Let's start by saying that no one fits neatly into a little box. I identify as a transsexual but I cannot deny there is a little of the TV, CD and TG in me as well. I also believe that many CD's try to align themselves with the transsexual population; almost as if it is a badge of honour. It isn't.
learning perspective: A psychological approach that emphasizes how the environment and experience affect a persn's or animal's actions; it includes behaviorism and social-cognitive learning theories. behaviorists: focus on the environmental rewards and punishers that maintain or discourage specific behaviors. 19: social-cognitive learning theorists
There are four functions of behavior 1) attention 2) sensory/automatic 3) to access a tangible/edible item and 4) to escape a particular person, place or activity. Extinction-The withholding of reinforcement. Removal of reinforcement that decreases a behavior would be considered a negative punisher NOT extinction.