No longer providing escape following a behavior that was previously followed by escape is called what?

• A. Extinction
• B. Attention Extinction
• C. Escape Extinction
• D. Extinction Burst

Answer: (C)

When a behavior is maintained by escape from a demand, not allowing that escape anymore is called escape extinction. In this approach, the consequence that previously reinforced the behavior (being excused from the task) is withheld, so the behavior is no longer reinforced and tends to decrease over time. A common early result is an extinction burst, where the behavior briefly increases in frequency or intensity as the learner tests the new contingencies. This differs from general extinction, since the focus is specifically on withholding escape, and from other forms like attention extinction, which withholds attention rather than escape from tasks.