Antecedent Stimuli As a future ABA professional, it is important that you understand how MOs and SDs affect behavior. When an individual is motivated for something and it is available, behaviors are likely to occur. MOs can be contrived so that reinforcement is valuable. Discrimination training can occur such that an individual understands a stimulus […]
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Describe how the extinction contingency played a role in the discontinuation of this behavior.
Operant Extinction To keep behaviors in an individual’s repertoire, reinforcement must occur. When reinforcement is discontinued, the behavior stops occurring. This process is called extinction. Think of a behavior that you have experienced. This can be a behavior exhibited by yourself, a client, or another person. In your post: Describe the behavior in objective terms. […]
