Therese consistently loses her cell phone or forgets to charge it.Her colleges refuse to help her find it.What kind of reinforcement are the colleagues using?
A) Avoidance
B) Extinction
C) Positive reinforcement
D) Punishment
E) Distortion

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The colleagues are using extinction by not responding to Therese's behavior of losing her phone or forgetting to charge it. Extinction in behavioral psychology involves the discontinuation of a reinforcement of a previously reinforced behavior, aiming to decrease or eliminate that behavior over time. By refusing to help her find her phone, her colleagues are removing any reinforcement (attention or assistance) that might encourage her behavior, hoping it will decrease or stop.

Therese Consistently Loses Her Cell Phone or Forgets to Charge