The Partial Reinforcement Extinction Effect

question 7

Multiple Choice

The partial reinforcement extinction effect

• A) is more likely to occur in classical conditioning procedures than in instrumental conditioning procedures.
• B) is observed when partially reinforced subjects outperform subjects continuously rewarded during acquisition.
• C) is observed when partially reinforced subjects outperform subjects continuously rewarded during extinction.
• D) is more likely to occur when subjects have experience with multiple alternating acquisition and extinction sessions.

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