A New Vending Machine Is Installed in the Library

question 71

Multiple Choice

A new vending machine is installed in the library. Ben visits it 5 times and gets a soda every time. Sally visits the same machine 12 times and gets a soda every time. By Friday afternoon the machine is empty. According to the overtraining extinction effect, who will stop going to the machine first when it is empty?

• A) They've both been continually reinforced, so they will stop after the same number of trips.
• B) Sally will most likely stop first.
• C) Ben will most likely stop first because he is frustrated.
• D) Ben will stop first because overtraining slows extinction.

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