When Zuoxin tells a new joke he heard to his roommate, his roommate laughs. Zuoxin keeps telling jokes, but his roommate (who needs to study) stops laughing. What is MOST likely to happen to Zuoxin's joke-telling behavior?

The behavior would go into extinction

Explanation:

The most efficient way to promote a behavior is to reinforce it, also known as positive reinforcement. Zuoxin's behavior of telling jokes was reinforced by his roommate as he laughed at the joke. However, one the reinforcement disappears, extinction of the behavior of telling jokes occur. The speed at which this extinction occurs is dependent on the schedule of reinforcement. This is according to operant conditioning.