Which extinction-based procedure involves withholding access to a preferred item or activity?

Which extinction-based procedure involves withholding access to a preferred item or activity?

• A. Extinction
• B. Punishment
• C. Differential reinforcement
• D. Tangible extinction

Answer: (D)

Extinction-based procedures work by removing the reinforcement that maintains a behavior. Tangible extinction specifically means withholding access to a preferred tangible item or activity after the behavior occurs. If a child previously earned a toy by yelling, you now block access to the toy whenever they yell, so the reinforcement is lost. Over time, the behavior is likely to decrease because the payoff (the tangible item) is no longer provided. This differs from a general extinction approach, which may involve withholding reinforcement without specifying the type of reward. It also differs from punishment, which reduces behavior by introducing an adverse consequence, and from differential reinforcement, which uses reinforcement of alternative behaviors or varying schedules rather than simply blocking access to the tangible item.

Extinction-based procedures work by removing the reinforcement that maintains a behavior. Tangible extinction specifically means withholding access to a preferred tangible item or activity after the behavior occurs. If a child previously earned a toy by yelling, you now block access to the toy whenever they yell, so the reinforcement is lost. Over time, the behavior is likely to decrease because the payoff (the tangible item) is no longer provided.

This differs from a general extinction approach, which may involve withholding reinforcement without specifying the type of reward. It also differs from punishment, which reduces behavior by introducing an adverse consequence, and from differential reinforcement, which uses reinforcement of alternative behaviors or varying schedules rather than simply blocking access to the tangible item.