Your Dog Samantha Has Learned to Salivate to the Dinner

question 115

Multiple Choice

Your dog Samantha has learned to salivate to the dinner bell.However, if Sam does not receive any food after hearing the bell for several days, _____ will most likely occur.

• A)instrumental learning
• B)stimulus generalization
• C)shaping
• D)extinction

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Definitions:

Enzymatic Breakdown

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Presynaptic Cells

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