Kathy frequently makes faces at her classmates. Instead of punishing her for making faces, the teacher has the students totally ignore Kathy. This example illustrates the teacher’s attempt at
A. cuing.
B. extinction.
C. modeling.
D. shaping.
Answer:B
Kathy frequently makes faces at her classmates. Instead of punishing her for making faces, the teacher has the students totally ignore Kathy. This example illustrates the teacher’s attempt at
A. cuing. B. extinction. C. modeling. D. shaping.
Explanation: B) The teacher is attempting to extinguish Kathy’s making faces behavior by ignoring her behavior. If the students as well as the teacher can ignore Kathy long enough, their attempt at extinction should be successful.