Which of the Following Statements Is True for Operant Conditioning

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true for operant conditioning?

• A) Avoidance training is especially difficult to extinguish.
• B) The stronger the original learning, the easier it is to extinguish.
• C) Complex behavior is easier to extinguish than simple behavior.
• D) The greater the variety of settings in which learning takes place, the easier the behavior is to extinguish.

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