When rats are initially deprived of reinforcement, such as the release of a pellet after a lever push, they will rapidly push the lever repeatedly in hopes of receiving another pellet. This illustrates __________

a. continuous reinforcement
b. extinction
c. spontaneous recovery
d. extinction burst


Answer: D

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