Extinction
nounid
49497·updated May 18, 2026verified
a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
polysemous
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Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- defunctnessexperimental extinctionexterminationextinctextinguishingnonextantquenching
- plural
- Extinctions
- possessive
- Extinction's
- pluralpossessive
- Extinctions'
Framework definitions
- §1
- the act of extinguishing
- §2
- a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
- §3
- complete annihilation
- §4
- the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
- §5
- no longer in existence
- §6
- no longer active
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