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#1. Sam, a professional who frequently relies on his morning coffee, decides to stop drinking it. To aid in this goal, he unplugs his coffee machine. For the next week, each morning, Sam attempts to turn on the machine by pressing the button, gradually increasing the force and duration of his presses, expecting it to turn on as it always has. This behavioral phenomenon is best described as what?
An extinction burst is a predictable temporary increase in the rate intensity or duration of a behavior often accompanied by novel behaviors or emotional responses that occurs when an extinction procedure is first implemented In this scenario Sams behavior of pressing the coffee machine button was previously reinforced by the machine activating When the machine is unplugged the reinforcement is withheld extinction His increased pressing higher intensityduration is a classic example of an extinction burst as he continues to engage in the behavior that previously resulted in reinforcement Spontaneous recovery refers to the reemergence of a previously extinguished behavior after a period of time has passed during which the behavior did not occur It is not happening here as the behavior is actively occurring and increasing immediately after extinction begins Resistance to extinction refers to the extent to which a behavior continues to occur after an extinction procedure has been implemented While related to extinction the initial increase in behavior is specifically termed an extinction burst not the overall resistance Response blocking is a procedure used to physically prevent the learner from engaging in a challenging behavior Sam is still able to press the button so the response itself is not being blocked rather the consequence the coffee machine turning on is being withheld
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