Extinction?! Quite the contrary. In my mind this is a good example of variable 
ratio/interval of reinforcement. 

Thanks for sharing. I admit to being a fan of this show. 

Miguel 

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This 30 second video - an excerpt from the TV cartoon "Family Guy" - is both 
funny and a good example of the idea of extinction. It fails at the end of the 
video, but I can see the video being used as fun way to introduce/demonstrate 
the concept: 

http://youtu.be/aOLxQGLJouI 

Michael 

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