Abolishing Operation
This is when something is made less valuable by satiation. If you
are full you are less likely to engage in food-seeking behavior. The feeling of fullness is the abolishing operation. You can decrease the value of a reinforcer, which was maintaining maladaptive behavior by satiating a client of the reinforcer. For example, if the client cries for attention from mom, you can have mom continually provide attention. This will decrease the value of attention to the client and decrease the behavior of crying.