Arthur Switches on an Aquarium Light Just Before Feeding His

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Arthur switches on an aquarium light just before feeding his fish,and the fish always swim to the top as soon as it comes on.Curious,he decides to go a week without turning on the light at feeding time,and then see if the fish still respond to the light by swimming to the top.Arthur is trying to see if _______________ will occur.

• A)instinctive drift
• B)extinction
• C)counterconditioning
• D)discrimination

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