• Activity-Based Intervention
• Cognitive Behavior Management
• Chaining
• Choice-Making
• Contingencies and Contracts
• Differential Reinforcement
• Discrete Trial Instruction
• Extinction
• Home Base
• Pivotal Response Intervention
• Shaping
• Stress Management
• Toilet Training

Extinction: Introduction

What comes to mind when you hear "extinction?" Most people think of dinosaurs that have long since disappeared. In essence, this is what the principal of extinction hopes to achieve with unwanted behavior.

"Just ignore him and he will stop...he’s only doing it for attention". This suggestion is one parents and teachers often hear in regard to a behavior in which an individual is acting out or upset.

This lesson describes another method of a number of behaviorally based methods that might be used to make a change in someone's behavior

Lecture Content

• What is extinction?
• When should I consider using extinction?
• Advantages and disadvantages of extinction.
• Problems and considerations when using extinction.