How Does Extinction of a Respondent Behavior Occur

In classical conditioning, extinction occurs when the conditioned stimulus is applied repeatedly without being paired with the unconditioned stimulus. Over time, the learned behavior occurs less often and eventually stops altogether, and conditioned stimulus returns to neural.

What occurs in respondent extinction?

The repeated presentation of a conditioned stimulus in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus. The conditioned stimulus gradually loses its ability to elicit the conditioned response until the conditioned reflex no longer appears.

How is extinction used in behavior therapy?

Extinction refers to a procedure used in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) in which reinforcement that is provided for problem behavior (often unintentionally) is discontinued in order to decrease or eliminate occurrences of these types of negative (or problem) behaviors.