Your dog jumps up on you when you get home.You eliminate this behavior by withholding your attention and ignoring the dog when it jumps on you.This is called
A) classical conditioning.
B) negative reinforcement.
C) punishment.
D) operant extinction.

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Withholding attention and ignoring the dog when it jumps on you is an example of operant extinction. This involves removing the reinforcement (attention) previously given to the behavior (jumping up) in order to decrease the likelihood of the behavior occurring again in the future.

Your Dog Jumps Up on You When You Get Home