extinction /ex·tinc·tion/ (eks-tink´shun) in psychology, the disappearance of a conditioned response as a result of nonreinforcement; also, the process by which the disappearance is accomplished.
extinction
extinction
ex·tinc·tion ( k-stngk sh n)n. Progressive reduction in the strength of the conditioned response in successive conditioning trials during which only the conditioned stimulus is presented and the unconditioned stimulus is omitted. See absorbance. |
extinction
[iksting′shən]
a state of being lost or destroyed.
extinction
the disappearance of a conditioned response as a result of nonreinforcement.
extinction
Psychiatry A facet of operant–classical conditioning, in which the conditioned response is weakened and eventually disappears by nonreinforcement. See Operant conditioning, Respondent conditioning, Sensory extinction.
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