavior over time. Aversive conditioning involves associating an unpleasant stimulus with a behavior to decrease its occurrence, shaping involves gradually reinforcing successive approximations of a desired behavior, and negative reinforcement involves the removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase the occurrence of a behavior.

If Ignoring a Child's Temper-Tantrums Causes Them to Cease, a Psychologist