A Rat Had Been Reinforced for Lever Press Behaviors

question 49

Multiple Choice

A rat had been reinforced for lever press behaviors.After one day of extinction training, the rat was demonstrating very low levels of responding.When the rat was returned to the test cage the next day, there was a small recovery in the rate of responding.This increase is called

• A)spontaneous recovery.
• B)dishabituation.
• C)disinhibition.
• D)the extinction burst.

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