experimental extinction

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Noun experimental extinction has 1 sense

extinction, experimental extinction - a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
--₁ is a kind of conditioning

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Experimental Extinction

Definition:

Experimental extinction refers to a process conducted in controlled settings to study the elimination of a conditioned response.

Senses:

Sense 1: Psychology

In psychology, experimental extinction is a technique utilized to investigate how the removal of reinforcement results in the reduction or elimination of a specific behavior that was previously reinforced.

Example sentence: The researchers conducted an experimental extinction study to examine the effects of removing rewards on the frequency of self-destructive behaviors.

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