The partial reinforcement effect refers to the fact that a response that is reinforced after some, but not all, correct responses __________

a) will be more resistant to extinction than a response that receives continuous reinforcement (a reinforcer
for each and every correct response).
b) will be less resistant to extinction than a response that receives continuous reinforcement (a reinforcer
for each and every correct response).
c) will be more variable in its resistance to extinction than a response that receives continuous
reinforcement (a reinforcer for each and every correct response).
d. will be totally resistant to extinction unlike a response that receives continuous reinforcement (reinforcer
for each and every correct response).


a

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