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Question:
A social worker advises a 16-year-old client who has often been bullied in public by a group of peers to walk away each time such an incident occurs in the future. In the past, the boy would often cry when teased, causing the peers to laugh at his reaction. The social worker is hoping to reduce the teasing through _________.
A
Extinction.
explanation
Extinction is withholding a reinforce that normally follows a behavior. Since the behavior no longer is reinforced, it will eventually cease. In this case vignette, the boy’s reaction of crying is desired by the bullies, so removal of this response by walking away will hopefully reduce the incidents in the future.
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