In the presence of an S- (S?), responding is _______ and, in its absence, ________.
a. extinguished; reinforced
b. extinguished, extinguished
c. reinforced, extinguished
d. reinforced, reinforced
a. extinguished; reinforced
Answer feedback: In negative stimulus discrimination learning, the presence of a negative discriminative stimulus (S- or S?) indicates that responding will be extinguished. In its absence, responding will be reinforced.
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