To ensure that operant conditioning persists over the long term, it is best to ________

a. reinforce the behavior intermittently.
b. reinforce the behavior on a continuous schedule.
c. reinforce the behavior consistently.
d. stop reinforcing the behavior once it becomes habitual.


Answer: a

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