In operant conditioning, extinction occurs when
A. an organism performs a reinforced behavior in a different situation.
B. an organism responds appropriately to stimuli that signal that a behavior will or will not be reinforced.
C. a behavior is no longer reinforced and decreases in frequency.
D. a desired behavior receives reinforcements in successive approximations.
Answer: C
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