According to the Discrimination Hypothesis, the Partial Reinforcement Extinction Effect

question 64

Multiple Choice

According to the discrimination hypothesis, the partial reinforcement extinction effect is due to

• A)the extinction burst that occurs at the beginning of extinction trials.
• B)learning to respond in the face of expected nonreward.
• C)a subject's memories of whether or not it was rewarded for performing the instrumental response in the recent past.
• D)a subject's decreased ability to notice when extinction procedures begin.

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Definitions:

Implied Agency

A type of agency relationship created by actions of the parties involved rather than a written agreement, suggesting that one party agrees to act on behalf of another.

Duty of Notification

The obligation to inform or update relevant parties about important information or changes.

Constructive Information

Constructive information refers to knowledge that one is presumed by law to have, often because it is a matter of public record or because one should have discovered it by due diligence.

Specific Performance

A legal remedy requiring a party to perform their part of a contract, rather than paying damages for not fulfilling the contract.