Extinction Burst Behavior
Jeremy is a five-year-old child who dislikes strangers. Whenever visitors arrive at his house, he throws objects at them and only stops if they give him a gift. Aware of this behavior, relatives and family friends always bring a gift for Jeremy. One day, his mother instructs visitors to stop giving him gifts. If Jeremy experiences an extinction burst, which of the following behaviors is he most likely to exhibit?
He will initially accept the visitors without throwing objects but will eventually begin throwing them after a few minutes.
He will throw even more objects at the visitors.
He will ignore the visitors.
He will accept the first few visitors without throwing objects but will throw objects at subsequent visitors.
He will accept the visitors without throwing objects.