When the Conditioned Stimulus Is Presented Repeatedly Without the Unconditioned

question 312

Multiple Choice

When the conditioned stimulus is presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus, the conditioned response will gradually weaken in a process called

• A)extinction
• B)negative reinforcement
• C)discrimination
• D)habituation
• E)positive reinforcement

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