Behaviors never come back once they have been extinguished. Please select the best answer from the choices provided T F

False.

Explanation:

Behavior modification is a therapeutic process that is focused on changing any undesirable negative behavior in an individual through the use of positive or negative consequence and biofeedback.

This simply means that, behavior modification typically involves the process in which a desired behavior is reinforced while withholding reinforcement for any undesired behaviors.

Behavior modification is typically based on operant conditioning principles, through negative or positive reinforcement, undesirable behaviors developed by an individual are mainly replaced with more desirable ones.

Hence, behavior modification can be used to correct human behaviors or disorders such as enuresis (bed-wetting), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), generalized anxiety disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), phobias, etc.

However, behaviors can still come back or be exhibited by an individual even if they have been extinguished through operant conditioning.

Operant conditioning can be defined as an associative learning process which involves reinforcing the strength of a behavior.