Once an Avoidance Response Has Been Learned, It Usually _____________

question 237

Multiple Choice

Once an avoidance response has been learned, it usually _____________.

• A)extinguishes very quickly if we quit reinforcing it
• B)extinguishes very quickly if we have used a variable reinforcement schedule to create it
• C)is very difficult to extinguish, even when aversive consequences have been removed
• D)is very difficult to extinguish if we used a continuous reinforcement schedule to create it

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Definitions:

Teratogens

Agents, such as chemicals or viruses, that can cause congenital anomalies or developmental disorders in a developing fetus.

Birth Defect

A physical or biochemical abnormality that is present at birth and may cause physical or mental disabilities.

Chemical Teratogens

Substances that can cause birth defects or developmental malformations when exposed to a fetus during pregnancy.

Cohort Effects

Variations in the characteristics of an area of study (like attitudes or behaviors) over time, among individuals who are defined by some shared temporal experience or common life experience.