Fatima has developed a habit of taking longer and longer "breaks" to watch TV when she should be studying.Obviously, TV watching is reinforcing her break taking.To improve her study habits, Fatima could delay reinforcement by studying at the library or some other location a good distance from her TV.In this way, she will remove the reinforcement for "taking breaks." This strategy for breaking bad habits is known as
A)latent learning.
B)extinction.
C)response chaining.
D)the Premack Principle.

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Extinction is the strategy of removing reinforcement for a behavior, leading to a decrease in the likelihood of the behavior occurring in the future. In this case, Fatima's reinforcement for taking breaks is watching TV, so by studying away from the TV, she can remove this reinforcement and decrease the likelihood of taking breaks in the future. Latent learning refers to learning that occurs but is not immediately demonstrated in behavior, response chaining involves linking a series of behaviors together to form a complex behavior, and the Premack Principle states that a more preferred behavior can be used to reinforce a less preferred behavior. None of these concepts directly apply to this situation.

Fatima Has Developed a Habit of Taking Longer and Longer