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#1. Tina, a fourth-grader, previously engaged in out-of-seat behavior during class to gain attention. A behavior intervention plan utilizing extinction was successfully implemented two months ago, resulting in the complete cessation of the out-of-seat behavior. Last week, without any known changes to the intervention, Tina suddenly began getting out of her seat ten times in one class period. What is the most likely behavioral phenomenon explaining the re-emergence of Tina’s out-of-seat behavior?
This scenario perfectly illustrates the behavioral phenomenon known as spontaneous recovery Spontaneous recovery refers to the sudden reemergence of a previously extinguished behavior after a period during which the behavior did not occur The behavior even after being reduced to zero through extinction can reappear often briefly and at a lower intensity than prior to extinction without any new reinforcement This is considered a predictable and typical outcome of an extinction procedure When spontaneous recovery occurs the most effective strategy is to continue implementing the original successful extinction procedure as the behavior will typically quickly diminish again Lets analyze why other options are incorrect A Extinction burst An extinction burst is a temporary increase in the frequency intensity or duration of a target behavior that occurs during the initial phases of an extinction procedure when reinforcement is first withheld Tinas behavior had already ceased for two months indicating the extinction phase was complete making this an unlikely explanation for a sudden reemergence after a period of absence C Automatic reinforcement Automatic reinforcement occurs when a behaviors reinforcement is provided by the individuals own sensory system without the need for another person While possible for some behaviors the scenario explicitly states Tinas outofseat behavior was for attention socially mediated reinforcement and there is no information provided to suggest a change in the maintaining contingency to automatic reinforcement D Reinforcement by the teacher The question states that the behavior intervention plan was successfully implemented and there were no known changes to the intervention Implying that the teacher reinforced the behavior again would be adding information not provided in the scenario and goes against the assumption of a consistently implemented plan
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