Extinction, Psychological

The procedure of presenting the conditioned stimulus without REINFORCEMENT to an organism previously conditioned. It refers also to the diminution of a conditioned response resulting from this procedure.

Year introduced: 2007 (1963)

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Tree Number(s): F02.463.425.770.232

MeSH Unique ID: D005108

Entry Terms:

• Extinctions, Psychological
• Psychological Extinctions
• Extinction (Psychology)
• Extinctions (Psychology)
• Psychological Extinction

All MeSH Categories
Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Psychological Phenomena
Mental Processes
Learning
Reinforcement, Psychology
Extinction, Psychological