Two Groups of Well-Trained Rats Were Placed on Extinction

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Multiple Choice

Two groups of well-trained rats were placed on extinction. One group was punished with a slap on the paw for each bar press, while the other group was not. The experimenters found that bar pressing

• A)reached extinction quicker for the rats whose paws were slapped.
• B)reached extinction quicker for the rats whose paws were not slapped.
• C)temporarily slowed for the rats whose paws were slapped with no difference in extinction time.
• D)remained high for both groups with extinction never being reached for either group of rats.

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