Your dog jumps up on you when you get home.You eliminate this behavior by withholding you 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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Operant extinction involves withholding reinforcement for a behavior, which ultimately leads to a decrease or elimination of that behavior. In this case, withholding attention and ignoring the dog when it jumps on you is an example of operant extinction, as it aims to eliminate the behavior of jumping up on you. Classical conditioning involves forming associations between two stimuli, negative reinforcement involves removing an aversive stimulus to increase a behavior, and punishment involves adding an aversive stimulus to decrease a behavior, none of which are applicable in this scenario.

Your Dog Jumps Up on You When You Get Home