Anthony Classically Conditioned His Cat to Purr Whenever the Phone

question 18

Multiple Choice

Anthony classically conditioned his cat to purr whenever the phone rang. One day, the phone rang for nearly two hours straight when Anthony wasn't home, and the cat's conditioned purring response underwent extinction. Today, the response has spontaneously recovered, but if the conditioned purring response were to undergo extinction again, Anthony should expect that it will

• A)take less time to extinguish than it took for the original extinction.
• B)take more time to extinguish than it took for the original extinction.
• C)take the same amount of time to extinguish as it took for the original extinction.
• D)be impossible to extinguish the response now that spontaneous recovery has occurred.

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Definitions:

Preferred Shares

A class of ownership in a corporation that has a higher claim on its assets and earnings than common shares, often receiving dividends before common shareholders.

Common Shares

Equity securities that represent ownership in a corporation, providing voting rights and a share in the company's profits via dividends.

Common Shareholders' Equity

The amount of money that would be returned to common shareholders if all of the assets were liquidated and all of the company's debts were paid off.

Preferred Dividends

Dividends that are paid to preferred shareholders before any are paid to common shareholders, often at a fixed rate.