In behavior modification, extinction occurs when:

A) employees are forced to leave the organization.
B) a behavior decreases in frequency because it is punished more than reinforced.
C) employees receive reinforcement less often now than in the past.
D) employees receive more reinforcement than they should receive.
E) a behavior decreases in frequency because no consequence follows it.

Extinction

In psychology, it refers to the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response; in biology, it signifies the permanent end of an organism or species.

Behavior Modification

The use of reward and punishment to alter behavior, based on the principles of operant conditioning.

Behavior Frequency

The count of how often a specific behavior or action is performed over a set period of time.