Question

Tim would like to stop drinking alcohol, but he is finding it difficult to resist the urge to drink when he meets up with friends. tim’s therapist assures him that if he can resist the urge to drink during these social events, his cravings for alcohol will diminish even further, eventually fading away. what process is tim’s therapist describing?

Answer 1

The gradual reduce of usage until such time that a person is no longer dependent is called operant extinction. The therapist wanted to help Tim by using this kind of method. If Tim stopped his dependency on alcohol it now ends to extinction stimulus.