Extinction
When reinforcers are withdrawn or not avoaible ,individuals stop performing a behavior. Extinction is the process of on longer a reinforce . examples of Extinction include igoring a crying , working without being paid , or not responding to someone who is talking to you .parents may use the basic principle of Extinction when dealing with achild . on the one hand, for expel, if a child grabs her mother is pants and pulls , the mother may choose to ignore the behavior and lef it extinguish.tf she responds to the child warmly,she runs the risk of positively reinforcing the pants-grabbing behavior . on the other hand,appropriate behavior can be extinguished when it is desirable to reinforce the behavior.for example, if a father reads a magazine while his son is playing productivety and quietiy and does not attend to the son,there is a danger of extinguishing the child is appropriate play