Kylee used to bring drawings home from her kindergarten class every day. Her parents would put the pictures on the refrigerator and tell Kylee how nice the pictures were. Lately, her parents haven't been putting her artwork on the refrigerator, and now Kylee has stopped bringing drawings home with her. This example illustrates the operant conditioning process of
A)punishment.
B)avoidance.
C)resistance.
D)extinction.

Question

Kylee used to bring drawings home from her kindergarten class every day. Her parents would put the pictures on the refrigerator and tell Kylee how nice the pictures were. Lately, her parents haven't been putting her artwork on the refrigerator, and now Kylee has stopped bringing drawings home with her. This example illustrates the operant conditioning process of ​
A)punishment. ​
B)avoidance.
C)resistance.
D)extinction.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The example illustrates the operant conditioning process of extinction, where a behavior (bringing drawings home) decreases because it is no longer reinforced (her parents stopped putting the drawings on the refrigerator).

Kylee Used to Bring Drawings Home from Her Kindergarten Class