If the teacher never calls on you when you raise your hand, you will probably stop raising your hand.This decrease in your hand raising due to the teacher ignoring you is an example of
A) negative reinforcement.
B) desensitization.
C) operant extinction.
D) stimulus generalization.

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Operant extinction occurs when a behavior is no longer reinforced, leading to a decrease in that behavior over time. In this example, the behavior of raising one's hand is no longer reinforced (i.e. the teacher does not call on the student), leading to a decrease in the behavior of raising one's hand over time.

If the Teacher Never Calls on You When You Raise