Your coworker Tom used to come by your office every day to discuss his problems. This annoyed you. Besides, you were afraid your boss would start to feel the same way about you as she did about Tom, whom she disliked. It has been hard, but you’ve been able to extinguish Tom’s behavior. Now, three weeks later, he comes in and starts talking about his problems all over again. You are prepared for this, because you: A. are determined to punish Tom’s behavior again. B. recognize that these new complaints are unrelated to the previous behavior you disliked. C. recognize this as spontaneous recovery that will cease if you don’t reinforce Tom’s behavior. D. realize that Tom’s behavior is not extinguishable.
Your coworker Tom used to come by your office every day to discuss his problems. This annoyed you. Besides, you were afraid your boss would start to feel the same way about you as she did about Tom, whom she disliked. It has been hard, but you’ve been able to extinguish Tom’s behavior. Now, three weeks later, he comes in and starts talking about his problems all over again. You are prepared for this, because you:
A. are determined to punish Tom’s behavior again. B. recognize that these new complaints are unrelated to the previous behavior you disliked.
C. recognize this as spontaneous recovery that will cease if you don’t reinforce Tom’s behavior. D. realize that Tom’s behavior is not extinguishable.