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Extinction Burst
EditAn extinction burst is a temporary increase in the rate of an operant response that follows the withdrawal of the reinforcement maintaining it [1][2]. It is a transitional phenomenon, confined to the period immediately after the transition to extinction rather than persisting as a new steady state [2]. Whether it is detected depends on measurement: prevalence is considerably higher when only the first minute after the transition is scored than when response rates are averaged across the session [3]. Bursts are not universal; in applied treatment of problem behaviour, bursting and extinction-induced aggression occur in nearly half of cases and are less frequent when extinction forms part of a treatment package than when used alone [4].
extinction burst
operant extinction
response rate
transitional behaviour
extinction-induced aggression
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- Brian R. Katz; Kennon A. Lattal; What is an extinction burst?: A case study in the analysis of transitional behavior. J. Exp. Anal. Behav. 2020, 115, 129-140. [CrossRef]
- Timothy A. Shahan; A Theory of the Extinction Burst. Perspect. Behav. Sci. 2022, 45, 495-519. [CrossRef]
- Anthony N. Nist; Timothy A. Shahan; The extinction burst: Impact of reinforcement time and level of analysis on measured prevalence. J. Exp. Anal. Behav. 2021, 116, 131-148. [CrossRef]
- Dorothea C. Lerman; Brian A. Iwata; Michele D. Wallace; SIDE EFFECTS OF EXTINCTION: PREVALENCE OF BURSTING AND AGGRESSION DURING THE TREATMENT OF SELF‐INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR. J. Appl. Behav. Anal. 1999, 32, 1-8. [CrossRef]
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