Learned Responses That Are Not Reinforced Will Gradually Weaken or Disappear

question 63

Multiple Choice

Learned responses that are not reinforced will gradually weaken or disappear through a process known as

• A) spontaneous recovery.
• B) intermittent fading.
• C) counterconditioning.
• D) operant extinction.

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