Author Question: As a result of being paired with a loud noise, a flashing light has come to elicit a startle reflex. ... (Read 90 times)

james0929 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

As a result of being paired with a loud noise, a flashing light has come to elicit a startle reflex. When the flashing light is repeatedly presented without the loud noise, the startle reflex eventually stops occurring. This process in which a conditioned stimulus is no longer able to elicit a conditioned response is referred to as:

a. respondent extinction
b. secondary conditioning
c. operant extinction
d. reverse conditioning

Question 2

The long term outcome of a behavior determines whether the behavior will occur.

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false