In an Operant Conditioning Experiment, a Pigeon Learned to Peck

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Multiple Choice

In an operant conditioning experiment, a pigeon learned to peck at a blue disk to get a food pellet. The researcher then withheld reinforcement, and eventually the bird stopped pecking the disk. This example illustrates:

• A) extinction.
• B) the partial reinforcement effect.
• C) learned helplessness.
• D) the effect of negative reinforcement.

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