Warren has earned himself a reputation for being the class clown. His teacher, Ms. Washington, used to laugh at Warren's funny remarks, but is now trying to discourage Warren's disruptive behavior by ignoring his jokes. In operant conditioning terminology, Ms. Washington is now trying to modify Warren's joke-telling behavior through
A) stimulus discrimination.
B) extinction.
C) shaping.
D) negative reinforcement.

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Ms. Washington is trying to discourage Warren's disruptive behavior by ignoring his jokes. This is an example of extinction in operant conditioning, where a behavior becomes less frequent and eventually stops occurring altogether because it is not reinforced anymore.

Warren Has Earned Himself a Reputation for Being the Class