Question

When Timmy wanted a drink, he generally screamed at his mother until she gave him a drink. Which of the following extinction procedures is the most appropriate choice? a. Extinction of behavior maintained by positive reinforcement. b. Extinction of behavior maintained by negative reinforcement. c. Extinction of behavior maintained by positive punishment. d. Extinction of behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement.

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Not knowing if you in a public area or not you not use negative or should you reward the child. You should keep your cool and make sure you do not give the child what he wants by screaming. So making sure the child stay quiet by saying to stay quiet and he might get a reward.

Answer 2

Extinction of behavior maintained by positive reinforcement

Step-by-step explanation:

Every time Timmy´s mom complies with the screaming and delivers him the drink she is rewarding and reinforcing his negative behavior.

To reverse the situation, Timmy´s mom should use the extinction of behavior by positive reinforcement, which is to consistently ignore the negative behavior over time

until the child realizes that those same actions won´t produce the same results anymore.