If a Response Is Not Followed by a Reward After

question 581

Multiple Choice

If a response is not followed by a reward after it has been repeated many times, it will go away.This describes the operant conditioning term of

• A) negative reinforcement.
• B) extinction.
• C) punishment.
• D) time-out.

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