Question

When a student was given a work sheet in class, the child whined and crawled under the desk. The student remained under the desk until the teacher removed the work sheet and provided no other work. Which form of an extinction procedure would be the most appropriate to use in this circumstance? Extinction of behavior maintained by

a positive reinforcement.
b negative reinforcement.
c automatic reinforcement.
d all of the above

Answer 1

b) negative reinforcement

Step-by-step explanation:

Negative reinforcement when a negative scenario or element is removed in order to accomplish a desired outcome; in this scenario, to get the student to calm down, the teacher removed the worksheet from the student’s desk