The reappearance of an extinguished response following a rest period after extinction is called _____.
A) spontaneous recovery
B) disinhibition
C) sensitization
D) dishabituation
Question 2Resistance to extinction can be _____ by providing _____.
A) reduced; an occasional reinforcer
B) facilitated; a discriminative stimulus for extinction
C) increased; a discriminative response for extinction
D) Both a and c are correct.
Question 3Repeated sessions of extinction (alternated with periods of reinforcement) will
A) increase resistance to extinction.
B) decrease resistance to extinction.
C) have no effect on resistance to extinction.
D) Both a and b are correct.
Question 4Previous experience with extinction is most likely to _____the persistence of responding when an extinction procedure is suddenly implemented.
A) decrease
B) increase
C) be unrelated to
D) first decrease and then increase
Question 5A very hungry dog will most likely show _____ resistance to extinction than a less hungry dog.
A) more
B) less
C) the same
D) Both a and b are correct.
Question 6The degree to which an organism is deprived of a reinforcer is _____ related to resistance to extinction.
A) directly
B) inversely
C) not
D) unpredictably
Quick Reply
