Your dog jumps up on you when you get home.You eliminate this behavior by ignoring the dog when it jumps on you.This is called
A)classical conditioning.
B)negative reinforcement.
C)punishment.
D)extinction.

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The elimination of the behavior by ignoring the dog is an example of extinction. Extinction refers to the gradual decrease of a behavior when the response is no longer reinforced or rewarded. In this case, the dog jumping on the owner is no longer being reinforced by attention, and eventually, the behavior will decrease or go extinct. Classical conditioning involves learning through association, negative reinforcement involves the removal of an unpleasant stimulus as a reward for a behavior, and punishment involves the addition of an unpleasant stimulus to decrease behavior. None of these apply to the scenario described.

Your Dog Jumps Up on You When You Get Home