An Organism Is Responding to a Stimulus at a High

question 17

Multiple Choice

An organism is responding to a stimulus at a high steady rate in an operant chamber.The organism is then placed on extinction and the behavior decreases to zero.Once done,the organism is then taken and placed in its home cage for several hours.When the organism is again placed back in the operant chamber,what will occur?

• A)The behavior will return to the same rate as it was before.
• B)The behavior will return to the same rate,then decrease to the same rate as it was before.
• C)The behavior will return to a lower rate,then decrease to zero.
• D)The behavior will return to a lower rate,then increase to the same rate as it was before.

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