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vicotolentino

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Extinction will be most rapid after a history of ____ reinforcement.
 
  a. variable-ratio
  b. variable-interval
  c. fixed-ratio
  d. continuous

Question 2

You buy a new car that always starts instantly on cold mornings (continuous reinforcement). It suddenly fails one time, and you immediately call a service station. Suppose, however, that your car often gives you trouble on cold mornings (variable reinforcement). It is likely that you will try to start the car several times before calling a service station due to the ____ effect.
 
  a. partial reinforcement
  b. successive approximation
  c. secondary reinforcement
  d. delayed reinforcement



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
d

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
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