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Operant Conditioning

Question 10 • CUSD Psychology (5.0)

The continued display of a behavior after reinforcement has been removed is known as ___________.

Answer
A
discriminative stimulus
B
negative punishment
C
resistance to extinction
D
secondary reinforcement

Explanation

When reinforcement is removed, a previously reinforced behavior may continue for some time before it stops. This persistence is called resistance to extinction, so the correct choice is “resistance to extinction.”

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