Lenore has a fight with her best friend,Samantha,and doesn't want to speak to her.She unfriends her on social media.By doing this,Lenore is using _________,thereby removing consequences from an undesirable behavior.
A) extinction
B) punishment
C) negative reinforcement
D) respondent behavior
E) operant behavior

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Extinction refers to the process of removing a reinforcement or consequence that was previously maintaining a behavior. In this case, Lenore is removing the reinforcement of social connection by unfriending Samantha on social media. By doing so, she is removing the consequences (i.e. social connection) of Samantha's undesirable behavior (which led to the fight), and thus using extinction.

Lenore Has a Fight with Her Best Friend,Samantha,and Doesn't Want