Important stuff starting in the middle of the 1st column on p. 106. It's easy to get extinction mixed up with the two kinds of penalty contingencies because all involve the lack of a reinforcer for the target behavior. Read that short section carefully so you won't get them mixed up. Also note that in response cost, the reinforcer that gets removed is NOT the one that was reinforcing the target behavior, whereas in extinction, the reinforcer we're concerned with IS the one that's reinforcing the target behavior.
Other important distinctions between extinction and the penalty contingencies are summarized in the table on p. 107.
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Extinction distinctions
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Principles of Behavior: Ch. 06
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